Tag Archive for Technology

How to check your online business is mobile-friendly for your customers

With smartphones being an integral part of everyday life with almost every adult owning one, and seemingly checking them every minute, the importance of a small business having a mobile-friendly website has never been so pronounced. There are three big reasons why a business owner should understand the importance of a mobile-friendly website. First, a study by
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The hybrid model that is putting SMEs on cloud nine

A recent survey by IDC Enterprise indicates 54 per cent of all enterprises are preparing to adopt hybrid Unified Communications and Collaboration by 2017, and that’s not just the big players. The new generation of hybrid UC&C platforms lets small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) protect existing investments by mixing on-premise with cloud to get the
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How to Protect Yourself From Getting Your Information Stolen

By Sarah Landrum Remember that day the web went crazy when an image of Mark Zuckerberg revealed tape across his computer’s camera? For a moment, you might’ve thought it was Photoshopped. It wasn’t. Considering the power and reach of today’s hackers, it doesn’t seem so extreme — at least if you’re a social media giant […]

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Small businesses and the problem with spreadsheets

One of the biggest headaches experienced by a start-up or a growing business is that of managing financial information and business data.  Finding it, capturing it, measuring it, managing it, analysing it; the list goes on. For many budding entrepreneurs and business owners, their first experience of managing this critical data is through use of
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How to implement a content calendar that will help your small business grow

Creating effective and powerful content (online material) is a key part of doing business today. Consumers and other businesses alike expect you to have a current, informative and professional online presence that showcases what your company does and demonstrates your thought leadership. Here, we look at how a content calendar can help. Content enables you
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How to build instant trust in the sharing economy

As the sharing economy evolves, the ways you can use it are becoming more intuitive. In the early days, it was simply about rental: buying the use of someone’s property, car or bike. Today, mixed in with the likes of Uber, Deliveroo and Airbnb, millions of consumers are discovering the benefits of the emerging ‘pure
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The most common cyber security mistakes, and how to avoid them

Cyber attacks and data breaches are among the biggest risks currently facing small businesses, with a recent study by Jupiter Research showing that half have been victims in the last year. Yet despite the growing threat, many SMEs still believe that they won’t be affected, with the same study showing three quarters feel they are
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Why your small business needs an encryption strategy

Imagine a technology that would render your most precious information useless and incomprehensible to anyone who stole it or tried to read it without your permission. Customer data, bank details, financial transactions, contracts, invoices and employee records – the lifeblood of your business – all scrambled into a meaningless string of numbers to anyone you don’t
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How to improve document storage in your business

When assessing the different options, you may find yourself asking the following questions:- What type of storage system do I need, physical, digital or both? How long do I need to retain my documents for? How do I index my information efficiently? Is my information secure? How do I control access to confidential information? There
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