The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

2025 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Love is not only appropriate in the context of business, its the foundation of great leadership.

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The Hackett Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

MIAMI, FL (February 18, 2025) The Hackett Group , Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), an IP platform-based, Gen AI strategic consulting and executive advisory firm that enables Digital World Class performance, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter, which ended on December 27, 2024. We reported operating results that exceeded our revenue and adjusted earnings per share guidance while aggressively investing and growing our Gen AI related capabilities and revenues, respectively.

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Everest Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Insurers face a rapidly evolving risk landscape are they ready to adapt? Join Everest Group Partner Ronak Doshi as he and fellow industry experts uncover how data, AI, and customer experience are driving the next wave of insurance modernization.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

While the world of digital experience platforms continues to evolve at a break-necking pace, and exponentially more so with the evolution of technologies like AI, there are still some steps digital marketing and development teams building digital customer experiences on the Sitecore platform can take to ensure long-term growth over the next five years and beyond.

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Globalization Partners

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

More than ever, leaders are looking to secure deals that will enhance current capabilities, and consider both acquisitions and divestitures as part of that strategy. However, bridging the gap between two companies during M&As can be complex. This is where an Employer of Record (EOR) becomes a vital source of expert guidance and support.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

iStock/hapabapa Two indispensable tools, Open AIs ChatGPT and Anthropics Claude, stand out as top AI platforms for global business owners. Heres why.

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WebCreek

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Most likely, all the activities that we perform with technology involve a database in this digitized world. Be it for streaming your favorite music, doing shopping, or even sending a simple message; behind your screen, databases run to store and retrieve information for you. Its no surprise then that, according to the US Bureau of […].

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Avasant

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Avasant is proud to announce its inclusion in Vaults prestigious list of the Top Consulting Firms in North America for 2025.

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Everest Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Register on LinkedIn The healthcare industry is evolving rapidly, driven by the growing demand for personalized care, cost efficiency, and digital innovation. As strategic hubs of excellence, GCCs are playing a pivotal role in reshaping healthcare across the four key pillars patient, payer, provider, and pharma. Join industry leaders Murali Krishna, Chief Global Officer & Country Head at Providence GCC, Bharath M, Vice President at Everest Group, Bala Sankaranarayanan, Ex-President & CE

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

iStock/VectorMine The world is facing profound disruption. From technological advances like GenAI to social instability and climate change, businesses are navigating rapidly shifting megatrends that demand reinvention, resilience and bold action. So, how can companies thrive in such an uncertain worldand avoid being left behind? Tune in.

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Airswift

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Before the pandemic, "scalability" was just another corporate buzzword. Even businesses that struggled during the 20082009 financial crisis had not truly prioritised workforce scalability. Back then, it often referred to reactive adjustments to market conditions rather than proactive workforce planning.

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V-Soft Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The modern business environment is continuously changing its face of execution aligned to the rapid technological developments. Most of the multinational brands have already flagged innovation and automation with revolutionary technologies like Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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Avasant

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Avasant is proud to announce its inclusion in Vaults prestigious list of the Top Consulting Firms in North America for 2025.

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Globalization Partners

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Despite the growing competition, top analysts like NelsonHall, Everest Group, and The IEC Group continue to recognize G-P as the undisputed leader in global employment. Discover why.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

iStock/Ridofranz Activewear fashion brand Fabletics operates more than 100 stores in the U.S., Canada and Europe, with expansion expected into Mexico in 2025. They are in the process of transforming supply chain to support global expansion. Fabletics is deploying the Blue Yonder SaaS-based supply chain planning suite, including solutions for demand planning, allocation & replenishmen, merchandise financial planning, and size scaling, to help support expansion of its global footprint.

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Groove Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

AWS DevOps outsourcing services involve leveraging external expertise to optimize an organization's Amazon Web Services infrastructure using DevOps principles. Groove Technology, a leader in this field, offers comprehensive solutions across Australia, the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific, combining cloud computing with agile methodologies to accelerate software delivery and enhance operational efficiency.

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Eclaro

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Fifty years of Saturday Night Live is certainly cause for celebration. For five decades, SNL has been a cultural touchstone, not just a launching pad for comedic genius or a reliable destination for laughs and cultural commentary, but a testament to the power of the Right People working and succeeding together. SNL proves that success isn't built in a vacuumit's the product of a carefully curated team of top talent, strong leadership and an ability to adapt to the ever-changing landscape.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In this blog post, I will share my journey of implementing an automated solution to publish release notes for service deployments to Confluence using Bitbucket Pipelines. This aimed to streamline our release process and ensure all relevant information was easily accessible to our team. By leveraging tools like Bitbucket and Confluence, we achieved a seamless integration that enhanced our workflow.

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Learn how a publically traded US fintech company elevated its nearshore strategy. By working with a strategic staffing partner in Mexico, they developed targeted internship programs at multiple universities.

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V-Soft Consulting

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Low-voltage cabling is one of the vital building blocks of modern organizational infrastructure management. It strongly supports organizational communication, networking, and security-based systems. Organizational applications requiring less than 50 volts of power use this cabling structure. Ethernet cables (Cat 5e, Cat 6, Cat6a, etc.), telecommunication cables, fiber optics, and coaxial cables are the best examples of low-voltage wiring systems.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

iStock/hapabapa The NBA's global reach has never been stronger, and the annual NBA Paris Games are a crucial part of that expansion. As the league continues to engage fans worldwide, these international events serve as a catalyst for growing the game and strengthening its global presence. According to NBA Senior Vice President and Head of International Strategy Leah MacNab, international games are a "key component of the NBAs year-round efforts to grow the game globally and engage fans around th

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Everest Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The industrial metaverse is not a distant future but an unfolding reality poised to redefine the global industrial landscape. Powered by edge AI, this transformative vision combines real-time computing with immersive virtual environments, enabling businesses to unlock new dimensions of efficiency, safety, and innovation. As industries across manufacturing, energy, and logistics embrace this transformation, the stakes for competitive advantage have never been higher.

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Capgemini

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Realizing the potential of GovTech if not now, when? Marc Reinhardt and Manuel Kilian Jan 8, 2025 Facebook Linkedin It is time for decisive action. GovTech has enormous potential to create a more responsive, inclusive, transparent, and efficiently-performing public sector: one that better meets societal needs. And now, perhaps more than ever, the design and application of tech products and services is a strategic topic for governments globally.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In this blog post, I will guide you through the process of implementing a Spring Expression Language (SpEL) validator in a Spring Boot application. SpEL is a powerful expression language that supports querying and manipulating an object graph at runtime. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a working example of using SpEL for validation in your Spring Boot application.

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Vilmate

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A smartphone is an essential accessory in the modern world. People use mobile devices to communicate, learn, work, and entertain themselves. Of course, shopping has also moved to smartphones. If you own a retail store, making it easily accessible on your customers smartphones should be a top priority. But its not just about having a mobile-friendly websiteit should be convenient for users to browse products, get advice, and place orders seamlessly.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

iStock/Moon Safari EssilorLuxottica recently announced that its Nuance Audio Glasses smart glasses with hearing aid have gained clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over-the-counter sales in the United States. This development is accompanied by the achievement of CE marking under the European Unions Medical Devices Regulation, which opens the door for a broader launch in select European markets next year.

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Anexa

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

La tecnologa avanza a pasos agigantados y los contact centers no son la excepcin. En un mundo cada vez ms digital, los sistemas de respuesta de voz interactiva (IVR) se han convertido en una herramienta fundamental para optimizar la atencin al cliente. Pero, qu podemos esperar de los IVR en los prximos aos? La respuesta de voz interactiva (IVR) es un sistema telefnico automatizado que permite a sus clientes elegir entre las opciones del men de voz e interactuar mediante la voz y el teclado numri

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Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Everest Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In a significant step toward data security and privacy, Databricks recently announced the general availability of its Data Clean Room (DCR), offering which aims to provide a platform to safely share and analyze sensitive data, among multiple parties. While leading companies such as Mastercard, Intuit, and AppsFlyer have already started using these services, Databricks has additionally added HIPAA compliance features, which can accelerate adoption among healthcare organizations.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Director Craig Isakson is always looking to explore the latest tech and find new ways to improve client solutions. This year, hes especially excited for TDX 2025 heres why! Diving Into Whats New in Agentforce Craig is excited to dive into the latest tools in Agentforce and see how other developers are putting them to use. Hes focused on getting his team up to speed quickly and finding ways to integrate new efficiencies into client solutions.

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Paysquare

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Everyone needs a break from work. Resting helps people stay happy and healthy. Companies allow employees to take different types of leave for different reasons. Some leaves are paid, and some are not. Some are for emergencies, and others are for vacations or personal time. Knowing about leave options helps employees plan their time better and maintain a work-life balance.

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Airswift

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Ever feel like your to-do list is working against you? You start with good intentions, with a list of small and quick-to-solve tasks to clear the way for those big, important projects. But instead of a productive day, you end up with 20 half-finished low-value task s, some barely-there progress on larger projects, and that nagging feeling of not accomplishing anything.

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