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Meet BizStream at the 2025 MSAE Annual Conference

Connect with BizStream at the 2025 MSAE Annual Conference in Traverse City, MI. Learn how we help associations strengthen member engagement and streamline content management through innovative digital experiences built on headless and traditional CMSs.
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Collaborative Website Design with Our Clients and Figma

Discover how BizStream uses Figma to power collaborative website design from discovery and branding to content strategy, development, and ongoing support. Learn how real-time feedback, design systems, and seamless handoffs create faster, clearer, and more impactful digital results.
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Join Us for Beer City Code 2025

Join BizStream at Beer City Code 2025! We’re proud to sponsor West Michigan’s premier software development conference. Connect with our team, grab some SWAG, and be part of the growing tech community in Grand Rapids.
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Advice

Pair Programming Unplugged

Dive into the heart of pair programming, where growth isn’t just about better code but about building better coders.
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Kontent.ai

Composing Navigation and Site Structure in Kontent.ai using Web Spotlight

Unlock the potential of Kontent.ai’s Web Spotlight to seamlessly bridge the gap between content and implementation, empowering content editors with a tactile experience in visualizing and structuring navigation.
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Advice

Exploring Vue 3’s Composition API and Performance Improvements

Explore Vue 3’s Composition API and Performance Improvements for a modern front-end development experience.
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CultureNews

BizStream Recognized as a 2023 Inclusive Workplace

BizStream has been recognized as an Inclusive Workplace by Best Companies Group for the second time.
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Advice

Choosing the Right Software Tools: How Much JavaScript Do We Really Need?

In the realm of web development, the key to success lies in selecting the right tools and approaches tailored to your project’s specific requirements. This blog post is your guide to the world of software tools, honing in on the dynamic realm of JavaScript.
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KenticoNews

Brian McKeiver Announced as a 2024 Kentico MVP

Our Co-Owner and Solution Architect has been named a 2024 Kentico MVP for the thirteenth consecutive year!
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Advice

Unleashing Digital Creativity: How Headless CMSs Revolutionize App Development

Whether you’re a code whiz or a digital newbie, get ready to see why cutting the ā€œheadā€ off your CMS could be the best move for your app’s future.
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Design

Integrating Branding into UX/UI: Crafting Cohesive Digital Experiences

The modern digital era is reshaping how branding is perceived and executed, blending traditional branding channels with digital platforms, thereby presenting businesses with a more intricate challenge.
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Culture

Beyond Business: BizStream’s 2023 Community Outreach Efforts

Take a peek at how BizStream followed through on our core value of Care and supported our community in 2023.
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Design

5 Reasons to Choose Brand Refinement Over a Complete Rebrand

In the ever-changing marketplace, where brands vie for attention, the choice between rebranding and brand refinement becomes pivotal. While rebranding offers a fresh start, it demands hefty investments. In contrast, brand refinement gently adjusts existing elements, ensuring relevance without diluting the core identity.
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Advice

Zero Trust: The Next Big Thing or Just the Latest Buzzword?

Blair Compston, BizStream’s Systems Administrator, delves into the Zero Trust buzz in tech, detailing its complexities and how BizStream employs the framework by posing critical questions about user, device, context, and resource.
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Events

Join Us for CMS Kickoff 2024

Celebrate the start of the year with CMS Kickoff in January 2024, featuring our triple MVP, Brian McKeiver, and a lineup of exceptional speakers!
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Kentico

Courtney Klawieter Earns Kentico Xperience 13 Certification

BizStream Web Developer Courtney Klawieter achieves certification as a Kentico Xperience Developer for version 13, showcasing her proficiency in leveraging the platform’s diverse features for developing websites, intranets, and web stores using .NET MVC.
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Advice

4 Lessons Project Managers Can Gain from Adventure Racing

Embarking on a Northern Michigan Adventure Race, one of our project managers discovered a seamless connection between his role in project management and the spirit of an adventurer.
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EventsKontent.ai

Visit BizStream & Kontent.ai at Digital Summit Dallas 2023

Experience Digital Summit Dallas with BizStream and Kontent.ai December 12–13, 2023, where Brian McKeiver, solution architect at BizStream and Kontent.ai MVP, will share his expertise on stage.
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Events

Brian McKeiver Speaking at Michigan DevFest 2023

Michigan DevFest is a community organized developer conference run by the Detroit and Ann Arbor GDGs with talks on a wide variety of tech.
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Kontent.aiNews

Sean Lakies Achieves Kontent.ai Developer Certification with BizStream

Our talented web developer, Sean Lakies, achieved a significant milestone by becoming a certified developer with Kontent.ai!
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Advice

Beyond CustomModules: Naming Conventions for Clear, Maintainable Code

In the world of programming, naming is not just a formality; it’s the bridge where logic merges with language. Choosing the right names for variables, functions, classes, or modules in languages like C# isn’t just a matter of syntax—it’s the key to crafting code that communicates its purpose with clarity and elegance.
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Advice

3 New CSS Features You Can Use In Production Right Now

This blog post introduces developers to new CSS features that are either supported by major browsers, offer progressive enhancements, or have graceful fallbacks, ensuring they can be safely utilized in production environments without compatibility concerns.
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Advice

Decoding Proposals: Why the Highest Bid Might Be the Best for Your Project

Discover why the highest-priced proposal from a design and development agency might be the best choice for your project.
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KenticoTutorials

Making Kentico 12 to 13 Content Migrations Easier

In this blog post, we’ll navigate the transition process from Kentico 12 to Kentico 13, uncovering strategies, tools, and insights that will empower you to migrate content while upgrading your site.

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