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Mapping the Next: Key Priorities for 2025 | Webinar

Everest Group

Live Webinar Mapping the Next: Key Priorities for 2025 December 10, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. CST | 10:00 a.m. EST | 3:00 p.m. GMT | 8:30 p.m. IST Join us as we reveal findings from the annual “Mapping the Next: Key Priorities for 2025” study, offering an inside look into the top concerns, expectations, and goals of industry leaders for the coming year.

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Global Supply Chain Leader's Biggest Concerns in 2025

The Global Small Business Blog

iStock/aprott Descartes Systems Group released findings from its 2024 Supply Chain Intelligence Report: Escalating Challenges for Global Supply Chain Leaders survey, which examined the most significant global trade challenges facing logistics and supply chain leaders today. The study showed that 48% of respondents identified rising tariffs and trade barriers as their top concern, closely followed by supply chain disruptions at 45% and geopolitical instability at 41%.

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How Outsourcing Can Fuel Business Growth

SEBPO

BLOG How Outsourcing Can Fuel Business Growth December 11, 2024 Kathleen Katz, Vice President of Marketing at SEBPO, provides a fresh perspective on outsourcing and its benefits for business growth. New to outsourcing, but armed with a background in licensing, consumer products, client services, and related marketing industries, Kathleen dives into her insights in the article below.

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Is offshore staffing the key to data compliance?

Microsourcing

With entire websites dedicated to exposing businesses daily that have been hacked or have had their data breached daily, its no wonder why data security is the latest must-have-or-wont-buy requirement. So what if youre an organization thats looking for innovative ways to bolster their data presence? Enter offshore staffinga solution that's boosting not just operational efficiency, but data compliance as well.

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

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

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The Holiday Season: Elevating CX

Redial

As the festive season approaches, businesses face a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Christmas and New Year celebrations are accompanied by a surge in customer inquiries, online purchases, and service demands. Ensuring customer satisfaction during this time requires more than just goodwillit demands expertise, seamless operations, and round-the-clock support.

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Global Trends in Government Innovation 2024 (Released 12/16/24)

The Global Small Business Blog

iStock/metamorworks The report, Global Trends in Government Innovation 2024 , analyzes nearly 800 case studies from 83 countries and identifies five critical trends in government innovation that are reshaping public services. The report will be released December 16, 2024. Check back here. Abstract available now here.

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10 Best Employee Benefits to Offer in 2025

Global Expansion

The days of thinking your employees care about free pizza and drinks on a Friday afternoon are over. Todays top talent expects more than a decent paycheck and free food. They want employee benefits that make a difference.

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What Makes Your Enterprise Data AI-Ready?

V-Soft Consulting

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving across various aspects of businesses looking for a competitive edge in automation. Organizations that heavily depend on data for business execution must be ready to embrace AI-powered solutions to remain competitive in this digital landscape.

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Discover U.S. Trade By Product

The Global Small Business Blog

iStock/AmyLaughinghouse Discover interactive dashboards and infographics providing data on U.S. goods trade at the national, state and metropolitan area levels. In addition, see product-specific import and export trends and insights on U.S. by partner countries.

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Universal Design for Visual Disabilities in Healthcare: Building an Accessible Future

Perficient Digital Transformation

Welcome to our ongoing series on Universal Design for Healthcare! In this segment, well explore the importance of Visual Disabilities in Healthcare. Creating a healthcare environment that is accessible to individuals with visual disabilities is crucial for delivering equitable and high-quality care. Universal design principles aim to make healthcare facilities, services, and information accessible to all, including those with visual impairments.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

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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Clean Industrial Deal: Impact on Energy Sector & Tech Providers

Wirtek

Ursula von der Leyen announced on 08th Nov, 2024 at the Budapest European Council Meeting that in the first 100 days of her new mandate they will produce a new Clean Industrial Deal proposal. This reiterated the commissions commitment to the Clean Energy Transition and hinted at its future focus areas.

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Expense Receipts: What Are They and Why Tracking Proof of Purchase for Business Expenses Is Important

Planergy Software

The post Expense Receipts: What Are They and Why Tracking Proof of Purchase for Business Expenses Is Important appeared first on PLANERGY Software.

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The Christmas Tree Goes Up

The Global Small Business Blog

2024 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "The Christmas tree goes up on December 1. I love it." Richard E. Grant [Photo by Laurel J. Delaney, taken on 12/6/24, downtown Chicago.

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A New Normal: Developer Productivity with Amazon Q Developer

Perficient Digital Transformation

Amazon Q was front and center at AWS re:Invent last week. Q Developer is emerging as required tooling for development teams focused on custom development, cloud-native services, and the wide range of legacy modernizations, stack conversions and migrations required of engineers. Q Developer is evolving beyond just code generation and is timing its maturity well alongside the rise of agentic workflows with dedicated agents playing specific roles within a process a familiar metaphor for enterprise

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Challenges and Solutions in High-Volume, High-Stakes Hiring

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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Virtual Private Cloud | Market Insights™

Everest Group

Virtual Private Cloud pricing has increased by over 10% in the last 1218 months, driven by sector-specific needs, compliance requirements

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EOY Partnership Events & Year-End Message from ASW Global Management Team

AS White Global

End-of-Year Partnership Celebrations As 2024 draws to a close, we are reminded of the mutual success weve achieved together with our client partnerships. To show our appreciation for their continued support, we celebrated with a series of End-of-Year Partnership Events in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney last month. It was time well spent expanding our network and celebrating our growth this year with our partners.

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Tips to improving motivation at work

Airswift

Ever notice how a motivated team can feel unstoppable? When employees are genuinely engaged, productivity soars, collaboration flows, and job satisfaction rises. Motivation doesnt just boost individual performance; its the foundation of a thriving workplace.

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Matt Isbell Inspires Growth in Perficient’s Microsoft Practice

Perficient Digital Transformation

No matter the project, location, or career path, Perficient promises to challenge, champion, and celebrate every colleague on their journey to success. Perficient is a place where great minds and great companies converge to boldly advance business. Our colleagues bring fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to the table that inspire creativity, spark collaboration, and ignite change.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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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Candidate Engagement and Experience Platform PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024 – Permanent Talent Acquisition and Contingent Talent Acquisition

Everest Group

Candidate Engagement and Experience Platform PEAK Matrix Assessment Candidate engagement and experience platforms are rapidly growing due to shifting workforce dynamics, including the demand for agile talent solutions, personalization, and data-driven decision-making. By enhancing recruitment efficiency and candidate experience, these platforms have become indispensable for businesses to remain competitive in a complex and evolving talent landscape.

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Is Working with a Mexico Shelter Company Best for Your Production Needs?

Ivemsa

Partnering with a shelter company is the route most foreign manufacturers take when expanding production to Mexico. Though shelter services offered are generally the same, customizing solutions per a companys unique requirements is what distinguishes one from the next. Often, business leaders unknowingly seek the support of a Mexico shelter company when in search of contract manufacturing.

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Top Tips on Cash Flow Management for Startups

inDinero

It finally happened investors saw your vision, you raised a Series A, and now you have the green light to grow as quickly as possible. Now what? Or perhaps youre building an MVP and scrapping for revenue. Your idea has potential, but you have to diligently manage resources until you can raise seed funding. Regardless of where you are in your journey, cash flow management for your startup will be crucial.

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Title: Navigating the Generative AI Journey: A Strategic Roadmap for Healthcare Organizations

Perficient Digital Transformation

Doctor creating artificial intelligence interface 3D rendering Introduction The healthcare industry stands at a transformative crossroads with generative AI (GenAI) poised to revolutionize care delivery, operational efficiency, and patient outcomes. Recent MIT Technology Review research indicates that while 88% of organizations are using or experimenting with GenAI, healthcare organizations face unique challenges in implementation.

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

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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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Emerging Dynamics in the Work-at-Home-Agent Landscape | Market Insights™

Everest Group

Explore Emerging Dynamics in the Work-at-Home-Agent Landscape, where demand rises for e-commerce and declines in high-risk operations.

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Exploring Mexico’s Solutions for U.S. Industrial Labor Demands

Ivemsa

Lack of qualified industrial labor continues to plague U.S. manufacturers. With the influx of production demand due to the CHIPS and Science Act, as well as the Inflation Reduction Act, there are a rising number of opportunities available, though not enough employees to fulfill them. Labor shortages have been a hurdle for U.S. manufacturers for the past several years.

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Blue Ocean Earns EcoVadis Bronze Medal for Sustainability Excellence

Blue Ocean

Halifax, Nova Scotia – Blue Ocean Contact Centers, a leading provider of high-touch customer care solutions, has been awarded a Bronze Medal from EcoVadis, placing them in the top 35% of companies globally for sustainability performance. This recognition validates Blue Ocean’s commitment to environmental stewardship, ethical business practices, labor and human rights, and sustainable procurement. “At Blue Ocean, we’ve always believed that doing good business means doing b

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Universal Design for Visual Disabilities in Healthcare – Understanding Visual Disabilities -1

Perficient Digital Transformation

Creating a healthcare system that caters to the needs of individuals with visual disabilities is essential for providing inclusive and equitable care. Understanding visual disabilities is the first step towards implementing effective universal design principles in healthcare settings. Here’s a detailed look at visual disabilities and how they impact healthcare access and delivery.

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Transform Employee Wellbeing and Control Costs Through Data-Driven Strategies

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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Key Drivers of the Anticipated Work-at-Home-Agent Resurgence | Market Insights™

Everest Group

Key Drivers of the Anticipated Work-at-Home-Agent Resurgence include increasing need of multilingual support, flexibility and cost optimization.

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How the USMCA Has Shaped the Manufacturing Industry

Ivemsa

Free trade agreements (FTAs) connect manufacturers on a global scale by reducing trade barriers among countries to strengthen production. Mexico has maintained a strong manufacturing presence, upholding 13 FTAs with 50 countries, including the European Free Trade Area, the Comprehensive and Progress Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), formerly known as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Today in Global Small Business: What Do Most Extraordinary Global Business Leaders Have in Common?

The Global Small Business Blog

iStock/istocksdaily What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: What do most extraordinary global business leaders have in common? Economic threats top global business leaders' risk concerns. Quote of the week: Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." Steve Jobs Mastering cross-border regulatory compliance in global business.

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Maximizing Advertising Impact with SFMC Advertising Studio

Perficient Digital Transformation

In today’s digital marketing landscape, delivering personalized and cohesive customer experiences across multiple channels is essential. Salesforce Marketing Cloud Advertising Studio empowers businesses to integrate their advertising efforts with customer data, enabling targeted and effective campaigns. This blog explores the features, benefits, and practical applications of Advertising Studio, providing insights into how it can enhance your marketing strategy.

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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.