Fast, reliable, and secure internet—so your business doesn’t grind to a halt when the connection hiccups.
For most small businesses, the internet is as important as electricity. Email, phones, cloud apps, payments, remote work, file sharing—everything depends on a solid connection. When it’s slow, flaky, or down completely, productivity stalls, customers get frustrated, and your team can’t do their jobs. At Backcountry Business Solutions, we design and support internet, firewall, and redundant connection solutions that keep you online, secure, and ready for whatever the day throws at you.
Why Reliable Internet Matters So Much
A “good enough” home-style connection often isn’t good enough for business. When the line drops or slows to a crawl, you feel it immediately:
- Cloud apps stop (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SAP/ERP, CRM, POS, etc.)
- VoIP calls cut out or drop, making you sound unprofessional
- Card payments fail, and checkouts back up
- Remote staff can’t connect to what they need
- Support tickets and orders pile up with no way to process them
Reliable, properly configured connectivity isn’t a luxury—it’s the backbone of your operations. Our job is to make sure it’s strong.
Building a Solid Network Foundation
We start by looking at what you already have and what your business actually needs:
- Internet speed and reliability for your size and workload
- Wi-Fi coverage (no dead zones in offices, shops, or warehouses)
- How many people and devices are connecting (computers, phones, tablets, printers, IoT gear)
- Which apps matter most—email, phones, video meetings, key cloud systems
From there we design or tune a setup that includes:
- Business-grade routers and switches, not just bargain-bin consumer gear
- Properly configured Wi-Fi, including guest networks and secure internal networks
- Quality of Service (QoS) so calls and critical apps stay smooth even when someone is uploading large files
The result: internet that feels “boringly reliable,” which is exactly what you want.
Firewalls: Your First Line of Defense
A firewall is the gatekeeper between your network and the rest of the world, and it’s a critical part of keeping your business safe.
We help you:
- Deploy business-class firewalls, sized and configured for your environment
- Lock down unnecessary open ports and services that attackers love to find
- Separate guest traffic from your internal network so visitors can’t accidentally (or intentionally) reach sensitive systems
- Enable features like intrusion prevention, VPN, content filtering, and logging where appropriate
Proper firewall and network setup means you’re not relying on luck to avoid trouble. You get a secure connection that still lets your staff do what they need to do—without weird blocks or constant headaches.
Redundant Internet Connections: Your Safety Net
No single internet provider is perfect. Lines get cut, equipment fails, outages happen. If you only have one connection, one bad day can take your whole business offline.
We design redundant setups that can include:
- Two different ISPs (e.g., cable + fiber, cable + DSL, fixed wireless, or Starlink)
- A primary high-speed line plus a backup 5G/LTE connection
- A firewall/router that automatically fails over to the backup when the primary drops
When the main connection dies, your network switches over and keeps going. Phones, email, and cloud apps continue to work—maybe on a slightly smaller pipe, but still working—while everyone else on the street is stuck waiting for their ISP to fix things.
This can be tuned to your budget and risk:
- Full-time load balancing (using both connections all the time), or
- “Backup only” configurations that only kick in when needed
Either way, you’re not gambling your business on a single cable in the ground.
Designed for Real-World Small Business Use
We know you don’t have a giant IT department watching blinking lights all day. So we build connectivity and firewall solutions that are:
- Stable and low-maintenance – Once set up, they quietly do their job.
- Documented – Simple notes on what you have, how it’s set up, and who to call if something seems off.
- Scalable – Ready to handle more users, locations, or cloud services as you grow.
- Right-sized – No overkill enterprise gear just for the sake of it; we match the solution to your real needs.
How We Work With You
- Assess – We review your current internet, network hardware, Wi-Fi, and any pain points (dropped calls, dead zones, frequent outages).
- Design – We propose a practical plan for connectivity, firewall, and redundancy that fits your size and budget.
- Implement – We install and configure everything, coordinate with your ISPs, and minimize disruption to your team.
- Support & Adjust – We monitor, troubleshoot, and tweak as needed, and help you evolve the setup as your business grows or changes.
When your internet, firewall, and connectivity are done right, your team doesn’t think about them—they just work. Backcountry Business Solutions is here to make sure that happens, so you can focus on running your business, not fighting with your connection.