[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]No business is immune to security risks, with 41 percent of global executives reporting one or more security incidents during the previous year. Even the smallest security incident can impact a business’s operations, crashing websites, causing significant data loss and leading customer information to fall into the wrong hands. Although many business...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Cloud adoption has increased in recent years, with 77 percent of businesses surveyed reporting some investment in cloud technologies. Even businesses with a heavy reliance on desktop computers now use at least one cloud-based app, whether it’s a service like Dropbox, Gmail, or a more intensive product like Salesforce. With any new technology...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]The average cost of a data breach is on the rise, hitting $3.79 million in 2015, which was an increase of 23 percent over 2013 and 2014. When a business’s customer data is compromised, the financial loss that comes from damaged customer relationships can close that business’s doors for good. That is...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]If you’re like most people, you have a love-hate relationship with email. Over the years, it has become your pal, who you consult with daily and rely on to keep you up-to-date on business and personal matters. However, email can also sometimes seem like your enemy – a frustrating time-waster that...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Running and growing a small business is hard work and often done with limited funds and hands. Thankfully, there are literally thousands of tech tools available to help us manage almost every aspect of a business. From project and social media management to travel and finance, you know there's an...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]No matter what your business is, technology likely plays an important role. The last NSBA Technology Survey (in 2013) found that: 87 percent of small business owners use a desktop (up from 76 percent in 2010) 84 percent use a laptop (up from 67 percent in 2010) 74 percent use a smartphone (up from...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Thanks to cloud technology, professionals can connect to their files from anywhere, using a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. Whether they’re spending the morning working at a coffee shop or checking email in an airplane 30,000 feet above the Earth’s surface, the ability to get extra work done is crucial for today’s...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Success in online marketing is all about creating a seamless user experience for your potential buyers. In addition to design and ease of navigation, the speed in which your pages load is also an essential building block for a successful online store. Sure, you may not be running an e-commerce store or...
Business trips are necessary, but they don’t come without complication. It would be excellent if you could take the entire office with you, but it’s just not feasible. While you likely have your laptop with you, it’s not going to be able to follow you everywhere. When you’re outside of your hotel room, how...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Movies and comic strips have often used an image of a frazzled boss piling papers onto an employee’s desk, demanding that he “have those reports back on my desk by tomorrow morning.” In reality, as business demands increase, work becomes more efficient if the amount of paperwork decreases. Gone are the...
