The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days." – John Burroughs.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

It’s nearly the end of the year, so it’s the perfect time to reflect on your accomplishments while planning ahead. Now is also a good time to review the content you published during 2021 and ask some key questions about it. Does your content include data and tech expertise that buyers want? Was it created […].

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Groove Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

E-commerce conversions are recorded when someone takes the desired action on your website. This is usually a sale, although sometimes this can mean adding an item to your wish list, shopping cart, or subscribing to your newsletter. So, your e-commerce conversion rate is the process of optimizing your website for more purchases, cart items, etc. In addition, consumers sometimes see online shopping sites as a place to gather information rather than buy.

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McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Trade finance does not work as well as it could, particularly for the millions of smaller businesses that help fuel the global economy. A new joint report sets out a vision for improving the ecosystem for all players.

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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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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

©2021 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®. All rights reserved. Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® released Episode #9 of its How She Went Global® (HSWG) podcast featuring Angie Yu, founder and president, Twin Rivers Fisheries. This month's theme: Exporting Is Just a Fishnet Away. ©2021 Angie Yu. Angie discusses her business of catching, selling and distributing carp globally; how she used SBA and Exim Bank to fuel her business growth; and where she sees the future of carp as an industry.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Instagram is becoming cheugy for Gen Z youth. Forrester just got data back from its Forrester Analytics Consumer Technographics® US Youth Survey, 2021, which shows a 13-point year-over-year increase in weekly usage of TikTok (from 50% to 63%) among US Gen Z youth (ages 12–17). For that same audience base, Instagram weekly usage declined 4 […].

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McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

New research quantifies the struggles that midcareer workers—those 45 and over—worldwide face and suggests possible interventions to level the playing field.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

iStock/wildpixel At Global Entrepreneurship Week – 180 countries. 40,000 activities – the goal is to remove barriers and welcome all. Their focus this year for the week is: November 8-14, 2021. Everyday is global entrepreneurship day for us. But to celebrate with GEW2021, we offer all of our work: Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global, [link] How She Went Global® podcast, [link] Exporting Guide, [link] The Balance, Import & Export Business, [link] wegginar®, [link] Global Small Business Forum, [li

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Fred Reichheld, one of the creators of Net Promoter Score (NPS), has done it again. In his upcoming book “Winning On Purpose” and his co-authors Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns introduce a new metric: Earned Growth. They previewed the book and their idea in a recent HBR article. Earned Growth measures the revenue growth generated […].

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

We are proud to announce that Perficient has once again been named a 2021 Top Workplace in Michigan by The Detroit Free Press. It is an honor to be recognized as a Top Workplace. We believe our culture and dedicated colleagues make Perficient the leading digital consultancy. This is the third year in a row that Perficient has been recognized by The Detroit Free Press with additional awards in both 2019 and 2020.

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McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

McKinsey’s Steve Saxon and Jaana Remes explain why shipping rates haven’t fallen and provide a scenario for what to expect in 2022.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

©iStock/josefkubes What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: E-commerce site Camp calls itself a “family experience store” that uses AI to answer the question, “What should we do today?” Three tactics to build on the momentum of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Global small businesses are getting hammered from the global supply chain problems.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Sales technology vendors often use the GPS analogy to describe how they help sellers reach their goals. Enter your destination, and let the system guide you. While this analogy makes sense, these vendors have spent more time talking about the route than their ability to get where you’re going on time. Companies that are not […].

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

We are thrilled to announce that for the very first time, Perficient’s Houston office has been named a 2021 Top Workplace by the Houston Chronicle ! This win adds to the growing list of awards won by Perficient offices around the country and is proof of the incredible culture and collaborative environment that our Houston team fosters every day.

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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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McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Cutting postharvest waste could translate to cost savings for grain-trading companies, as well as to potential land gains for countries at high risk of grain loss.

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Velocity Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

DENVER, November 19, 2021 —. 1,000 surveyed tech leaders say distributed work increases productivity and diversity. Most remote talent to remain untethered to an office post-pandemic. Tech leaders desire to increase remote work for themselves. 72% utilize a distributed workforce but face hurdles to expand it. Remote and distributed workforces are here to stay due to the mutual benefits to both businesses and talent according to a new study from Velocity Global, the leading provider of global emp

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The metaverse has arrived — or that was the vibe last week, anyway, at the 2021 installment of the Augmented World Expo (AWE) conference. Many speakers also acknowledged that the metaverse is still in its early days, but the consensus was that after decades of gestation, the metaverse is now born. Since 2013, AWE has […].

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Recently, Perficient and Red Hat presented a great discussion surrounding middleware and the importance of modernization. The discussion was led by Perficient’s Red Hat Practice Director Charles Mahoney, and three experts from Red Hat: Chief Architect and Strategist, E.G. Nadhan; Director of Business Development and Hybrid Cloud, Jason Milliron; and Senior Manager of Application Development Solution Architects, Ron Murhammer.

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this video, three McKinsey experts on aerospace and mobility describe a future in which electric flying vehicles are a safe, affordable, and sustainable way to travel.

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Velocity Global

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

??Growing a business is an exciting prospect for many entrepreneurs, yet doing so requires enough research and preparation to execute the growth without letting it get out of hand. Business growth strategies can help entrepreneurs identify actionable, direct ways to do so. They pinpoint your overarching goals with which you’ll build your course of action and provide insight into how you’re looking to approach your new product or market.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Forrester predicts that 2022 will see the rise of the chief trust officer, bias bounties, decentralized digital identities, and the Climate Pledge Initiative.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This is the eighth and final in a series of blog posts sharing the results of our study on the business value of experience design. In this post, we explore the power of creativity to stir excitement, reduce anxiety and express the company’s values to help it stand out from the competition. Earlier this year, the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark commissioned $84,000 to Danish artist Jens Haaning to deliver two new pieces of artwork.

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McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Leap Business-Building Quotient highlights what matters in creating new ventures. Digital Insights Digital strategy and organization Growth Innovation

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VXI

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Leadership is the single most important aspect that allows an organization to grow and evolve. An effective leader is an informed leader, has strong values that guide their decisions, has integrity, and is creative in coming up with ideas on how to solve complex business dilemmas. Overcoming adversity with leadership might be the single most important skill a leader must-have.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Traditional financial services firms will make non-traditional moves and look to innovate to stay competitive in the year ahead.

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Wirtek

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Agile has become one of the most popular ways of conducting projects today due to its flexibility. What’s more, in Agile project management, testing is an integral part of the project execution phase, which means that the overall quality of the final product is higher. Also, customers are involved in the development process and can make changes based on market requirements.

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McKinsey and Company

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Net worth has tripled since 2000, but the increase mainly reflects valuation gains in real assets, especially real estate, rather than investment in productive assets that drive our economies.

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Velocity Global

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The best team leaders all have one thing in common: They put goals in place. It’s important for leaders to set goals for themselves so they can improve on skill sets they already have. Setting specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based (SMART) goals can help leaders create an actionable plan to grow and succeed. But with so much to do, entrepreneurs may stop seeing the value of personal learning and development.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

New expectations call for new processes and tools. Learn how software development will adapt to the new normal in 2022.

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Unosquare

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Starting the process of digital transformation in your organization is exciting. Measuring the success of your digital transformation? That can be a challenging task. According to IBM , 84% of companies fail to achieve digital transformation. That is, in large part because they aren't keeping tabs on their efforts. It's common for companies to get caught up in launching their digital transformation plan.

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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.