The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

©iStock/MikeVanSchoonderwait Would US tariffs end or even reverse the era of trade liberalization begun in the 1980s? Perhaps not, according to Walter Frick for Bloomberg. Bloomberg Economics’ model of Trump’s proposed tariffs expects that other countries will offset most of their lost trade with the US simply by trading more with each other. That points to the possibility that globalization could keep on humming — just without the US at its center.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Live Webinar Key Opportunities for GBS Leaders: 2024 Learnings and 2025 Outlook November 19, 2024 | 9 a.m. CDT | 10 a.m. EDT | 3 p.m. GMT | 8:30 p.m. IST Global businesses are at a unique inflection point of growth. Moving past GBS model evaluations based on outdated metrics, such as cost efficiency and operational performance, offers businesses the opportunity to drive strategic value and innovate for greater capabilities.

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Airswift

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Expanding your business globally brings exciting opportunities, but it also introduces complex challenges. You probably already know this. Unique employment laws, diverse cultural expectations, varying compensation standards, and distinct employee relations practices. These are likely some factors that have kept you from taking that next step.

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Microsourcing

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For most businesses, nothing matters more in the quest for success than sales performance. An operation can boast amazing analysts, cutting-edge technology and a stellar reputation for customer service but if its sales team fails to make sales, there will be significant issues when it comes time to balance the books.

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

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Transformational Leadership Is a leadership style that inspires and motivates team members to achieve their highest potential and drives organizational change. Transformational leaders focus on creating a vision for the future, encouraging innovation, fostering an environment of trust and collaboration, and developing and empowering their team members.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

©Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.

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V-Soft Consulting

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

ServiceNow is a cloud-based integration platform that can help businesses standardized, streamline, and automated IT services and operations. Before deploying ServiceNow applications, it is important for organizations to have a better understanding of what types of ServiceNow licensing models best fit their needs to optimize ROI.

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The Scalers

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Working out the way to set up or extend your tech team is no easy fete. It’s not simply a case of identifying the optimal path, but the strategy you can actually execute. To help CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and other tech leaders identify and execute the right offshoring strategy, we put together The CTO’s report on offshoring. We interviewed 100 CTOs to find out their approaches and thoughts on the current state and future trends of building and managing dedicated tech teams.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

©iStock/MeXaHuk The orange supply chain faces an unprecedented crisis – a scarcity which has forced major producers and brands to rethink their global strategies to meet demand. With the soaring cost of orange juice, up 130% year-on-year according to Mintec's Benchmark Prices, brands are turning to innovation to offset challenges. The orange juice market faces significant challenges, from environmental disasters to persistent plant diseases.

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Global Expansion

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Global job openings are growing. Find out how an Employer of Record makes hiring easier and helps businesses expand smoothly.

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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

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Quantum computing is rapidly transitioning from theory to reality, using the principles of quantum mechanics to achieve computational power far beyond traditional computers. Imagine upgrading from a bicycle to a spaceship—quantum computers can solve complex problems at extraordinary speeds. However, this leap in computing power poses significant challenges, particularly for cybersecurity, which forms the backbone of data protection in our digital world.

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The Scalers

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Wondering what offshore software development is all about? Then, this article is for you. Whether you’re a seasoned tech leader struggling to find specialised engineering talent locally or just casually looking to learn about this hiring and engagement model, this guide will help you navigate all things offshoring. Drawing on our extensive experience building over 80 offshore tech teams in the past 10+ years , we’ve put together what we’ve learned in this concise summary.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

©iStock/Gwengoat Total investment in Japanese startups increased 25% between 2013 and 2023, reaching $5.4bn in 2023, according to Initial, a Japanese VC data provider. But Japan’s venture capital sector is still small. VC investment is about half that of South Korea’s, for example, and only 3% of the US market. Historically Japan’s startups have focused on serving the domestic market, a barrier to attracting foreign VC investment.

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Global Expansion

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Can you believe 2025 is almost here? As we get into the festive spirit, it’s also a great time to think about what the new year holds for global hiring.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction to Multiclass Text Classification with LLMs Multiclass text classification (MTC) is a natural language processing (NLP) task where text is categorized into multiple predefined categories or classes. Traditional approaches rely on training machine learning models, requiring labeled data and iterative fine-tuning. However, with the advent of large language models (LLMs), this task can now be approached differently.

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Capgemini

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Strengthening cybersecurity in the age of AI and Gen AI Marco Pereira 21 Nov 2024 Facebook Twitter Linkedin As cyber threats evolve in complexity, organizations face an urgent need to bolster their defenses. From phishing and ransomware to the rising danger of deepfakes, the landscape of cyberattacks is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Our recent research reveals a concerning trend: Over 90% of organizations experienced a security breach last year, a staggering increase from just 51% in 2021

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Ivemsa

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Mexicali is arguably one of the most strategic locations for foreign companies interested in Mexico manufacturing. It has several regional benefits as a thriving industrial hub and is known for fostering innovation in the aerospace, automotive, medical device, and electronics sectors. Though every manufacturer has its own criteria when choosing a site to set up production, here are the main reasons why Mexicali continues to top the list.

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Paysquare

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In a dynamic environment, the businesses thrive. When it comes to finances and its distribution, accounting departments face pressure to both deliver the correct and timely financial information efficiently. The process is manual, taking more time, and also it is vulnerable to errors. It creates barriers to decisions and delays the financial close process.

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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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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

In this blog, we will explore how to create a custom date range picker in Vue.js that is both functional and visually appealing. We’ll also explore advanced customizations such as custom date formatting, controlling calendar visibility, and managing custom CSS classes. Benefits of Using a Custom Date Range Picker in Vue.js Creating a custom date range picker in Vue.js not only enhances the user interface but also provides users with flexibility in selecting date ranges.

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Microsourcing

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

For more than a century, Harvard Business Review has been a go-to resource for managers wanting insights into topics such as leadership, negotiation, strategy, marketing and finance. Its writers cover the big issues facing organizations and it was no surprise when an in-depth article appeared under the headline ‘Managing the Crises in Data Processing’ 1.

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Ivemsa

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Setting up production close to the U.S./Mexico border is a common strategy when manufacturing in Mexico. However, the northeastern part of the country has emerged as another alluring choice for nearshoring opportunities. Monterrey, in particular, is an industrial hub in this area known for its infrastructure and innovation, which is valuable for manufacturers that want to reach the U.S. market.

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Everest Group

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Discover the Enterprise Playbook for AI Infrastructure Adoption, offering strategies to optimize AI deployment and drive transformative value.

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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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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a final rule § 1033.121(c) supporting open banking and personal financial data rights. Under this ruling, banks, credit unions, credit card issuers, and other financial service providers must enhance consumer access to personal financial data. The first compliance deadline of April 1, 2026, impacts the largest organizations.

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NoonDalton

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Managing the finances of a business can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to maintaining accuracy and compliance. However, financial stability is essential for long-term success. That’s where a dedicated bookkeeping team becomes invaluable, acting as the backbone of a company’s financial health. Did you know that poor cash flow management causes 82% of small business failures ?

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Ivemsa

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Cost-competitive labor is one of the main reasons U.S. and other foreign manufacturers have increasingly expanded their production to Mexico. Labor rates in Mexico are comparably less expensive than those in the U.S., plus there’s greater availability of industrial talent. However, there are a few common misconceptions about the full cost of labor and what’s involved when recruiting and retaining Mexico’s top workers.

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Everest Group

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Explore the AI Infrastructure Layer, the foundation enabling seamless AI deployment, scalability, and performance optimization for enterprises.

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In today's dynamic business environment, HR leaders face immense pressure to optimize costs while maintaining a competitive edge to attract, retain and engage their workforce. Gallagher can help you meet that challenge head-on. Our proprietary data and people analytics platform, Gallagher Drive ® , provides the elevated insights you need to make impactful program decisions that are aligned with your organizational goals and set your strategy up for long-term success.

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Globalization Partners

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Remote work has become a standard practice, enabling teams to collaborate across borders and boundaries. However, one of the biggest challenges remote teams face is ensuring effective communication amidst varying cultures, time zones, and even languages.

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NoonDalton

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The holiday season is a critical time for businesses. It’s not just about spreading cheer but also managing a massive influx of customers eager to shop, inquire, and resolve issues. The stakes are high, and expectations even higher. The US Census Bureau data shows that core retail sales during the 2023 holiday season grew 3.8% over 2022 to a record $964.4 billion.

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CGS Inc

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Are rising production costs, complex supplier management, and ESG compliance demands putting pressure on your operations? This eBook is an essential guide for supply chain leaders aiming to stay competitive, resilient, and innovative in a fast-paced world. What's inside? Navigating major shifts in the retail supply chain: Explore how businesses can adapt to constant disruption and leverage new technologies to reshape their supply chains for greater resilience and efficiency.

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Everest Group

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Discover the Top 20 Influential AI Infrastructure Providers in the Market, driving innovation and enabling transformative AI solutions for enterprises.

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