USA Today contributor Steve Straus continued his Annual Trend series on Jan 8 with this look ahead for the year in small business. No argument from us on some of his suggested trends, since many of us are seeing it already.
Worth a few minutes to read and assess your positions now, rather than being steamrolled in August when you're zigging in the face of everyone's zag!
"One of the best things about being in business today (or worst, I
suppose, depending upon your point of view) is that it is always
changing; not only do you need to be a savvy entrepreneur now, but you
better be a life-long learner as well if you are going to stay in
business.
Back in the day, a businessperson could be just that.
Know your products and customers, be good at marketing and have a few
other tricks up your sleeve and you were good to go. Not so now. In
today's world you have to be a jack-of-all-trades, and then some.
Business, technology, social media, marketing, SEO, outsourcing -- it
all comes into play now... (jump to full article)"
Fostering the entrepreneurial spirit!
Showing posts with label mobile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mobile. Show all posts
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Friday, August 19, 2011
The case for mobile computing and Wi-Fi – SAVE MONEY
OED LinkedIn Group member Alan Buckwalter continues to give us some great small business tech advice. Practical, cost-effective, and FLEXIBLE! Just the way entrepreneurs like their IT!
Do you have field employees? Does your staff spend (a significant amount of) time out of the office during the day, only to rush back at the end of the day to wrap up their “normal” work, accumulating a significant expense (in overtime, and more) for your business? If you answered yes, you are not alone.
This is a very common scenario for many businesses, and while Smartphone’s and PDA’s have helped clear some of the email backlog there is often other work to be done requiring access to office systems and services and returning to the office.
By using a local and Free Wi-Fi Hot-Spot (see “Looking to be productive anywhere? Free Wi-Fi can help!”,) and one of a variety of technology solutions your staff can be productive during random moments of idle / downtime, waiting time, etc., decreasing (or eliminating those) unnecessary trips back to the office (during or at the end of the day) and SAVING YOU MONEY.
For example:
1) If you are using Cloud services for email, file sharing, or business applications, you may only need an internet connection and a web browser to be productive like your back in the office. Instead of using a desktop, the same functionality is available on a notebook, net-book, tablet / iPad or Smartphone.
2) If you have an office server with remote desktop / access capabilities, your technology may only be a VPN or Remote Desktop connection away. Again, by using a (shared) notebook, net-book, or tablet / iPad, access to key business services and technology may be an internet connection away.
Wouldn’t you like to save money? Reduce or eliminate your overtime spend? Get your employees home to their families at a normal hour? Consider the possibilities of mobile computing. You may be surprised!
For more information or help getting started, visit Jefric Consulting, or call them at 201-370-6430. Jefric Consulting – We want to help you value technology as a strategic asset, rather than an ongoing expense.
Additional Small Business tech tips may be found in the OED Community. OED: Entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs.
Article originally posted to Jefric Consulting's blog 10/2010.
Do you have field employees? Does your staff spend (a significant amount of) time out of the office during the day, only to rush back at the end of the day to wrap up their “normal” work, accumulating a significant expense (in overtime, and more) for your business? If you answered yes, you are not alone.
This is a very common scenario for many businesses, and while Smartphone’s and PDA’s have helped clear some of the email backlog there is often other work to be done requiring access to office systems and services and returning to the office.
By using a local and Free Wi-Fi Hot-Spot (see “Looking to be productive anywhere? Free Wi-Fi can help!”,) and one of a variety of technology solutions your staff can be productive during random moments of idle / downtime, waiting time, etc., decreasing (or eliminating those) unnecessary trips back to the office (during or at the end of the day) and SAVING YOU MONEY.
For example:
1) If you are using Cloud services for email, file sharing, or business applications, you may only need an internet connection and a web browser to be productive like your back in the office. Instead of using a desktop, the same functionality is available on a notebook, net-book, tablet / iPad or Smartphone.
2) If you have an office server with remote desktop / access capabilities, your technology may only be a VPN or Remote Desktop connection away. Again, by using a (shared) notebook, net-book, or tablet / iPad, access to key business services and technology may be an internet connection away.
Wouldn’t you like to save money? Reduce or eliminate your overtime spend? Get your employees home to their families at a normal hour? Consider the possibilities of mobile computing. You may be surprised!
For more information or help getting started, visit Jefric Consulting, or call them at 201-370-6430. Jefric Consulting – We want to help you value technology as a strategic asset, rather than an ongoing expense.
Additional Small Business tech tips may be found in the OED Community. OED: Entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs.
Article originally posted to Jefric Consulting's blog 10/2010.
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