Technology
GoSmallBiz Earns PCMag Editors’ Choice Award
“GoSmallBiz from Tarkenton Companies, Inc. is a web-based, template-driven system that offers business planning tools and other resources for small businesses. It begins at $99 per year or $14.95 per month. It can also be…
5 Reasons Your Small Business Needs a Website Right Now
Gone are the days you looked up local businesses in the Yellow Pages. While phone books are vital to some extent, it’s not enough to have a listing in the phonebook if businesses plan to…
How to Stay One Step Ahead of Hackers
They can come at you and your small business in waves. Unless you’re not prone to reading the news, you likely know that cyber-criminals have impacted countless American and foreign businesses in recent years. While…
11 Apps to Make Your Smartphone Work Harder for Your Business
It’s easy to view your smartphone as nothing more than an elaborate distraction. However, if you use it properly, it has the potential to be an incredibly powerful business ally. By utilizing built-in features, such…
How to Migrate Your Small Business IT to a New System
Most IT system migration projects understandably run late or over-budget because of financial or operational constraints. However, this may put your IT system at risk and negatively impact business operations. Below explains how to strategic…
Increasing Profitability Using the Cloud
A study of 2,975 small business leaders from around the globe found that small businesses that use the cloud are more likely to have higher profit margins than businesses who are non-users. The recent research…
Bring Your Own Device: 3 Tips for Secure Implementation in Your Workplace
When you hire an employee, do you allow her to use her personal tablet or smartphone for work so she can stay connected to the office on the go? If so, your company is part…
How Do You Answer Customer Phone Calls?
Look through your customer’s eyes. Are you the solution provider or part of the problem? ~Marlene Blaszczyk Call centers or ways to communicate with a business from a customer’s perspective are so important. However, many…
Cyber Shoplifting is Affecting Both Retailers and Consumers
There is a phenomenon sweeping through the ecommerce environment, and it’s negatively impacting everyone involved. Friendly fraud and illegitimate chargebacks have negative ramifications for consumers, merchants, financial institutions and card networks. The Good and the…