What Is the Cloud and How Can It Help Your Small Business?

Unless you are living under a rock, you must have heard about “Cloud”. It is one of the most innovative technologies of this modern world, not only it helps in reducing IT costs for businesses but also functions as a medium to grow businesses across the globe.

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If you are still unfamiliar with cloud, well, it refers to web-connected servers and software which users can access over the internet, freeing from running your own servers and IT hardware setups.

Users don’t have to host and manage their hardware or software on their own and can access these servers from anywhere in the world with stable internet connection.…

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7 Common Business Challenges and How Tech Can Help

While 2020 presented many setbacks for business with the sudden onset of COVID-19, 2021 taught companies how to survive even in the midst of a pandemic. Many digital and technological solutions have played a prominent role in uplifting the business world and helping overcome the effects and challenges of the pandemic. However, as existing problems continue and new ones continually present themselves, many businesses continue to struggle.

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Below are the seven major challenges faced by modern businesses and the technological solutions that can help.

1. IT integration, Strategic Planning, and Maintenance

Many businesses that have recently embraced high-end digital solutions face IT integration issues.…

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How to Grow Your Business Like a Pro

Growing your business is often compared to playing an instrument, excelling in a sport, or learning a new skill. It has specific steps, requires ongoing effort, and constant refinement.

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As a small business CEO, you’re the only one up at night, working weekends, or struggling to solve problems that you didn’t anticipate. This is why it helps to have a blueprint for success—so you can grow your business like a pro.

Define Your Who

Talk with every successful business owner or entrepreneur. He or she will tell you that the biggest success comes from defining a precise target market.

The funny thing is, many owners don’t consider their market, with this at first.…

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5 Essential Office Products

Over the last two years, things have changed and fluctuated. Whether you are going back into the office or have created your own work office at home, one thing has become clear about our work environments. It’s pivotal to be comfortable and content to get as much work as you can get done.

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Your comfort is actually very important. When people around the country stayed home in the comfort of their houses, productivity did not go down. In fact, it went up. So, if you are still creating your perfect office, there are some things you should have in your office.…

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Why Air Conditioning Is a Must for Schools

Are you in the business of education or running schools? If so, you need to pay attention to the environment of your classrooms and the well-being of your students, as those will impact all stakeholders of you business.

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Schools across the nation generally start back in August or September. In some parts of the country, those months are particularly hot. This is especially so in the southern and western parts of the United States. Unfortunately, some schools in these areas still lack classrooms with an air conditioner for students.

If a student sits in class all day sweating, they are not likely to concentrate very hard on their studies.…

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Common Mishaps That Could Ruin A Product Launch

Introducing a new product or service can prove beneficial to businesses. The right idea can put your brand ahead of the competition, expand your reach, enhance customer experience, and boost sales. That’s why entrepreneurs invest thousands of dollars into product development. Unfortunately, not all of them yield a return, resulting in a waste of time and money.

Making product launch mistakes

Why do product launches by existing businesses fail? As there are several aspects to developing and introducing a product to market, the reasons are plentiful. Although some factors are beyond control (i.e., changes in the economy), in many instances, product launches fall by the wayside due to unnecessary mistakes.…

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How Outsourcing Non-Core Functions Can Free You up for Strategy

Many businesses regardless of their size sometimes engage with an external service provider to perform certain business functions. This practice allows companies to focus on their niche better and boost their productivity for the market their targeting.

Businesswoman outsourcing non-strategic tasks

This practice is commonly done by companies that are highly focused on their work and understand that expanding certain activities or departments can divert manpower and money or that they just lack the skill set to do so on their own. This can also be true for morale, especially if employees are given low valued repetitive tasks like creating reports, data collection and data entry.…

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A Brief Guide to RPA Scaling and Implementation

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is beginning to thrive. It is the subject of investment for over 80% of Global 2000 companies. In case you’re not familiar with RPA it is where manual processes are automated to the nth degree. This brings considerable productivity benefits.

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Few seem to doubt that over the coming ten years, more and more industries will be using RPA to some degree and that is despite the numerous RPA challenges that need to be overcome.

Scaling and Implementing RPA

A big challenge for the industry is to scale the RPA solution so as much of the business is automated as possible.…

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4 Ways to Save Money in Your Small Business

When starting a small business, a lot of entrepreneurs often make the mistake of overpaying for certain expenses. To be more specific, most small business owners spend more than twice their initial expected cost just within their first year of operation.

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This overspending led to a large chunk of small businesses failing not long after they started simply due to the lack of funds. Statistics from the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy revealed that only 80 percent of small businesses were able to survive during the first year of operation.

That might sound healthy, but after a 5-year mark, only half of those businesses survived.…

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4 Essential Practices For Sustaining Employee Engagement

Isn’t it interesting that engaged employees are said to be more productive and perform better compared to their unengaged peers? This calls for you, as an employer or company manager, to look at factors that could lead to your workers achieving a high level of engagement that’ll lead to your business to enjoy the benefits mentioned before and reach success.

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Employee Engagement: Things You Need To Know About And Different Methods You Can Employ

Perhaps you don’t know whether or not your employees are comfortable with working at your company. Well, in this case, you should consider collecting data on employee engagement so that you can understand how they’re feeling and their other perceptions such as your status as a recruiter.…

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