Worries that automation is difficult to implement and no less of a challenge can make online businesses miss out on some remarkable opportunities. Automation has long been used to speed up time-consuming manual processes, helping businesses become more scalable, productive, and – above all – profitable. But today, it has advanced by light years, ushering in a brand new era of … [Read more...]
One Thing All Small Business Owners Must Do To Protect Their Data
Data. It's the lifeblood of any small business - it can be everything from customer orders to your 5-year plan to expand your business. What would you do if you suddenly lost all your data? Would you have a backup in place or would you lose months or even years of hard work? 1. Why is Data Backup So Important? Every small business should have a data backup option available to … [Read more...]
7 Digital Ideas that Were Panned at the Start but Changed the Way We Work
The digital revolution is changing everything — from the way we communicate, to the way we eat. But one of the greatest transformations brought by our digital age has been in the way we work and the jobs available to the next generations. From Uber driver to App Developer and Social Media Manager, there has been a considerable rise in online job roles in recent years, many … [Read more...]
Using Technology to Enhance Engagement and Increase Productivity
In an era of technology, enhanced corporate transparency, and greater worker mobility, employee culture and engagement issues have become the biggest challenges for business leaders across all industries. If you look at the numbers from Gallup's latest State of the American Workplace report, you will notice that over 70% of workers today are not engaged at work. While the … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Your E-commerce Website Needs a Mobile App
As smartphones continue to become the largest medium for viewing and receiving information in the world today, mobile apps become increasingly important for businesses. While previously considered to be an additional luxury for a web-based company, apps are now becoming a necessity to engage users constantly and stay ahead of the competition. One of the sectors that benefit … [Read more...]
Women, Business and Tech: What We Need To Do Now
Tech dominates our business lives now; if we don’t master it, we will be at the mercy of those who have - including our competitors. Decades in the tech industry have taught me a few lessons that might be helpful. I’ve been rubbing elbows with tech guys since I started selling machine shop tools at 17, for a Pratt & Whitney distributor, who proudly told me that I was the … [Read more...]
World’s Most Powerful Women in Tech 2016 – Infographic
A study revealed that today, men still earn higher salaries than their female counterparts. However, even though this is the situation in many places, it hasn’t stopped a lot of women from being duly recognized for their contributions, especially in several fields -- including the tech industry. These women have essential responsibilities in their respective companies and … [Read more...]
The Hottest Small Business Trends
Sponsored by Glasscubes: When you’re a small business, you can feel like a minnow in a sea of sharks. Know that there will always be more experienced and reputable companies than yours, but you’ve got something bigger companies don’t; the ability to adapt. When you’re a small company, it’s easier to implement new technology and initiatives. Communicating with your team … [Read more...]
Choosing the Right IT Help Desk Software for Small Business
For every organization, whether it's a small business or a larger enterprise, the key element of success is effective customer service. To cultivate healthy customer relationships and to improve business productivity, all of your customer queries have to be responded to and resolved on time. By choosing the right IT help desk software for your small business, you can resolve … [Read more...]
What Apps Do You Use Every Day?
Here are some of my apps and my question to you. :) So many people work from home now, but any of us that do know that sometimes "working from home" really means working from your car, or someone else's office, or the soccer field or anywhere else you may be. So we have become a very mobile society and rely on our phones a lot. The age of the smartphone has arrived, taken … [Read more...]