Blockchain Technology Emerges from the Shadows and Slips into the Traditional World of Business

What the heck is it anyway and it’s never going to be used by legitimate businesses right? Blockchain is an open ledger which records transactions between parties and isn’t easily … Continue reading Blockchain Technology Emerges from the Shadows and Slips into the Traditional World of Business

Take Out The Trash: Keeping Lousy Data from Fouling Your Business Decisions

Remember that saying “garbage in, garbage out”? It’s still relevant in our super-connected, digital world. If lousy data enters your business systems, any corresponding reports and analysis utilizing that data … Continue reading Take Out The Trash: Keeping Lousy Data from Fouling Your Business Decisions

Business Software Cooperates, Virtual Reality for business, not just Entertainment and other Intriguing Technology for Small Business

Business software cooperates. Your project management, sales management, and team management software will hold a conference and work together. Science fiction? No, it’s not. Platforms such as Zapier and Cyclr … Continue reading Business Software Cooperates, Virtual Reality for business, not just Entertainment and other Intriguing Technology for Small Business

Keeping the Bad Guys Away from Your Payment Processing

Small business is big business for scammers and fraud. Small businesses are more likely to suffer a data breach than a medium to large business. How do you protect your … Continue reading Keeping the Bad Guys Away from Your Payment Processing

Will Your Business Benefit from Accepting Cryptocurrency?

Cryptocurrency sounds a little creepy and mysterious. Not something a small business wants to tackle. But as virtual currency matures, it offers small business’ opportunities especially those selling to consumers. … Continue reading Will Your Business Benefit from Accepting Cryptocurrency?

How To Defend Your Cookie Jar from Thieving Hands

A friend of mine works for a small business which contracted with another small company to handle the bookkeeping.  The bookkeeping service embezzled money and fled, leaving my friend to … Continue reading How To Defend Your Cookie Jar from Thieving Hands

Why You Need to Pay Attention to GDPR

Yes, another acronym we need to understand. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. Enforcement is coming to the EU in May 2018. The most significant update of data regulation … Continue reading Why You Need to Pay Attention to GDPR

Surviving a Breach by Forging a Path

In a previous blog, How to Keep Out the Bandit, https://goo.gl/fKu3Am, we discussed how small and medium businesses attract hackers, too.  Studies show over 50% of attacks aim for companies … Continue reading Surviving a Breach by Forging a Path

Remote Workers Give Your Company A Boost

Your marketing manager requests a more flexible schedule and mentions telecommuting four days a week. Otherwise, she’s going to need a three-week vacation right now in the middle of trade … Continue reading Remote Workers Give Your Company A Boost