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Winning The Start-Up Series – Adrian Lawson, The Preference Hub

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Originally written by Small Business Team on Small Business
An increasingly common sight when you answer your front door to take delivery of an online order is the delivery person scanning your parcel with a handheld device. Or doing an inventory stocktake in a supermarket.
Businesses increasingly rely on these handheld devices to keep on top of things, but how do businesses track these critical handheld devices? What if they’re faulty? Or if they get lost?
Adrian Lawson has 25 years’ experience in mobile technology, having worked for Hewlett Packard, Honeywell and Phones4U, among others. The Preference Hub is the platform he has developed to help businesses responsible for dozens if not hundreds of handheld devices keep tabs on them.
Only launching last spring at the height of lockdown, The Preference Hub already counts Zebra Technologies and Honeywell as partners.

What is your background as a tech entrepreneur?
I’ve mainly worked in the IT and telecoms sector in a range of sales and marketing roles. Most recently, I was the MD of a tech company in Bristol. They provided managed services for organisations with large quantities of mobile devices, mainly in the retail and supply chain sectors.
‘Entering The Start-Up Series competition was really a no-brainer’
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How to outsource software development and get outstanding results

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Originally written by arateg on Small Business
Well, you want to create an app or website to address business-specific challenges. Aiming to access the field-specific expertise of engineers and reduce costs, you are going to outsource software development. However, every C-level executive and business owner have common worries when delegating projects to third-party contractors located abroad.
How will I control the process of building a software project if the vendor’s team works abroad? How do I establish close collaboration with an IT service provider? In this article, we will play down seven fears that companies often have when outsourcing IT-related tasks.
Playing down 7 fears when outsourcing software development
1. I don’t have a clear understanding of how I will control the software development process
Before outsourcing software development activities, you should find out how an IT service vendor allows customers to manage their project. Assure the company provides daily and weekly reports that contain information about completed and planned tasks, deadlines, technical challenges resolved by the team.
Ask an IT firm to give you access to a time tracking system to estimate the number of spent hours and ensure correspondence with deadlines.
Hold video and in-person meetings with an IT partner. With daily project discussions, you

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