The Global Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

©iStock/Dimple Bhati Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the heart of the global economy, representing over 90% of businesses employing up to 70% of the workforce, and driving half of the world's GDP. Despite their critical role, they face a staggering $5.7 trillion financing gap globally, which increases to $8 trillion when including informal businesses.

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Groove Technology

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Staff augmentation and full-project outsourcing are two distinct approaches to managing IT projects and resources. Staff augmentation involves integrating external talent into existing teams, while full-project outsourcing delegates entire projects to external vendors. Understanding the differences between these models is crucial for businesses to make informed decisions that align with their goals, budget, and project requirements.

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31 West

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Any inbound call center is bound to collect large quantities of customer data. In some cases, this might involve sensitive financial information, including credit card and banking info. In other instances, it might involve personal, demographic, or even health-related data points. Some level of data collection is paramount for any inbound call center that wishes to serve its customers effectively.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This post is the third in a series of four about estimating project hours. Part 1: Sandbagging & Lowballing Part 2: Dependencies & Creep Part 3: Assumptions & Uncertainty Coming Soon: Part 4: The Emotional Conclusion In this third installment of my blog series on project estimates, let’s dive headfirst into the murky waters of assumptions and uncertainty!

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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

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The Hackett Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) today announced that it will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2024 on Monday, November 4, 2024 after the close of regular market hours. Following the release, senior management will discuss third quarter results in a conference call at 5:00 P.M. ET. The number for the conference call is (800) 593-0486, [Passcode: Third Quarter].

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Perficient Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lets talk about data governance in banking and financial services, one area I have loved working in and in various areas of it … where data isn’t just data, numbers aren’t just numbers … They’re sacred artifacts that need to be protected, documented, and, of course, regulated within an inch of their lives. It’s not exactly the most glamorous part of financial services, but without solid data governance, banks would be floating in a sea of disorganized, chaotic

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Banking Government Service Regulations 52

Perficient Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Problem Statement: Oracle Fusion Costing Distribution process will treat the Outside Processing (OSP) as ordinary items (Direct Material/Material). If you are procuring direct items to work orders or have an outside service provided in a sub-assembly as a work order step, Oracle Cost Management solution will cost the two “items” as Direct Material given the Cost Component Mappings.

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Globalization Partners

OCTOBER 15, 2024

While there are general aspects of hiring compliance that apply to every industry, let’s explore the unique hiring and compliance hurdles the medical device and biotechnology industries face, and how an EOR can help unlock global business success.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Remember the joy of opening a fresh Lego set as a kid? You had all these individual pieces, but the real magic happened when you combined them, following those picture-perfect instructions, to build something incredible. That’s the essence of Salesforce CPQ product bundles – taking individual products and services and transforming them into irresistible offerings for your customers.

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Capgemini

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Inside GPT-01: Transforming Gen AI Robert Engels Oct 14, 2024 Facebook Linkedin The latest GPT-01 series is outstanding, just like previous releases. In my tests on challenging tasks that typically confuse Large Language Models (LLMs), it consistently delivered accurate and expected results. The performance is truly impressive. The following are my key observations: Multi-agent systems and chain-of-thought (CoT) integration : The GPT-01 series generates results through a multi-step process.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded onto the scene in most industries. And the healthcare field is no exception. Faced with growing workloads, shrinking margins and the ever-present “do more with less” mindset, many in healthcare are looking to generative AI as the next revolution in healthcare delivery, management and marketing. We’re bullish on the concept of generative AI.

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Vilmate

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Today, artificial intelligence (AI) captivates everyone, from IT companies to large and small businesses and ordinary people. As you may know, this new technology has unlocked countless possibilities that seemed like pure fantasy just ten years ago. AI is being integrated into the e-commerce sector more than ever as business owners seek to boost sales and are eager to experiment with innovative solutions to reach their goals.

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E-Commerce Inventory Management Sales Customer Support 40

Everest Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In this report, we assess start-ups that provide clinical trial patient engagement solutions, offering insights into capabilities, market impact, and the evolving landscape.

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Marketing Healthcare 40

Go4Customer

OCTOBER 15, 2024

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