The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

©2022 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius." – Pietro Aretino.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

CISOs and their teams in Europe and worldwide are either already experiencing cybersecurity impacts from the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russian and Belarusian actors – or they soon will. If you haven’t already, here are the cybersecurity-related steps to take right now, plus some pitfalls to avoid: At the risk of […].

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Cybersecurity 246

McKinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A detailed study of machine intelligence in industrial and manufacturing operations reveals the surprisingly different paths companies can take. But a group of leaders shares similar characteristics.

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Manufacturing 145

Intelligent Management Inc.

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

“Without this information I would have gone out of business long ago.” Those are the words of a CEO in a recent conversation and he was not talking about Cost Accounting. Cost Accounting is not giving companies all the information they really need. That may seem astonishing but it is a fact. There is a much simpler and more straightforward way to get real information from the numbers a company is producing to understand business performance.

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Accounting Sales Design Regulations 141

Advertiser: Paycor

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Groove Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

B?n nh?c hành trình 5 n?m c?a Groove Technology. Th? b?y v?a qua, Groove Technology ?ã t? ch?c sinh nh?t l?n th? n?m và ?ón chào hành trình m?i trong n?m 2022. ?ây c?ng là d?p mà t?t c? Groovers có th? g?p l?i nhau sau m?t kho?ng th?i gian dài. Hãy cùng nâng ly chúc cho Groove Technology s? g?t hái ???c nhi?u c?t m?c thành công h?n và chúng ta có th?

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31 West

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

An efficient IT help desk promotes the smooth working of an organization. It handles two important tasks, (a) Solving technical issues for employees, and (b) Replying to customer queries. To perform these two jobs effectively, the helpdesk service needs to be fast, accurate, and easily approachable, all the time. A proactive IT help desk is critical to avoid simple problems like a password reset or a faulty printer from stopping employees do their day-to-day activities.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Risk management leaders in Europe and worldwide are already being impacted by the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russian and Belarusian actors. Forrester analysts provide their guidance in this post.

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McKinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The insurance industry struggles to create economic profit. But amid COVID-19’s enduring changes, opportunities await.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Integrating LinkedIn and Marketo can help seamlessly capture leads from LinkedIn and sync them automatically to Marketo to trigger marketing automations, add to a nurture campaign, or alert a sales rep. Utilizing the integration between LinkedIn and Marketo can help you reach the professional audience you’re looking for. There are two different native Marketo LaunchPoint Services that integrate with LinkedIn: LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms and LinkedIn Matched Audiences.

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Groove Technology

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

In the last few years, humanity has witnessed an unprecedented predicament. The financial and social losses caused by the COVID-19 epidemic are heartbreaking and depressing. On the other hand, the epidemic caused various changes in the global marketplace, resulting in phenomenal growth in some industries. One of them is the incredible promise in online learning.

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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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31 West

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

When a business scales, so does its users and support tickets. Today’s customers expect an immediate resolution to their issues and most of these are tier 1 requests. If your current help desk isn’t able to deal with the increasing number of support tickets, then your customer retention rates may suffer. One of the solutions to these problems is outsourcing your help desk services.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

©iStock/wildpixel A new report released Wednesday from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) finds that Facebook's – rebranded as Meta – platform only labeled about half of the posts promoting articles from the world's leading publishers of climate denial. Facebook is falling short on its pledge to crack down on climate misinformation, according to a new analysis from a watchdog group.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The most successful companies put their customers at the heart of all they do. Yet customer obsession is not an all-or-nothing proposition.

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McKinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As offices consider how to reopen after two years of disruption from COVID-19, Hoskins sees an opportunity to create better, more human-centric workspaces.

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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.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

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 the first step to establishing these relationships. Grant Moe , a technical consultant on our Salesforce team based in Fargo, ND, shares what his day-to-day looks like, and what he loves about working at Perficient.

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Groove Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

According to a survey from ClearCompany, 68% of employees say training and development is the company’s most important policy. The research from go2HR showed that 40% of employees with poor training would leave the company within the first year. In the modern world of technology, it is crucial to pay more attention to training and development as employee development is one of the key factors determining your overall business success.

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Immedus

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Power of One: Realizing the Potential of a Single Global Payroll Solution. If you are running international payroll for an organization with employees spread across the globe, how are you managing these multiple payrolls? In one recent survey of payroll professionals, the answer paints a picture of a very disjointed operation where many work with several local payroll providers with little or no connection.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

©iStock/GOCMEN Global supply chains and growth had been broadly recovering from the pandemic, but now all that’s in doubt, given the stricter sanctions and other punitive measures against Russia that are in the offing. Now what? The World Bank and International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, 2/24/22, they were working to keep their remaining employees in Ukraine safe amid a Russian invasion while the institutions' leaders said the conflict was greatly raising economic risk in the region.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

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

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Politicians of all persuasions will agree that people make decisions in strange ways. The motivations of voters are complex. Political campaign managers must understand this complexity in order to target the right likely voters with the right message at the right time. To do this, they often break the electorate into three broad groups based […].

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McKinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As opportunities in women’s health accelerate, FemTech is helping to match capital and talent to unmet needs—with promising early results.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

What’s it like to work at Perficient? Rewarding, inspiring, collaborative, and oftentimes just flat-out FUN. There are always countless ways to connect with colleagues. One of the things that’s brought us all together lately: our favorite fighting robot, Perficient’s Minotaur. We’ve proudly partnered with the Brazilian-based fighting robot builder team, RioBotz, and their BattleBots competitor Minotaur for the 2021-2022 season on the Discovery Channel.

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Groove Technology

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

eCommerce is now one of the fastest-growing segments of online business. This is primarily due to the COVID-19, but the trend is much more significant because it began long before the pandemic. Customers prefer to buy products or services online because it is quick and convenient. With more Internet users purchasing online each year, it’s safe to say the eCommerce industry is thriving.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Automation Anywhere

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

You’ve finally moved your Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software robots (“bots”) out of their proof-of-concept (POC) trials and into production. Although many people at this point wipe the sweat off their brows and think their jobs are over, they’re mistaken. That’s because after production it's essential to continue monitoring your bots to make sure they’re performing as intended.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

©iStock/invincible_bulldog Between supply chain issues, inflation and the Great Resignation, global small business owners must starting adapting now to thrive in the near-future. Surviving and thriving in the coming years will require entrepreneurs to demonstrate grit and an ability to adapt quickly and implement the right strategies. While you pull on enormous amount of grit, you will also need time to rehabilitate from the trauma of the pandemic.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Onboard New Reps Fast To Avoid Missing Out On Revenue Onboarding new reps quickly is key to achieving annual revenue and quota goals. To do this, sales executives should develop a best-in-class onboarding program by utilizing three core principles: Establish what the sales organization will do to help reps gain competencies. Outline what the new […].

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McKinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Up to $265 billion worth of care services for Medicare fee-for-service and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries could shift to the home by 2025.

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Advertiser: G-P

Grow your startup beyond borders and boundaries. Global expansion is the ultimate goal for many startup founders. However, to successfully enter new markets and grow internationally, you need a sound and scalable global recruitment strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover how you can gain a competitive edge over your business rivals through the latest technology, harnessing global contractors, and using a global employment platform.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Monitoring your website performance is a key factor to ensure your application performs as expected. There are a lot of application performance monitoring (APM) tools available in the market that can be used to monitor the performance of the application, such as NewRelic, Azure Monitor, AppDynamics, and others. In this post, I’ll talk more about Application Insights , which is a performance monitoring tool provided by Microsoft.

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Groove Technology

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Groove phát ??ng cu?c thi sáng t?o EVP tagline. ?ây là m?t cu?c thi n?m trong chu?i ho?t ??ng Employer Branding c?a công ty, nh?m t?o ra m?t ti?ng nói chung gi?a Groovers và kh?ng ??nh th??ng hi?u trên th? tr??ng. ?ây c?ng chính là d?p ?? Groovers ???c tho? s?c sáng t?o v?i nh?ng ý t??ng ??c l? ?ã ?p ? b?y lâu. Và sau m?t th?i gian, Groove ?ã tìm ra câu slogan chi?

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Velocity Global

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

China is a great choice for any business looking to expand its influence. The country’s rapidly growing economy and large number of opportunities make it so that many different businesses can thrive there. Before expanding, though, businesses need to learn the ins and outs of China’s social credit system (SCS). The social credit system was designed to make sure individuals and businesses in China comply with the country’s laws and regulations.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

©2022 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: History of Valentine's Day. While Valentine's Day might be associated with romantic love, the real story behind its namesake, St. Valentine, is full of bloodshed and heartbreak. The dark origins of Valentine's Day. Quote of the week: "To love at all is to be vulnerable." – C.S.

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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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