The Global Small Business Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

©iStock/metamorworks What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Why small businesses must cross borders. One of the fastest growing banks in the US is on a mission to rewire the industry. It has also touched some nerves. The small factories in the western Japanese city of Higashiosaka for decades fuelled the thundering rise of the country's biggest brands - but a weak yen and rising costs have accelerated a slow decline, and are reshaping the industria

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 25, 2022

In 2020, Forrester’s Now Tech: Value Stream Management Tools, Q2 2020, report featured 12 vendors with a stand-alone or integrated VSM solution. Two years later, this market has nearly doubled: The Value Stream Management Landscape, Q3 2022, covers 22 fully featured VSM vendors. More vendors means more competition and more innovation, which is good for […].

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Groove Technology

AUGUST 23, 2022

Customer. Our customer is a global Human Resources corporation with international teams in different branches. Challenge. The company came to Groove Technology when they needed an official app to bring their workflow and internal communication to the next level. The app had to adapt to all level of access and be scalable as their company structure was growing.

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Planergy Software

AUGUST 25, 2022

Clients and results. More Customers. We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with PLANERGY. Cristian Maradiaga. King Ocean. Book a Live Demo. Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing.

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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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The Global Small Business Blog

AUGUST 23, 2022

©iStock/RamCreativ Companies will only get more global as communication across the world becomes easier. We must ensure that cultural differences are not assumed but understood. Read on to learn how to communicate with a global workforce.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 25, 2022

In times defined by extraordinary political and social instability, customers, employees, and partners increasingly turn to businesses they can believe in, and that give them confidence in their future actions based on a clear set of values.

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Intelligent Management Inc.

AUGUST 21, 2022

Every solution is a change. If entrepreneurs and leaders want new solutions to be implemented successfully, then all those involved have to be able to adapt their way of behaving to the requirements of that solution. This means we have to develop and communicate this solution in a way that everyone is involved in its construction. They need to be part of building the change and in that way they can own it.

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The Global Small Business Blog

AUGUST 25, 2022

©iStock/Chaay_Tee Even with Covid losing its grip on the population, businesses are still facing the aftershocks of the disaster. It would be safe to say the storm has not yet passed. In this article , take a deeper dive into how Covid-19 still clamps onto global small businesses despite Covid-related restrictions being eased up. Business owners still face new worries.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 24, 2022

Read Forrester’s advice on where to invest, where to cut, and where to experiment to create a smart B2C marketing budget in 2023.

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Zinnov

AUGUST 24, 2022

By Sean Bouani, Partner, Zinnov; Peter Kirkwood, Principal, Zinnov; Shreyashee Dutt, Zinnov. For SMBs, Cybersecurity hasn’t been a priority, as they focused on generating and growing revenues. But today, it is emerging as a top priority as evident from Zinnov’s recent survey of 600 SMBs (Small Medium Businesses) in the US, which shows that 45% of SMB owners consider Cybersecurity as one of their top 3 priorities, with 18% mentioning it as their #1 priority.

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McKinsey and Company

AUGUST 23, 2022

Independent work is booming, the American Opportunity Survey shows. For these workers and society, the upsides and drawbacks are all part of the gig.

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Groove Technology

AUGUST 25, 2022

There are several companies that build mobile apps in today’s technological age. A mobile app development company is willing to create innovative and imaginative applications by taking your target audience’s needs into account. The mobile application development business you intend to collaborate with for development should have skilled developers that can focus solely on your project.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 24, 2022

Marketing leaders should focus on what can be done to combat an economic downturn without damaging the long-term capabilities of the marketing organization.

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31 West

AUGUST 26, 2022

Customer service? Your customers will never get enough of it. You have to keep working on it until you acquire your own fan base, it will celebrate you as an epitome of customer service one day. Why because 93% of customers are likely to make repeat purchases with companies that offer excellent customer service. One can never change the fact that you can count on service desk outsourcing though.

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McKinsey and Company

AUGUST 25, 2022

Here’s how to build a comprehensive, measurable, and objective end-to-end risk appetite framework as a foundation for managing technology risk and cyber risk.

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Groove Technology

AUGUST 23, 2022

Customer. Our customer is a gym studio in the UK. Challenge. The customer asked for a fitness app of their own brand, which would help their customers to do exercises at home and have a healthy diet. Technologies. React Native.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 22, 2022

Volatility will complicate planning for the coming year, but an intentional approach to investments and cuts will help businesses succeed.

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31 West

AUGUST 25, 2022

For every IT help desk, making the customer experience better is the Brownie point and handling the tickets stands at the frontline of doing it. In a survey conducted, almost two-thirds said they would wait two minutes or less and 13% said that “no wait time is acceptable” when it comes to waiting for their tickets to be resolved. Breaking it down further, 29% that waiting more than two minutes is too long.

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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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McKinsey and Company

AUGUST 23, 2022

Brian Solis, Salesforce global innovation evangelist, sees curiosity and empathy as integral parts in delivering new experiences in the metaverse. An edited version of the conversation from our ‘Value creation in the metaverse’ report follows.

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Groove Technology

AUGUST 21, 2022

Since having a presence on both the Android and iOS platforms has become imperative, the React Native vs. Native debate has become outdated. While some users continued developing native applications, others shifted to React Native because it provides many chances across platforms. In the midst of this, if you find yourself unable to choose between the two possibilities, this article will be a worthwhile read for you.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 24, 2022

Forrester contends that CX leaders are overly optimistic about their budget prospects. Learn where to trim your CX budget in 2023 and key areas to increase investment dollars.

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31 West

AUGUST 25, 2022

Managed IT services refer to any IT-related support managed by an external or outsourcing agency. In the era of IT-enabled services, using managed IT support is standard practice for businesses. Some of the widely used managed IT support include cloud-based storage, remote monitoring , server maintenance, etc. It also supports and manages your network system, virtual machine , and cybersecurity efforts.

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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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McKinsey and Company

AUGUST 24, 2022

As customers demand both transformational expertise and simplified, self-serve experiences, the traditional enterprise sales playbook is being disrupted from the top down and bottom up.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

AUGUST 22, 2022

How to Setup an Effective LinkedIn Profile. I will cover all sections to make a strong & complete LinkedIn profile in points. 1. Background picture / Cover Photo. I usually keep background photos of the current tool I am working on or the company I work for. Either work!! 2. Display Picture. Keep basic image with minimal edit and nice plain background at back.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 24, 2022

Over the past year, Forrester’s diligently covered the state of the metaverse and what it means for marketing, technology, and other business executives. On Thursday, September 29 at 11:15 am CDT, we will debate the future of the internet (Metaverse, NFTs, and Web3) at Forrester’s Technology & Innovation event. I’ll be joined by Jam3’s Rachel […].

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31 West

AUGUST 24, 2022

If building a strong customer service culture is an art, then service desk ticket handling is its essence! Yup, but it never comes free of cost. Cost-per-ticket for support teams ranges from $2.93 to $49.69. Whereas the average ticket cost accounts for $15.56. Considering which, outsourcing service desk is always a better option to save you from the most draining processes right from setting up an internal team by shedding your sweat and blood.

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McKinsey and Company

AUGUST 25, 2022

Industry players can both lower costs and improve performance by capturing the full value of today’s technologies.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

AUGUST 25, 2022

Internet marketing can be quite competitive, and hard to get your brand’s message across with so much noise in our digital landscape. As a manufacturer, it’s important that you build a connected buying experience that follows the customer with content throughout their journey. By utilizing digital marketing services throughout your content & commerce approach, you’re more than likely fulfilling this need for your customers and exceeding business goals.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

AUGUST 26, 2022

While social media is abuzz with “quiet quitting” as the latest trend in employee behavior, whistleblowers from tech companies are quitting in the loudest possible way and sounding alarms on the way out or shortly thereafter. On August 23, 2022, news emerged that Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, had filed a whistleblower […].

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31 West

AUGUST 23, 2022

IT Help Desk best practices are not just something written out of sheer enthusiasm but out of unavoidable necessity. If you are someone running a help desk, then you must know that helpdesk best practices are crucial to make your help desk float like an acorn without drowning in the ocean of eternal death. You should be wise enough to follow the best practices – which we have clustered together– in order to avoid any regrets in the near future.

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