The Global Small Business Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2023
©iStock/sasirin pamai The US is considered the world's most developed market for online shopping and is a global standard for eCommerce. The eCommerce segment accounts for over $1 trillion in annual retail sales in the US, or 13% of the total retail industry and $5 trillion globally. Here's a list of the top eCommerce companies in the US in terms of web sales.
inDinero
DECEMBER 12, 2023
EBITDA, short for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, is a measure of profitability that zeroes in on core operational cashflow—with the “core” being everything that remains after omitting capital expenses and taxes. In this guide, we’ll walk you through calculating this metric and explain why it matters to your business.
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Zinnov
DECEMBER 12, 2023
As India sets its sights on becoming a USD 5 Tn economy in the next decade or so, an under-appreciated engine powering this aspirational vision is Global Capability Centers (GCCs), also known as Global In-house Centers (GICs). The strategic role of these centers in fostering innovation, operational efficiency, and global collaboration is pivotal for India’s economic growth.
IBM Services
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Managing data is difficult. In today’s hybrid cloud environments, data is spread across a large and complex data fabric encompassing on-premise storage and cloud infrastructure. This can lead to data becoming siloed and difficult to manage. With the ever-present threat of cyberattacks, it is more important than ever to ensure you have full visibility over your data storage and a simple way to configure your data for extreme resilience.
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Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive
Everest Group
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Decentralized Clinical Trial Platforms Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs) are transforming the landscape of clinical research by harnessing digital technologies to facilitate remote patient participation. This patient-centric approach not only benefits participants but also ensures more inclusive and robust study results while reducing the workload for investigators.
IBM Services
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Embracing responsible emissions management can transform how organizations impact the health and profitability of their assets. This opportunity is undeniable. An IBM CEO study , based on interviews with 3,000 CEOs worldwide, reveals that CEOs who successfully integrate sustainability and digital transformation report a higher average operating margin than their peers.
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Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Last week, Google announced Gemini , its groundbreaking multimodal AI model designed to push the boundaries of performance and versatility in AI technology. This means it can generalize and understand; operate across platforms; and is trained across different types of information, including text, code, audio, image, and video. It’s also the most flexible AI model yet – it can run on everything from data centers to mobile devices, making it ideal for developers and customers to build and scale wi
Everest Group
DECEMBER 12, 2023
To prevent the pitfall of aggressively pursuing discounts on cloud platforms without other considerations, enterprises should implement a holistic procurement and negotiation strategy that takes into account four key factors. In this blog, we share our analysis of a Salesforce contract for a major customer. Continue reading to uncover tactics for negotiating enterprise software agreements.
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Retire and Repurpose SharePoint Site Across most organizations, classic SharePoint sites have been converted to the modern SharePoint experience. The modern experience is designed to be compelling, flexible, mobile, and user-friendly, and is available in SharePoint in Microsoft 365. However, many users still prefer to access classic sites. To address this, we can retire a classic site or a modern site, depending on the scenario.
Microsourcing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
HIPAA compliance lies at the heart of the U.S. healthcare system. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the foundation upon which patient information is protected and there is no excuse for anyone associated with healthcare not to abide by HIPAA to the letter of the law.
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Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)? Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is an authentication method that requires the user to provide two or more verification factors to gain access to a resource such as an application, online account, or a VPN. MFA is a core component of a strong identity and access management (IAM) policy. Rather than just asking for a username and password, MFA requires one or more additional verification factors, which decreases the likelihood of a successful cyber-at
Planergy Software
DECEMBER 12, 2023
What's Planergy? Modern Spend Management and Accounts Payable software. Helping organizations spend smarter and more efficiently by automating purchasing and invoice processing. Learn more We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with Planergy.
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Introduction The web is a vast source of information, but it is not always easy to access and use for natural language applications. In this blog post, we will show you how to crawl and scrape the target URL, extract and clean the content, and store it in Azure Blob Storage. We will use Python as the programming language, and some popular libraries such as requests, asyncio, BeautifulSoup, and lxml.
Magellan Solutions
DECEMBER 12, 2023
We all know how annoying it can be to receive a random call from someone offering a product or service we don’t need or want. Instead of being interested, we hang up or say, “No, thank you.” But what if you are on the other side of the phone? How do you make a good first impression, build rapport, and persuade them to take action? This is where lead generation comes in.
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In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Introduction In the previous blog post, we showed you how to scrap a website, extract its content using Python, and store it in Azure Blob Storage. In this blog post, we will show you how to use the Azure Blob data and store it in Azure Cognitive Search (ACS) along with vectors. We will use some popular libraries such as OpenAI Embeddings and Azure Search to create and upload the vectors to ACS.
Magellan Solutions
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Imagine this: You’ve availed yourself of a product or a service but still have a lot of questions in mind. You’ve tried calling their hotline, but the wait time is too long. You’ve sent them an email but heard no response. You even checked their social media accounts and only ended up getting an automated response. Frustrated, right? What if there was a better way to communicate with the seller?
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Introduction In this blog, we will show you how to build a conversational search application that can interact with Azure Cognitive Search (ACS) and retrieve relevant content from a web-scraped index by asking natural language questions, requesting for summary information, and using vector search. The application will also use OpenAI embeddings, which are pre-trained models that can embed queries and documents into vectors, and Azure Chat OpenAI, which is a service that can generate natural la
V-Soft Consulting
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The financial industry has always been an early adopter of emerging technologies given the fact that the nature of services it provides requires it to be at the forefront of technological evolutions. Many financial institutions have already adopted cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance productivity, detect frauds and ensure compliance.
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HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Testing is critical in ensuring the reliability and quality of applications in the dynamic landscape of software development. Data-driven testing is one approach that has gained traction in recent years, and when it comes to web applications, Cypress has emerged as a powerful tool for implementing this methodology. In this blog post, we’ll look at data-driven testing with Cypress and how it can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your testing process.
Wirtek
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Organizations are often under pressure to migrate to online platforms or to modernize their technologies to offer better services. Against the pressure on IT systems and companies, modernization is essential in offering stability and continuity. Legacy systems can be a significant bottleneck as they can be challenging to maintain, update, and integrate with new software.
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
In the fast-paced world of software development, ensuring application quality and reliability is critical. Test automation is critical to achieving this goal, and Cypress Studio has emerged as a formidable tool in the field of automated testing. In this blog post, we will look at Cypress Studio’s features and capabilities, as well as how it simplifies the process of creating and maintaining automated tests.
Microsourcing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Step into the realm of strategic talent acquisition , where the pursuit of the perfect candidate can be an ongoing challenge. Vacancies for these hard-to-fill positions are not mere empty spaces; they embody latent potential that can either propel a company towards prosperity or impede its advancement.
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Facing a hiring surge that feels like conducting a complex orchestra? Our guide is your roadmap to harmonious high-volume hiring. In it, you’ll learn: Strategies to maintain quality while hiring at scale The real math behind agency vs. in-house recruiting Secrets to a stellar candidate experience during hiring spikes Resource optimization techniques for stretched TA teams Don't let resource constraints or market pressures derail your hiring goals.
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
One of our client requirements was to post a multiperiod journal. In the Consolidation process, this kind of request is uncommon; however, this request was from a Planning process perspective. In the following document, I describe the steps to create a multiperiod journal with OneStream XF. Create a Journal Template Navigate to and select Application -> Data Collection -> Journal Template and create a journal template.
Microsourcing
DECEMBER 12, 2023
The acronym ‘ESG’ may be a relative newcomer to the business landscape but it is certainly having an impact in boardrooms across the world. Aligning corporate values with guiding principles is nothing new but from the moment the term was included in a 2006 United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment Report 1 , business leaders have increasingly incorporated environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into their operations.
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Women in Tech (WiT) India, in association with Perficient GDC Nagpur and Pune , celebrated International Men’s Day at both offices with great gusto. It was a distinctive event, as it was celebrated for the first time ever in GDC Nagpur. This was an occasion to celebrate men’s lives which are dedicated to society, community, family, marriage, childcare, and the environment.
Everest Group
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Learn the alterations in resourcing strategy outlined for the upcoming three years as per Everest Group's most recent outsourcing-insourcing report.
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A process checklist is a valuable tool for any HR professional to help ensure that all tasks are completed on time and accurately and improve communication and collaboration among team members.
Perficient Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 12, 2023
I recently sat down with one of our lead project managers, Janelle McDonald. I enjoyed hearing more about her position at Perficient and the role Perficient plays in creating a more equitable healthcare industry, and I’m sure you will too. Describe your role. How do you make a difference for our clients, colleagues, communities, and teams? What does a typical day or project look like?
Everest Group
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Explore Everest Group's talent sourcing framework for sustainability services, providing a comprehensive understanding of their strategic approach.
SirionLabs
DECEMBER 12, 2023
A contract repository allows you to house all your agreements in one place and establish a single source of truth. Learn how you can benefit from one.
Everest Group
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Learn the optimal organizational framework for a sustainability service provider in Europe, North America, APAC, and other emerging markets.
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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
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