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How to Pay an Independent Contractor in India: A Guide for Global Companies

Velocity Global

India holds one-sixth of the world’s population, many of whom speak English and are highly skilled in tech, IT, and other critical sectors. Naturally, global companies are seeking talent in India to work as remote contractors. However, this poses an important question: How do you securely pay an independent contractor in India? Although there are several payment methods available, companies must also consider other factors before engaging contractors, including taxation, IP protection, and compl

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How Do You Grow Your MSP Business?

31 West

Cybersecurity threats have become the biggest cause of concern for businesses. Unfortunately, the risk isn’t just for the large corporations that report annual revenues in millions. But SMBs are also exposed to these attackers. Businesses are turning to MSPs ( Managed Service Providers ) for IT operations and security. Small businesses, particularly, work with the IT help desk to mitigate the risk of security breaches.

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What Drives Globalization?

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/nadia_bormotova The author of "De-globalization – Myth or reality?" sees three forces that drive globalization. The first is the ability to shorten distances in both transport and communication. The second is the commitment of nation states to establish and adhere to rules, standards and safeguards that ensure that goods, services, capital and labor can move relatively freely across borders.

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How IT Leaders Can Manage Costs during Inflation and Develop Better Outsourcing Partnerships | In the News

Everest Group

The best strategy to maximize business needs amid inflation involves appreciating existing shifts in economic forces to source partnerships for improved business value. Amy Fong, Partner at Everest Group, says that industry stakeholders can only lower outsourcing costs by appreciating the concern’s existence and developing appropriate strategies to improve flexibility in industrial operations.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Dedicated Team Service for an eCommerce Company

Groove Technology

Customer. Our customer is an eCommerce company based in Germany. Their main product is related to organic cosmetic. Challenge. Our customer reached to us when they needed a dedicated team to support them in developing a delivery app. Technologies. React Native,NET, MS Azure.

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How We Picked The 2022 Top 10 Emerging Technologies

Forrester Digital Transformation

Since we published The Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2022, we’ve been getting questions about how these technologies were selected out of the hundreds that Forrester tracks. Clients also ask, “Why are some obvious ones like machine learning, blockchain, the metaverse, or quantum computing missing?” Here are our top 10. Please read our four-part blog […].

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Even in the metaverse, women remain locked out of leadership roles

McKinsey and Company

Five early indicators on women in the metaverse reveal gender inequality—especially in the leadership creating and setting metaverse standards.

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Top Cities With BPO Growth For 2023 

Redial

Since exploring the economic context of countries and markets is a fundamental part of our day-to-day, we couldn’t resist looking up what is ahead for the Business Process Outsourcing industry for 2023. . What are the top places aiming to invest in and generate more opportunities for companies and their people? South Africa. If you have been reading our latest blogs, you know South Africa has been a topic of discussion, becoming a preferred destination for BPOs searching for lower costs a

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Design Do’s and Don’ts for Retailers This Holiday Season

Forrester Digital Transformation

Retailers can improve their websites and boost customer experience this holiday season by applying these tips.

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Today in Global Small Business: Gratefulness Edition

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Olga Beliaeva What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Gratefulness: a necessary ingredient for relationships (and in business). Why gratitude matters in our world. Quote of the week: "Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don't forget to lift someone up." – words from Roy T.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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The clean hydrogen opportunity for hydrocarbon-rich countries

McKinsey and Company

Hydrogen could play an important role in helping hard-to-abate sectors meet climate targets. Countries with hydrocarbon resources and industry expertise can help build and scale the needed technology.

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Credit app development for a finance & investigation company

Groove Technology

Customer. Our customer is an Italian credit company operating for the local market in Financial & Reputation Investigations. Challenge. The company came to us when they lacked a technical team who could help them build a mobile app for their credit service. Technologies. React Native, Node.JS, MongoDB.

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Want To Improve Employees’ Insights-Driven Decision Making? Data Literacy Programs Alone Won’t Help

Forrester Digital Transformation

Companies want to be insights-driven, customer obsessed, and future fit. This journey includes investing in data literacy or spending on tech. In 2022, 75% of US business decision-makers responded that they are adopting enterprise-wide data literacy, and companies are projected to spend 4.7 trillion dollars on technology globally. But if tech execs think that these […].

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Retailer's Huge Holiday Wish?

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/pialhovik Retailers’ biggest holiday wish is to get rid of all that excess inventory. As some of the nation’s largest retailers report quarterly earnings and revenue, Wall Street is paying close attention to another number, too — inventory levels. Who isn't carrying a great deal of inventory lately? And who isn't experiencing issues with goods ordered pre-pandemic that are finally arriving now?

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HR’s Blueprint for a Successful 2025

The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.

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What Are The Different Types Of Firewalls?

31 West

A firewall is a security mechanism that filters out the bad traffic that tries to access your private network. Like a metal detector installed at secure entrance points in buildings, a firewall is a virtual tool that scans data packets before they enter your company’s network. It checks these data packets against a set of predefined rules. Like any other technology, the firewall has been updated with advanced security protocols that extend its usability beyond network protection.

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What matters: How to scale advanced analytics in corporate functions

McKinsey and Company

Organizations are starting to embrace advanced analytics as a core pillar of innovation within their general and administrative functions.

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Learnings From Our Hybrid Cloud Management Forrester Wave™

Forrester Digital Transformation

This blog piggybacks off of my last post regarding the management evaluations I’ve been working on in 2022. As previously noted, they take a lot of effort but deliver high value — a lot of which can’t be captured in a single report. I already shared my tidbits of advice for the cost management evaluation. […].

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Advantages of Using OCR while Document Scanning

Offshore India Data Entry

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is one of the most advanced methods of data entry that can help a business concern increase its operational capabilities. Emerging technology is developed using different languages ??and large datasets. OCR document scanning helps businesses convert typewritten or printed text data into editable and searchable machine-encoded text.

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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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Our Easy 9-Step Guide on How to Turn Black Friday Customers into Your Everyday Customers

Raya Contact Center

We know your sales in the retail and e-commerce industry skyrocket on Black Friday and the Christmas sale seasons, but what if you could catch those customers and keep them loyal? We know your sales in the retail and e-commerce industry skyrocket on Black Friday and the Christmas sale seasons, but what if you could catch those customers and keep them loyal?

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The Three Dimensions of Product Engineering 

comeMakeit

The Three Dimensions of Product Engineering " decoding="async" srcset="[link] 1200w, [link] 598w, [link] 300w, [link] 768w, [link] 120w, [link] 81w, [link] 150w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" title="MicrosoftTeams-image (5)"> Innovations stem from ideas. Yet not all of them can take shape into products or businesses. Sometimes, these ideas may be well ahead of the time and seem more appropriate for a sci-fi movie than for a business.

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Adopt Inclusive Design Practices That Put Users First This Holiday Season

Forrester Digital Transformation

Incorporate inclusive design this holiday season by prioritizing digital accessibility, using inclusive language, and showing that you care.

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Unfolding the Crucial Benefits of Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) Services.

Go4Customer

Today, we are going to discuss some critical aspects of the KPO industry. The KPO industry has served companies with top-notch computational solutions and contributed greatly to the process of business expansion. It is also a kind of business process outsourcing service yet it is more focused on information-related business operations. As we are slowly progressing deep into the digital era, every business is hugely dependent on large ch.

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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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Shaping the future of Thai banking: Reinventing purpose to ignite growth

McKinsey and Company

With new opportunities on the horizon, the Thai banking industry could ignite new growth and invigorate its profitability by redefining its meaning and purpose, reinventing its traditional role, and making bold and innovative operational changes.

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Everything You Need to Know to Get Started on Agile Project Management

Bydrec

Agile project management enables projects to respond quickly to new challenges and opportunities. It helps teams collaborate and make good decisions quickly, so they can deliver what their customers need. In this post, we explore five agile project management principles that will help you streamline your project management processes. These principles are based on the Agile Manifesto , which states that effective collaboration between team members is paramount for creating great software.

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Capitalize On Search Marketing’s Evolution With Two New Reports

Forrester Digital Transformation

In 2023, marketers plan to spend more on paid and organic search despite data deprecation and economic headwinds. According to Forrester’s Q3 B2C Marketing CMO Pulse Survey, 82% of CMOs plan to increase paid search budgets and 74% plan to increase SEO budgets in 2023. As search budgets grow, the medium is changing radically. The […].

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What your fellow Hyland customers are prioritizing in 2023

Hyland

In this post: CommunityLIVE’s Post-it board results. Hyland customers’ top technology priorities for 2023. A note on “uncategorized” goals. Achieve your 2023 goals. Everyone knows the feeling of looking at their to-do list and wondering … where am I even going to start? The need to prioritize always hits a little harder in Q4.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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A CCO Alone Won’t Fix Your CX

Simplr

Research shows that 89% of companies that lead with customer experience (CX) perform better financially than their competition. Brands that excel in CX promote a customer-centric culture and adopt inclusive approaches to CX that encompass all departments. These brands ingrain CX and experience management across the organization and, as a result, can react quickly to shifts in consumer behavior and the marketplace.

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Unlocking the potential of public-service digitization

McKinsey and Company

Legislation governing public services can affect the potential for digitization. Digital-compatibility checks leveraging “rules as code” could help.

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Announcing The Public Cloud Market Outlook, 2022 To 2026

Forrester Digital Transformation

The four biggest public cloud providers are intensifying their struggle for market share.

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Here’s Everything That Social Media Outsourcing Can Do For You This Holiday Season

Magellan Solutions

What is Social Media Outsourcing? How Can it Help You This Holiday? It goes without saying that one of the most significant marketing platforms for companies nowadays is social media. Companies now have an easy way to connect with millions of potential clients via social media platforms. Did you know that social media outsourcing is prevalent nowadays?

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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.