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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Working parents are among the record number of employees leaving their jobs or thinking about doing so. To keep this crucial group, organizations must address why they’re drawn to other options.

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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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Velocity Global

DECEMBER 13, 2021

DENVER, December 13, 2021 —. McDonagh built Facebook’s Direct Source global contractor program. Velocity Global, the leading provider of global talent solutions, today announced it welcomed Colin McDonagh as its vice president of Emerging Business. McDonagh applies more than a decade of experience innovating programs to source top contractor talent for global companies.

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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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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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The Hackett Group

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Alliance will Help Customers Transcend Siloes and Achieve Alignment In their Financial, Sales and Operational business planning processes. MIAMI & LONDON, December 14, 2021 – The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) and Anaplan (NYSE: PLAN) today jointly announced a strategic alliance that will allow The Hackett Group to deliver finance and supply chain solutions that empower organizations to deliver real-time intelligence to executives, add strategic value to the enterprise, and accele

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 6, 2021

To thrive in a volatile and unpredictable postpandemic economy, companies need smarter, faster, more agile operations. That requires big changes—and commitment from the very top of the organization.

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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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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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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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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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inDinero

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Credit: Lukas Blazek. Running your own business can be rewarding, but it also requires a wide range of skills. One of the most critical aspects of running your own business is accounting. Unfortunately, not every business owner has the energy or knowledge to decide between cash vs. accrual or Netsuite vs. Quickbooks. That’s why 71% of businesses rely on outsourced accounting to help them track their financial data.

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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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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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Velocity Global

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Global compliance is when a business follows the rules and regulations in each country they do business in as well as overarching international labor laws. When going global , many businesses make compliance mistakes, which can lead to legal headaches and workflow disruption. To keep you compliant, we’ve created a guide to navigating international laws and regulations.

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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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Forrester Digital Transformation

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2017, Forrester expanded upon the IT service management market (ITSM) to establish enterprise service management (ESM) as a chosen area of coverage, continuing this research with a 2019 Forrester Wave™ evaluation. Now, we are pleased to announce The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Management, Q4 2021. In 2018, ITSM vendors were still completing the transition […].

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Designveloper

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Android app development is a cornerstone of the mobile industry. It has grown tremendously since its inception in 2008 and now makes up 97% of the smartphone market share. If you want to tap into the fast-growing and lucrative app development industry, it’s essential to learn how to program in one or more of the top 5 Android app development languages: Kotlin, Java, C++, C#, Dark.

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McKinsey and Company

DECEMBER 13, 2021

“Collaboration overload” is a major source of stress, burnout, and exhaustion at work. A new book describes how to collaborate better, thus improving work performance and even well-being.

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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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Automation Anywhere

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s safe to say no one today needs convincing that there’s a supply chain crisis. Walking down the aisles of empty shelves at a local store or seeing a “temporarily out of stock” message on an internet shopping site or being told there’s a two-month wait for a new car provides the necessary proof. To help resolve the crisis, many businesses across industries are turning to intelligent automation to get goods moving again to enterprises, stores, and shopping sites.

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2021

©iStock/winyuu Discover major 2022 astrology predictions for the US and the world. Spoiler alert: 2022 will bring you a surge of entrepreneurship and a greater focus on leadership [The planet] Jupiter will be especially busy in 2022, as he will dance into Aries from May 10, 2022 until Oct. 28, 2022. In Aries, Jupiter will bring us more passion, confidence and courage to create the life we desire most.

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