Small businesses are facing one of the toughest periods in decades. The COVID-19 pandemic and many other problems have made them change the way they approach operations, sales, and other aspects of their operations. They need to explore more strategies that can support customers who also have had to adapt. Listed below are a couple of the trends we expect to see in IT in 2021.
Social media has become culture-defining technology. The massive amounts of people that utilize the services each week, and the large amount of time people spend on these platforms, makes them critical resources for the lion’s share of businesses. The fact that the average user spends around two hours and 24 minutes per day perusing their social media gives businesses opportunities that weren’t available to them only a few short years ago. Listed below is a look at how different sizes of SMBs utilize this technology.
If you’re trying to limit your operating costs to give you more capital to build your business, it is imperative to keep in mind that sacrifice isn’t your only option. Instead, you also have the option of streamlining and minimizing some of your larger expenses by enlisting a managed services provider (MSP) and the more sustainable business model we adhere to.
As technology grows smarter, artificial intelligence has evolved into a more and more applicable solution that businesses of all sizes can utilize. Listed below are the various ways in which AI can be utilized to support businesses.
If you have been running a business for any length of time, you don’t need to be told how imperative risk management is. One problem you see from business owners today is that while they comprehend just how many problems there are (and which ones they need to find solutions for first), they want to grow their business fast, and as a result, they overlook potential problems and end up hurting their business as a result.
Point of sale software and solutions have provided massive benefits to businesses for a while now, with these benefits increasing as the technology has advanced. Listed below is a look at how the POS system has developed over the years to offer the business utilities and benefits that it does today.
People talk about cybersecurity like it's something you can just buy. That’s not the truth, however. When you are seriously looking at how you can keep unauthorized entities off your network, while having control over what you do with your technology, you need to look at it as three levels of cybersecurity.
Disasters, at least in the business sense, always seem to be underestimated. While you usually hear about disasters that are often seen, there are some that can go under the radar until they strike. However, regardless of the nature of the disaster, you need to be prepared to maintain both your operations and your communications to some degree.
As time marches on and new technology arises, a lot of the processes that organizations rely on become more efficient and stand to deliver greater benefits to the businesses that use them. These benefits are accessible to businesses of all sizes, including small businesses.
When looking at phone systems for your organization, you will immediately notice that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is more affordable. Gaining extra capital is always good, but if the VoIP system doesn’t offer the necessary features, what’s the point in switching? Listed below is a look at some of the advantages VoIP can provide your business.
When you transition your business into a new workspace, it can be one of the most exciting times for both you and your staff. Of course it isn’t easy, however. Listed below is a short list of considerations that you should take in order to make this process go smoothly.
All businesses require a certain amount of technology in order to push their organizational profitability forward. Whether they invest in proven technologies or they use their capital a more innovatively depends on how decision makers’ forecasts of those investments help the business become more productive or efficient. Below is a look at five of the most important technology trends for SMBs in 2020.
Saving a little on your technology can go a long ways, but cutting too many corners can lead to additional problems and expensive downtime. Here are a few ways you can cut costs without creating long term issues.
Technology is trending, but if you are a decision maker at a small business, technology solutions aren’t usually developed for your business in mind. As a result, it can often be hard for the SMB to get tools that are scalable enough to make sense for them, while also getting powerful options that will actually work to enhance some part of the business. Listed below is a look at three trending technologies that small businesses are starting to utilize regularly.
Other than their size and the resources at their fingertips, what makes a small to medium-sized business so different from a large, enterprise-sized one? If you really think about it, there isn’t all that much. This is why many SMBs have turned to managed services… to receive IT support comparable to what the large businesses receive.
Small businesses have to do more with less, leading to them increasingly looking to technology to fill the gaps. The issue is that many small businesses feel like the big tech companies don’t comprehend their needs. If you feel like the technology options you have at your disposal don’t necessarily fit your organization's needs, consider that these robust solutions have all the functionality that you need to manage your own business processes. Let's take a look at some of the enterprise technology SMBs are using to move their businesses forward and some of the considerations you may need to make to leverage a software solution that doesn’t seem like it fits.
In the modern competitive business environment, you need all the help you can get. One of the largest advantages you can achieve for your organization is to take advantage of a trusted and reliable managed IT provider that can give your business advice on how to navigate the murky waters of the technology world.
For any organization to be successful, its inner workings must be able to work together seamlessly, each with a defined role and purpose. Listed below are some tips on how to upgrade your and your employee's internal collaboration.
No matter how big a company is, it has to leverage at least some IT in order to be productive. Alas, some businesses are resistant to implement new technology if they don’t think they need it immediately. What these organizations don’t know is that the reason they usually don’t implement new solutions (saving money) is in direct conflict with what the solutions are designed to do in the first place.
Miscommunication afflicts even the best, most organized businesses. Small businesses could be more tight-knit than your standard enterprise, but humans are vulnerable to miscommunication, and thus, can be a significant problem. Macro Systems can help your business upgrade the way that it communicates and collaborates; it all starts by considering how you can cut down on miscommunication in your office.
