Gear Up for the New Year: Tech Tips and tools to survive the holiday and power up your business for 2024

Are shoppers finding your business during the holidays? Once they purchase, do they return? Retaining customers is vital for small to medium companies, but over ten percent have no strategy.  Is there … Continue reading Gear Up for the New Year: Tech Tips and tools to survive the holiday and power up your business for 2024

How to navigate the risks to your business in a world beset by geopolitical conflicts

The conflict in the Middle East seems far off and removed from everyday business unless you have customers or suppliers there. As the danger of a broader conflict intensifies, so … Continue reading How to navigate the risks to your business in a world beset by geopolitical conflicts

How using the right tools for remote workforce management can keep you and your employees happy.

Our entire workforce is remote, and we don’t have a central office. That’s what the female CEO of a small gaming company told me. It was no big thing to … Continue reading How using the right tools for remote workforce management can keep you and your employees happy.

How to gain the best exposure by choosing the perfect social media sites for your business

Social media sites appear to multiply like rabbits; there’s Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, and many more. Social media is a fantastic way to connect with customers. … Continue reading How to gain the best exposure by choosing the perfect social media sites for your business

How the gig economy helps your small business thrive

The gig economy is the new buzzword. Gig originated with creative workers like musicians and actors. We bounced from one short-term job to another and called them gigs. I continue … Continue reading How the gig economy helps your small business thrive

Game-Changing Technology: When the hype around chatbots, blockchain, and IoT becomes tangible

I discussed AI and ChatGPT in a recent blog. All the hype around its use and misuse leaves out its most significant impact on business. It’s the ability to gather … Continue reading Game-Changing Technology: When the hype around chatbots, blockchain, and IoT becomes tangible

How to balance the threats social media poses for your business against the positive effects

Due to security concerns, the federal government, state governments, and some universities are banning the popular social app TikTok from their devices. Your business may not be concerned about industrial … Continue reading How to balance the threats social media poses for your business against the positive effects

How to do electronic signatures by dumping the fax machine and transforming your business with e-signature software

A friend of my mom’s looking for help with an insurance problem asked if I had a fax machine. Wait, didn’t those things die at least ten years ago? Don’t … Continue reading How to do electronic signatures by dumping the fax machine and transforming your business with e-signature software

How Blockchain Can Help Your Small Business Now and in the Future

This article title caught my attention the other day; Garbage Is Using Blockchain. Another article listed managed blockchain as a popular trend for this year. With Bitcoin soaring, it’s no surprise the underlying technology … Continue reading How Blockchain Can Help Your Small Business Now and in the Future

During Pandemic Times, A Few Ways a VoIP Network Can Help Your Business

VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol. With mobile phones and Wi-Fi, I thought VoIP was old news. Not so, and it’s especially relevant in these pandemic times. VoIP networks transmit … Continue reading During Pandemic Times, A Few Ways a VoIP Network Can Help Your Business

A Few Facts About Remote Hiring Success During the Continuing COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 shows no signs of abating anytime soon. Business is ramping back up or surging in some industries and hiring needs to happen. How do you hire safely in a … Continue reading A Few Facts About Remote Hiring Success During the Continuing COVID-19 Pandemic

An Elementary Guide to Avoiding Meeting Bombers and Other Horrors While Indulging in Virtual Meetings

Virtual meetings can be addictive. I’ve tripled the number of recent acquaintances and made several new business connections this last month—all by joining virtual meetings that didn’t exist before COVID-19. … Continue reading An Elementary Guide to Avoiding Meeting Bombers and Other Horrors While Indulging in Virtual Meetings