The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

©iStock/Beboy_ltd What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Turning you on to Richard Orlinski's magnificent work (France). How to build brand love. How corporations organize global production is becoming increasingly unsustainable. Quote of the week: "Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in." – Amy Lowell 10 potential New Year resolutions for global small businesses.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Talking with sellers is like measuring weather patterns; you find out quickly which way the wind is blowing. And the topics Forrester clients ask about often reveal emerging trends. So what’s top of mind for B2B sales teams? I created a list of the top five topics revenue leaders asked me about in my first […].

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A new McKinsey survey suggests that consumers are open to micromobility solutions, but uptake will vary by country.

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Intelligent Management Inc.

DECEMBER 16, 2021

While visiting a plant last month, our Founder, Dr. Domenico Lepore , told the dramatic story of his experience at a German aluminium plant, part of a multi-billion, multi-national business. The General Manager had invited Domenico to give a presentation after hearing him speak at a Theory of Constraints (TOC) conference. In that plant, the hot mill alone was a billion dollar asset operation with 127 people working three shifts.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool owned by HashiCorp, which allows you to build, deploy, change, and manage infrastructure using code. It helps you define resources and infrastructure in human-readable, declarative configuration files and manages your infrastructure’s lifecycle. Code is the instruction written in a human-readable format with extension (.tf) or in (.tf.JSON), which is written in Hashicorp Configuration Language (HCL).

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Groove Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Groove Technology t? ch?c khám s?c kho? ??nh kì cho nhân viên. Trong hai tu?n ??u c?a tháng 12 v?a qua, Groove ?ã t? ch?c khám s?c kho? ??nh kì cho Groovers. Chúng tôi hi?u r?ng m?i Groover ??u ?óng vai trò quan tr?ng vào s? thành công c?a Groove, nên vi?c ch?m sóc s?c kho? nhân viên là m?t ?i?u c?n thi?t. Chúng tôi mong r?ng t?t c? Groovers ??u s? luôn luôn kho?

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Starting in the 1800s, house calls from physicians were the norm. Traveling was too difficult for sick patients and house calls eliminated most of the healthcare costs of a standard visit. Until the 1940s, house calls were the primary modality of care. Physicians would travel with their medical supplies on foot or by horseback to […].

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A leading voice on psychological resilience believes that humans are built to tackle crises.

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31 West

DECEMBER 2, 2021

There are many people these days that decide to go into business for themselves whether this is on a full-time basis or part-time while still working for an employer. If this is something that you have decided to do, it is important to ensure you are prepared and have all the necessary tools, services, and solutions to get your business off the ground.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 7, 2021

MuleSoft has various pre-built connectors to connect Mule to different databases and third-party software. The Anypoint Connector for MongoDB (MongoDB Connector) is a closed-source connector that provides a connection between the Mule runtime engine and third-party software on a MongoDB server. MongoDB is similar to the MuleSoft Database Connector , which uses a single interface for every case and allows developers to run SQL operations on their database.

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Groove Technology

DECEMBER 24, 2021

M?t mùa Giáng Sinh an lành và ?m áp cùng Groove Technology. V?y là m?t trong nh?ng th?i ?i?m ?áng mong ch? nh?t c?a n?m ?ã ??n. Không khí Giáng Sinh ?ã và ?ang bao ph? kh?p nh?ng con ph? cùng nh?ng s?c màu r?c r?. Và Groove c?ng mu?n mang không khí mùa l? h?i tuy?t v?i này ??n v?i t?ng góc trong c?n nhà c?a m?i Groover. Hi v?ng r?ng m?i khi ng?m nhìn món quà này, b?

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2021

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. Love, love, love these books. I hope you take the time to read them during your holiday break. How to Change – find out what's standing between you and success. Chatter – how to harness the hidden power of our inner voice to combat anxiety and deepen our relationships with others. Think Again (my fav) – build the intellectual and emotional muscle to unlearn and relearn, which requires choosing courage over comfort.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Gen Z schools America once again. 23-year old Peter McIndoe from Memphis started a movement that went viral: Birds Aren’t Real. The movement propagated a conspiracy theory that the US government replaced all birds with drones sent to spy on its citizens. The movement drew thousands of followers, including 75K on Twitter, 360K on Instagram, […].

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, but the results are few. Using basic tools to interrupt bias can help.

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Future of Digital Sourcing Outsourcing

DECEMBER 6, 2021

How Outsourced Maintenance KPIs Deliver In-House Success. Related news: Crafting a KPI Playbook to Enhance Supply Performance Most everyone relies on daily performance indicators to measure the quality of tools and assets, from large-scale business KPIs such as monthly foot traffic to the personal performance results like the battery life of headphones.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Giving back to the communities in which we live and work is important to Perficient. We even formalized our commitment to giving back by forming a philanthropy based ERG – Perficient Giving. Our Chicago team recently embodied the giving back spirit by gathering at the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) to pack meals for individuals facing food insecurity.

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Groove Technology

DECEMBER 23, 2021

N?m 2021 có l? mà m?t n?m “??c bi?t” v?i c? th? gi?i, và v?i Groove Technology c?ng v?y. Nhìn l?i m?t n?m ??y bi?n ??ng và th? thách, chúng ta c?m th?y th?t bi?t ?n khi trong nh?ng lúc khó kh?n nh?t, Groovers v?n sát cánh cùng nhau v??t qua. Nh? l?i nh?ng tháng ngày giãn cách, t? nh?ng gi? th?c ?n hi?m hoi, nh?ng t?m thi?p kèm ?ôi l?i ??ng viên d? th??

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

©iStock/Tryaging The timing couldn’t be worse. With the winter holiday in full swing, late shipments and bare shelves could be disastrous for the busiest sales season of the year for global small businesses. The outcome could be even more grim for companies that were counting on this period to help them rebound from COVID-19 closures and even stave off bankruptcy.

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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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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 22, 2021

When did you join Forrester? I began my latest career adventure with Forrester in November, 2021. The Forrester “Bold at Work” values will be core drivers for my research with the intent of enabling clients and technology vendors to also be “bold at work”. Together, we’ll accomplish great things. I have always focused on delivering […].

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 13, 2021

As US students return to classrooms, some are catching up on unfinished learning, but others are falling further behind, widening prepandemic gaps.

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Hyland

DECEMBER 7, 2021

... The post Hyland and TECH CORPS partner to expand interest and access to computer science education appeared first on The Hyland Blog.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We are proud to announce Perficient has been awarded HCL Commerce’s 2021 Partner of the Year award! This is the first time HCL has awarded this designation following their acquisition of IBM Websphere Commerce three years ago. The HCL Commerce 2021 Partner of the Year Award represents our unique collaboration with HCL Commerce from sales, delivery, and marketing.

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Groove Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The most common eCommerce problems merchants face are planning and solving issues such as customer retention, omnichannel integration, conversion optimization, SEO, growth, and capabilities scalability, security, cost, etc. These issues become especially problematic for enterprise-class merchants. Because the Shopify platform normally requires enterprise-class merchants to spend a lot of money and investment in technology to maintain the security and operation of the platform on a large scale.

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

©iStock/tang90246 Phil Hall is Chief Growth Officer at LXT, an emerging leader in global AI training data with executives on three continents. He's helped grow one particular global business from a startup to a worldwide success with more than $1 billion in annual revenue. The challenges to global growth are varied and difficult, but for the companies that persevere and reach that level, the rewards are very much worth the struggle, both in the ability to serve a highly discerning customer base

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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

It’s been … a weekend for security pros. The Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) affects somewhere between 0 and 3 billion-plus of the devices currently running Java. Luckily, a metric ton of amazing advice exists on #InfoSecTwitter right now. It’s a lot to consume at once, which is why we‘ve put together three parallel workstreams you […].

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Addressing the barriers preventing Latinos from full economic participation could have a multitrillion-dollar impact, further unleashing their entrepreneurial spirit, creating millions of jobs, driving consumer spending, and building intergenerational wealth.

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Provana

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Amid rising compliance costs, dropping profit margins, inconsistent volume, and the current talent crisis, it has become harder for mortgage default servicing firms to sustain profitability and deal with an ever-mounting backlog of cases. However, the right combination of technologies can help firms overcome process-intensive challenges to achieve higher productivity and profit, despite current market and economic roadblocks.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 28, 2021

At Perficient, we encourage you to be your true self. We’re in the business of creating genuine connections that truly matter, with experiences that count for both colleagues and clients, and being your true self is a first step to establishing these relationships. Colleague Chris Kulish, a Salesforce Technical Architect, acknowledges and appreciates the opportunity he’s given to make these authentic connections.

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Groove Technology

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Your B2B e-commerce website is finally up and running, and you’re ready to go with online sales. You must also optimize your website to scale to acquire customers, drive conversions, and generate revenue in the digital world. B2B E-Commerce Will Become More And More Popular. The world of B2B E-Commerce market is thrice the scale of the B2C market and is anticipated to just about double by 2027.

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

©iStock/Zbignev Safranovic Love this because I feel it applies to everyone who is reading this blog! Yes, all bets are on for going global in 2022 and for the Irish-bred filly, Going Global , to keep winning in 2022! Let's keep our fingers crossed.

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HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?

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