As a business owner, you naturally have to watch every dollar you spend, so that costs infer some commensurate value for your business. That said, you also have to consider how best to ensure that your business is safe and secure and that operations run smoothly so you can continue to profit and expand. How [...]
When customers call your business, it is for a specific reason: to make a connection with your company. Whether they’re in search of information, they want to lodge a complaint, or they’re calling to tell you how great you are, the end goal is to connect with you in some way. Your phone system is [...]
As a business owner, you have a lot of goals. You naturally want the wheels of commerce to run smoothly so that you can get your products and services to customers, keep them satisfied, and earn enough profit to keep your business up and running, or even expand. In order to do this, you not [...]
Many businesses have open doors, insomuch as anyone can walk right in the front door and gain access to the entire building. Whether you operate an office or a retail shop, you may be keen to provide a welcoming atmosphere for customers or clientele. However, this could create security concerns for certain types of businesses, [...]
In every market, small businesses to massive enterprises are turning to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to regain control of their technology. This makes sense. A builder will save money and effort by choosing one vendor for his materials, and the better the materials work together, the stronger the frame of the building. For enterprises small [...]
Technology is to business like a frame is to a building: when it is compromised, the entire structure is compromised. When there is a glitch, a bug, a cyber-threat, or a major outage, your entire business suffers. Unfortunately, these problems are inevitable. Today businesses both small and large face integration issues, data disasters, security risks, [...]
Suppose you have a plan in place to ensure the highest level of security through password protection. You make employees create lengthy passwords that feature capital and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. You caution them not to share passwords with coworkers and your system prompts them to create new passwords every few months. Further, you [...]
Modern business owners tend to have a pretty good understanding of the advantages and potential drawbacks of operating online. On the one hand, you gain unparalleled access to consumers across the globe, as well as convenient means of conducting business, storing data, and communicating. The downside, of course, is that you have to rely on [...]
Businesses are always seeking new and innovative ways to reach the consumer public. This often means adopting new technologies. In the last three decades, businesses have moved into the online arena, not only developing a web presence through websites and advertising, but selling their wares in virtual stores. More recently, social media has opened avenues [...]
Many businesses never even consider having custom software created for their businesses. They might not know it is an option, or they might assume it’s too expensive. So they suffer with off-the-shelf programs that overcharge for unneeded features, require constant updates, and perhaps don’t really meet the needs of the business. It’s time to stop [...]