March 6, 2013
Software Developer Internship Opportunity Volano Solutions is a young, dynamic software consultancy located in downtown Omaha. We build custom software for businesses in the metro area and have grown consistently over 5 years. We foster a very collaborative, fun culture and are constantly learning. The company was founded and run by software developers who are […]
March 4, 2013
“Take it from me, there’s nothing like a job well done. Except the quiet enveloping darkness at the bottom of a bottle of Jim Beam after a job done any way at all.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Back to Work Recently Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, under likely pressure from […]
February 25, 2013
CRM As a software consultancy, Volano is an expert on CRM systems. Any organization that needs to manage contacts and contact data, run targeted marketing campaigns and store contact specific information can appreciate the utility of a good CRM system. I would wager to say that in this data-driven age, CRM has become as popular […]
February 18, 2013
Do You Know Your Process? One of the benefits of working with small businesses who decide to try Steelwool is that we get to see owners think critically about their current process as they whiteboard out the chronology of their work queues and tasks. Rarely do they think their current process is the ideal one. […]
February 11, 2013
This week greeting card makers, florists, jewelers, restaurants and chocolatiers will reap the windfall of our otherwise perennial apathy toward demonstrating affection toward our loved ones. Like green beer on St. Pat’s Day and deficit spending before Christmas, we’ll all try and pack fantastic amounts of attention into a day that might otherwise be doled […]
February 7, 2013
Volano employee Kelly Grace will be hosting daily dart throwing lessons for any of the younger staff who still struggle with consistency in their throwing technique. Today Kelly threw a brilliant round, dazzling all 4 of the other participants with his steely delivery and lethal accuracy. “I reckon this trophy will sit on my desk […]
February 4, 2013
“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.” Donald Rumsfeld. One of the perks of pitching Steelwool to local […]
January 23, 2013
Volano Solutions made some exciting feature enhancements to Steelwool this week. Several new clients utilizing Steelwool helped us develop some great new features. Steelwool can now incorporate automated e-mails into your work flow. If one of the steps in your process is sending out e-mail confirmations, reminders or updates to your clients, you can do […]
January 21, 2013
Volano Solutions recently joined the Metro Omaha Women’s Business Center. MOWBC is an Omaha non-profit whose mission is to empower women to become economically self-sufficient. Having attended several of their meetings, Volano was impressed by the core values of the organization, the solidarity of the group’s members and the leadership of it’s president, BC Clark. […]
December 31, 2012
Volano Solutions is proud to announce the release of Steelwool 2.0! Over the last several months we’ve received positive feedback from local businesses on the necessity of managing work in a linear, documented process. As businesses grow, work habits that helped get you there may not be the ones that will be effective as volume […]
December 14, 2012
Volano Solutions is proud to announce that Steelwool 2.0 will go live soon. We’ve made a very good work management tool great thanks to the feedback we got from and our clients and partners. Small and medium sized business across industries stand to realize measurable cost saving and will shed the mental weight that work […]
November 28, 2012
Volano’s workflow management tool Steelwool is starting to save our customers time and money. Mark Hennings with Omaha Video Solutions provided a glowing testimonial for Steelwool. Check out the video. Steelwool is very different from industry specific work management software. The customizability, low cost, local support and simplicity of the tool help ensure companies spend less time […]