One thing you’ve probably learned about running a small business is that you need to quickly adapt to change. That’s why having flexibility to respond to emerging trends, new competitors and evolving customer needs is so important. The need for flexibility is one of the driving forces behind the growing adoption of cloud computing by … Continue reading Want more flexibility in your small business? Look to the ‘cloud’
Small businesses are embracing Unified Communications (UC). A survey conducted by Plantronics a few years ago found that 54 percent of small businesses were utilizing UC or planning to implement the technology platform that integrates desk phones, PCs and mobile devices into one data and voice network so that these devices can talk to each … Continue reading Small businesses are reaching for the cloud for Unified Communications
Remember the day when you and your entire small business team sat around the table in your office for a meeting. Times have changed. While that scenario still plays out in many companies, thanks to mobile devices and cloud-based services your team can be anywhere and at any time dial into an audio or video … Continue reading Make sure co-working spaces are a ‘sound’ fit for your small business team
Airport lounge, local coffee shop, on the beach or right in your own backyard are just some of the places you can conduct a small business meeting with one or many today using mobile devices and apps and cloud-based collaboration services. But the ease with which you can hold a virtual meeting doesn’t necessarily insure … Continue reading Better Meetings: Make sure technology is fail safe for your virtual small business meetings
When you are sitting in a small business meeting, do you ever wonder how many other people are doing just the same thing? Quite a few as it turns out. In the U.S. alone, there are 25 million formal meetings held each day. With today’s technology, the good news is that not all of those … Continue reading Better Meetings: Make your small business meetings count
With today’s mobile devices and the Internet, you no longer need to go to the office to get work done. People are working from home, on the road, in coffee shops and even on the beach, and the trend is not about to reverse. A survey conducted two years ago by the Society for Human … Continue reading How mobility helps your small business grow Part 3: Mobilizing your workforce