I was looking for an easy way to track if our batch and monitoring processes are running properly. We have processes that run quietly unless and error occurs. But sometimes you wonder if they are running at all. An external tracking mechanism is best. We don’t want to have a tracking process that runs on the same machine as those processes being tracked. The problem might be on the host machine itself. I thought about tracking it with Google Analytics but it needs Javascript. I can run Javascript using some open source Javascript library, but then I stumbled upon JGoogleAnalytics.

JGoogleAnalytics is a is a lightweight, unobtrusive Java utility for tracking usage information on Java applications through Google Analytics.

I tried it and it works well. I just had to find a site profile that I can add these application page views to.

Setting up a business even if it is small or big is not easy. Running your business successfully takes a lot of time and difficult. You could face a lot of challenges and problems everyday in your business. There are a lot of small or big time businesses that don’t last or run in the second year. Its major causes are lack of money management and poor resource management.

Running your business successfully need a lot of money, good monitoring system, workforce, time, goals, plan and good management. There are a lot of things to consider such as you need to continuously and constantly prepare and arrange cost efficient systems which are good for your employees and needs of the company. Try to look for a partnership such as pay to use and mutual understandings.

So if you want to start your own business make sure that you have enough time, patience and hard work. When you start your own small business try to reduce the overhead so that it can help stabilize the business and position your business in the long term. Try also to review your accounts receivable this will help your small business minimize bad debts. Refinance your current debt. Try to freeze salaries to bolster cash flow. Try to be flexible during office hours to accommodate some customers needs.

Eliminate extra curricular activities in your small business such as get together parties and non-important technology upgrades. Most of all think in a positive and different way. Always reassess your service and products such as the quality and so much more.