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Small Business

Outdated Accounting Software – 10 Obvious Signs: Using Outdated Accounting Technology Adds Needless Time and Cost

As an outsourced accountant, bookkeeper or consultant, you needn’t be a computer geek to assist your client’s entry into the 21st century… Oftentimes small business owners don’t realize that they are still using an accounting system that has gradually (or rapidly) become antiquated.  Often they are not cognizant that they would save time and money…

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The New Cloud IT Ecosystem: Hidden Complexity and Risk Assuaged by Due Diligence

The new cloud IT ecosystem has brought us heretofore unimagined capability and capacity for even the smallest of companies – newfound abilities to compete, build brand recognition and reach new market penetration. There are also new risks that must be circumnavigated … The old mantra for businesses, “location, location, location”, has given way to connectivity–…

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IT Corner: Why Your Business Needs To Be On The Cloud NOW

Searching for your first cloud computing project? Chances are you’re considering a very small, very low-risk application to create on a cloud computing provider. “I get the logic,” writes  David Linthicum at his InfoWorld cloud computing blog,  “Its a low-value application.  If the thing tanks or your information is hacked, no harm, no foul. However,…

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Cloud Computing for Small Business Critical Data & Apps

Cloud Computing for Small Business Exceeds All Expectation Cloud watcher Joe Hewitson at IBM’s Midsize Insider writes, “meaningful data is what drives modern midsize businesses. The ability to analyze and quickly process large quantities of data enables midsize organizations to make smarter business decisions.” But how does a small or mid-sized business effectively manage and…

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Small Business Cloud Migration (part 1): – You Should Really Look Before You Leap

Emerging cloud based technologies and services uniquely designed to help small businesses prosper are appearing at an unprecedented rate Last year the Wall Street Journal reported that there were 30 million (approx) small businesses in North America. Clearly, SMBs are the foundation of our economy, and we’ve seen emerging cloud based technologies and services uniquely designed to help them…

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Small Business Managed Cloud Services: For Startups & Entrepreneurs The Future Is Now

Savvy entrepreneurs are increasingly adopting cloud computing technology, enjoying efficiencies that were previously available only to the largest of firms. See also: Cloud Summit 2014, Not Just For Accountants Anymore! New businesses must carefully manage their resources, which is why smart small business and startup managers and owners should be mindful of strategies and technologies…

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New Report from Deloitte – – The Cloud-Based Accounting Revolution

The coming year will be a defining time for businesses adopting digital technology – SMBs, failing to leap, risk missing out on the cloud-based accounting revolution In a recent report from Deloitte, Harnessing The ‘Bang’, Stories From The Digital Frontline, Deloitte updated its assessment of the effect of digital disruption, underscoring that the speed of change is…

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Easy Paperless Office Steps – Tips For Digitizing Your Mountain of Paper

From email to snail-mail the volume of data SMBs are accumulating is stacking up at an unprecedented rate… … here are three easy paperless office steps: Many SMBs are still dependent on physical file cabinets, paper shredders and manila folders to organize all those documents. While that may save a little capital in the short term,…

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New SCORE Infographic: Small Business Jobs Statistics

SCORE, a nonprofit association supported by the SBA and dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship, has compiled a new Infographic Small Business Jobs Statistics – reflecting the latest stats concerning trends in small business hiring, employment and human resource management to gain a clearer…

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Cloud Computing, Work-Life Balance and You

While the U.S. economy sluggishly climbs back up (fingers crossed), many or most of America’s small business operators are toiling harder than ever. In fact, business owners typically spend so much time managing their companies, there’s scant time left to grow their companies, let alone achieve an optimal work-life balance. The Challenge of Growth Growing…

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