If you’re thinking about starting your own construction company or help run one, you should consider what Google offers. To start, their email service allows you to move into cloud computing for free. What that means (for those that have heard the term many times but never quite gotten the concept) is your information is kept on their computers rather than on your own hard drive. Therefore, you can access it from anywhere in the world and aren’t at risk for fire or theft of your computer.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just become the largest federal agency to Go Google. Wyoming just became the first state to adopt the Google Apps for Government. Their 10,000 state employees will now have tools like video chat and real-time document collaboration, and support for a broader range of mobile devices. Telework options are greatly enhanced by this change. Plus, think about all the savings from not purchasing Microsoft Outlook for each of those computers.

In another new direction, Google Plus will be a game changer for many business to business relationships. Building on the Facebook social media concept, Google Plus will be more easily used by businesses to connect groups of people to get things done. I encourage you to be an early adopter of Google Plus (at this time you can only sign-up to be notified when it goes live) because there will be benefits to being there early.

A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind horse. So don’t be a blind horse.