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Optimize Your Company for the Digital Age

Intelligent Management Inc.

Any company that is on the path of Digital Transformation wants technology to boost its performance. But it’s not just about technology. It also requires transforming the way a company thinks and behaves in order to benefit fully from what technology offers. The opportunity for companies to take a leap in performance exists, but there is still very little awareness about how to structure a company differently to take advantage of technology.

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Navigating an IRS Audit: Understanding and Mitigating Risks for a Small Business Audit

inDinero

As a small business owner, few phrases strike fear quite like “IRS audit.” While the chances of getting audited by the IRS are relatively low, understanding audit risk factors and implementing preventive measures can provide peace of mind and financial security. This comprehensive guide will explore how an IRS audit works, key tax audit risk factors, and strategies to mitigate audit risks for small business owners.

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Today in Global Small Business: Can Saudi Arabia Buy the World?

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/gorodenkoff What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: In the months before Mohammed bin Salman celebrated his 30th birthday nearly a decade ago, the yet-to-be anointed Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was gifted a vital key to unlocking the kingdom's future: full purview of its Public Investment Fund.

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Shift in Enterprises’ Expectations from Outsourcing | Market Insights™

Everest Group

In this report, we examine the current challenges, shifting outsourcing needs, and enterprise expectations from FAO providers.

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From Payroll Pains to Growth Gains: Streamlining Payroll & HR for Success

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

In the world of small business management, the challenge of managing payroll & HR efficiently while scaling operations can be overwhelming. Yet, with the right strategies in place, these challenges can become opportunities for growth and innovation. In this session, Joe Sharpe, Senior Director of Managed Payroll Services at IRIS, will reveal practical methods and expert insights for outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes, resulting in substantial time and resource savings.

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Benefits of AI in Cloud Migration and Modernization

Amzur

The rapid and widespread integration of cloud and automation technologies has sparked a powerful transformation in the business landscape across various industries in recent years. On average, 70% of businesses have adopted cloud solutions to become agile and scalable and AI to streamline their mundane operations and stay on top of market needs. The synergy of cloud computing and AI has become a new business strategy and is driving businesses to embrace the next transformative wave. [ Ref ] Lea

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Construction CFO: Driving Financial Success in the Building Industry

inDinero

Financial expertise is as vital in construction as architectural know-how. But what does CFO mean in construction? CFO stands for Chief Financial Officer, and this role takes on unique significance in the construction industry. A Construction CFO is a financial expert specializing in the building sector’s nuances, combining traditional financial management skills with in-depth knowledge of construction processes, regulations, and industry-specific challenges.

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Perficient Named a 2024 Top Workplace in Atlanta

Perficient Digital Transformation

We’re thrilled to announce that Perficient has been recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ! The Top Workplace award is a testament to our exceptional work environment and incredible company culture. Not to mention, this marks the second consecutive year we have received this honor. Winning a Top Workplace award is particularly meaningful as it is based solely on anonymous employee feedback.

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Leveraging DevOps in ETRM Systems

Wirtek

The energy sector is marked by volatility, complexity, and rapid shifts in market conditions, regulatory environments, and technology. Within this context, Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) systems have become critical tools that allow energy companies to manage trading operations, assess risk, and ensure compliance. However, traditional approaches to developing or upgrading these systems often struggle to keep pace with the industry's evolving needs.

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Better Performance in iOS Mobile Apps: Swift vs Objective-C

V-Soft Consulting

Not keeping your technologies up-to-date and user-friendly can slow down your production process and weaken your employee experience. With an abundance of technologies from all platforms, gauging the use of the right one can be difficult. Sticking to what you know can be beneficial when it comes to avoiding migration processes , but is sticking with old technology worth the risk?

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Hello Export Impact

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/CROCOTHERY Hello " Export Impact ,” a new platform where experts dive into the impactful work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service. This platform aims to keep you informed and engaged while you navigate the world of agricultural exports. Check it out!

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How to Increase Diversity in Your Workforce Through AI Technology

Diversity and inclusion are crucial for building a strong and innovative workforce. Discover how AI technology can revolutionize your hiring process and drive diversity in your organization. Explore over 10 ways AI recruiting tools can help you identify a wider pool of candidates, enhance communication strategies, and eliminate unconscious bias. Embrace the future of recruitment and create a more diverse and inclusive workplace with AI technology.

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Why Central and Eastern Europe’s Tech Ecosystem is a top COE Hotspot

Zinnov

The demand for high-quality tech professionals is soaring, and traditional hiring methods often fall short. To address this challenge, firms are increasingly turning to offshore teams through Global Capability Centers (GCCs) and Centers of Excellence (COEs). These centers are enhancing their quality of work, gaining the capability to manage entire functions independently, and fostering collaboration and innovation with academic institutions and start-ups.

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What makes a good AB Test?

Perficient Digital Transformation

Let’s test a button color! I hear this alot with clients. While that can sometimes be a valid beginner AB test, your web designer and UX specialist likely chose the current color based on years of sound research. That likely makes it an unfavorable candidate for a good test. So, what makes a good test then? What’s the secret sauce? A good test has these attributes: It tests a component/page that influences conversion.

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What’s Up with That Drop in Jobs Numbers?

Eclaro

Business and finance circles were buzzing this week when the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its annual benchmark revision that the number of jobs added to the U.S. economy from April 2023 through March 2024 was far fewer that had been reported previously—about 28% lower. That downward revision of 818,000 jobs was the largest such revision in 15 years (824,000 was the corresponding number in 2009) and is the inspiration for this week’s Five on Friday.

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Winter Is On My Head

The Global Small Business Blog

©2024 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart." – Victor Hugo.

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New Report from 3,500+ Employers Confirms Retention is a Top HR Priority in 2024

The first report from Gallagher’s 2024 US Workforce Trends Report Series, includes data from 3,500+ employers who participated in the 2024 US Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey. The report provides benchmarks for benefits, HR and people strategies to help organizations thrive. Organizations continue to rank retention as the top priority for HR, and second highest for operations.

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Payroll Guidelines 2024 (1)

Paysquare

WHAT IS PAYROLL MANAGEMENT? Payroll management is the comprehensive administration of all financial aspects related to employees of a given business. This includes the accurate calculation of earnings, maintenance of attendance records, processing of necessary taxes and ensuring adherence to labour laws and regulatory requirements. The goal of payroll management is to ensure that employees receive their payments accurately and on time.

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Artificial Intelligence in the Healthcare Industry: A Game Changer

V-Soft Consulting

The healthcare industry has benefited from many groundbreaking innovations over the past decade. The industry has learned to embrace adoption of new technologies to deliver healthcare services that are best for their patients. Understanding the scale in which artificial intelligence plays in these new technologies to analyze, predict and advise is critical to understand how AI is becoming a force to drive digital transformation in the healthcare industry.

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Bengaluru, NCR no more only players for GCCs; Ahmedabad, Pune and other cities emerge new focus point

Zinnov

As Global capability centres are explading their broadbase for talent in India, Ahmedabad, Pune, Vadodara, Mangaluru, Coimbatore, and Chandigarh are some of the emerging cities that are turning out to be winners, leaving India’s IT hub, Bengaluru, and NCR behind, reported ToI.

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China vs. Mexico for Manufacturing Expansion

Ivemsa

There have been ongoing comparisons between the value of manufacturing in China vs. manufacturing in Mexico. Though each has its own advantages, the final decision isn’t always choosing one over the other but rather diversifying where to expand production. Manufacturing in Mexico is cost-competitive , yet cost on its own isn’t always the deciding factor when choosing this option over China.

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Foundations of Diversity: Building an Inclusive Company From the Ground Up

Can you guess why top-tier companies place such a high emphasis on diversity? Because a successful business mirrors the world around it. Diverse companies create empowering environments and are 35% more likely to financially outperform their peers. This new guide offers strategic insights to build a vibrant, diverse, and innovative workforce. Learn to assess your current workforce, understand demographics, and identify barriers to inclusivity.

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The Technical Power of Unity Catalog – Beyond Governance

Perficient Digital Transformation

If you use Databricks , you probably know that Databricks Unity Catalog is the industry’s only unified and open governance solution for data and AI, built into the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. With Unity Catalog, organizations can seamlessly govern both structured and unstructured data in any format, as well as machine learning models, notebooks, dashboards and files across any cloud or platform.

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Resilient supply chains: Sustainability

Capgemini

Resilient supply chains: Sustainability Gilles Bacquet 3rd June 2024 Facebook Linkedin Sustainability is a priority for all stakeholders, and organizations are feeling pressure to reduce emissions and improve labor practices across the supply chain. In the previous part of this series, we discussed Supply Chain Quality Management – what it is, how it works, and why it matters.

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Tier-II and Emerging Cities – An Analysis

Zinnov

India’s Global Capability Centers (GCCs) are experiencing an exciting transformation, expanding from over 1,000 centers in 2015 to more than 1,600 by FY2023. This surge reflects a complete evolution in the industry. Once dominated by Tier-I cities, the GCC ecosystem is now thriving in Tier-II and Emerging cities, which are rapidly growing as dynamic hubs of innovation and operational excellence.

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Mid-market Digital Transformation: Insights and Outlook for 2025 | Webinar

Everest Group

live webinar Mid-market Digital Transformation: Insights and Outlook for 2025 August 22, 2024 | 9 a.m. CDT | 10 a.m. EDT | 3 p.m. GMT | 7:30 p.m. IST Growth challenges and a variable economic environment are driving more mid-market enterprises to adopt digital technologies – but what is the best way to drive digital transformation? Based on insights gleaned from Everest Group’s Digital Transformation in Mid-market PEAK Matrix® report, due to be published in August 2024, our experts Alisha Mitta

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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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Proactive Customer Service: The Future of Customer Experience in the UK Insurance Sector

Mattsen Kumar

Providing exceptional customer experience has become a key differentiator in the highly competitive UK insurance sector. Insurance companies increasingly turn to proactive customer service strategies to stay ahead as customer expectations continue to rise. The Shift from Reactive to Proactive Service Traditional customer service in the UK insurance sector has often been reactive, with companies responding to customer inquiries or complaints after they occur.

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Resilient supply chains: Supply chain quality management

Capgemini

Resilient supply chains Supply chain quality management Gilles Bacquet 24 May 2024 Facebook Linkedin How supply chain quality management helps suppliers in uncertain times In the first blog of this three-part series, we covered the importance of order management to supply chains, and how the process can be improved. In this entry, we will discuss Supply Chain Quality Management – what it is, how it works and why it matters.

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6 Intelligent Document Processing Myths, Debunked

Metasource

Intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions have quickly popularized, with more and more organizations across industries implementing them to streamline document-centric processes. In fact, according to a McKinsey survey , organizations deploy IDP tools beyond the pilot phase more often than any other automation solution. With benefits ranging from reduced costs to improved employee and customer satisfaction levels, this uptick in adoption makes perfect sense.

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Email Automation with setTargetObjectId

Perficient Digital Transformation

As a Salesforce Developer, sending emails through Apex is a common task. One of the powerful methods you can use is setTargetObjectId(). This method allows you to specify the recipient using a Salesforce record ID, ensuring seamless integration and enhancing CRM data quality. In this blog, we’ll dive into how to use setTargetObjectId(), explore practical use cases, and address common issues along with debugging tips.

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Interview Scorecard Free Downloadable Template

Making effective hiring decisions can be challenging, but with a standardized evaluation process, you can improve your chances of finding the ideal candidate every time. Discover the benefits of using interview scorecards to assess and compare candidates, ensuring fair and consistent evaluations. Our free interview scorecard template allows you to customize criteria and track candidate progress, helping you make informed hiring decisions.

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Avasant Announces the Winners of the Digital Masters Awards 2024

Avasant

For the third consecutive year, Avasant has been recognized by the Industry Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) for demonstrating excellence in collaboration, innovation, and outcomes. “True collaboration is essential to any successful partnership,” said Debi Hamill, IAOP CEO. “We see this every year in our Global Outsourcing 100 applicants contributing their success to strategic partnerships.

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5 Surprising Advantages of Partnering with a Rightsourcing Provider

NoonDalton

When businesses consider rightsourcing, the first thoughts often revolve around cost savings and access to specialized skills. However, partnering with an outsourced team brings a host of benefits that go far beyond these traditional advantages. These often-overlooked perks can significantly impact your company’s operations, culture, and growth potential, transforming rightsourcing from a tactical decision into a strategic asset.

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When and Why You Should Outsource Your Accounting

Paysquare

Introduction of Accounting Outsourcing Efficient financial control is important for the sustainability and expansion of any business. This involves efficient allocation of resources, managing economic risks & making well-informed decisions supported by accurate and timely financial information. Nevertheless, several businesses especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face enormous constraints in maintaining a robust financial management system: little access to skilled accountant

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How to Customize Zoom Level in Optimizely CMS Spire

Perficient Digital Transformation

In some situations, we need to set a maximum zoom scale or disable zoom completely on our website. This blog explains how to achieve that behavior in Optimizely Spire. In Optimizely, the meta viewport tag rendered on the page comes from the srcFrontEndmodulesserver-frameworksrcPageRenderer.tsx file. However, since this file is part of the server framework, we cannot override it directly.

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How to Conquer These 4 Top-of-Mind HR Challenges

It’s a never-ending tightrope act, trying to find the balance between creating benefits offerings that adapt to the uniqueness of your people, managing your own time and resources, and maintaining the organization’s bottom line. And the ever-changing policies and laws can make cultivating a competitive employee benefits strategy feel impossible. Whether you’re concerned about adapting to new pay transparency laws, managing global benefits packages, return-to-office mandates, or 401(k) and retire