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Building the Road to Global Small Business Utopia with AI and Fintech

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/ipopba Could artificial intelligence help global small business owners gain the insights they need to operate more efficiently and grow? In the updated edition of Fintech, Small Business & the American Dream , Karen Mills looks at evolving technology and how it might power this critical engine of the US economy.

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How Asking the Right Questions Transforms a Business Analyst’s Approach in Software Development

Groove Technology

By Emma Do, Business Analyst at Groove Technology If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a Business Analyst, it’s that communication alone isn’t enough. Sure, being a good communicator is essential, but it’s asking the right questions that truly makes the difference in a project’s success. Early in my career, I thought I could rely on strong communication skills to gather requirements.

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Apple's Vision Pro Goes Global

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Valen Tino Following an exclusive launch in the US in February, Apple began the international expansion of Vision Pro in June. Now the company is ready to bring Apple Vision Pro to even more countries, as the company has just announced another expansion for next month to South Korea and UAE. With the launch in South Korea and UAE, Apple Vision Pro will be available in 12 countries.

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Business Growth Strategies: 10 Ways To Scale Effectively

31 West

Every business comes to a point when the only way to move forward and progress is to facilitate growth. Regardless of your current business size or niche, the truth is that growing your operations, the number of customers, and revenue isn’t all just fun and games. In fact, it’s a significant stress for every company, and it’s important to know how to overcome it correctly to mitigate the risks and ensure the best outcomes.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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7 Reasons Why Nearshoring Beats Offshoring

WebCreek

In the world of outsourcing software development, you never lack options. But only one strategy brings the efficiency that companies desire, with the savings that outsourcing promises, at the quality that customers demand. Here are 7 reasons why more companies choose Nearshoring over any other outsourcing strategy, and why you’ll want to choose it, too. […].

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Ghost Jobs: What They Are, Why Companies Use Them, How to Avoid Them

Eclaro

Michael Myers. The Shining. Freddy Krueger. Friday the 13 th. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetle … no, we’re not falling for that again. Halloween welcomes any number of frightening figures and ghost stories that we love for delivering a good scare. Ghost jobs, on the other hand, are phantoms that many would rather do without.

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The Hackett Group Announces Joint Employee Learning Award  

The Hackett Group

bp Earns Recognition for Best Certification Program Improving Employee Retention and Promotion Rates in Partnership With The Hackett Group and Thought Industries MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 6, 2024 – The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), bp and Thought Industries have been jointly recognized by the Brandon Hall Group – the human capital management research firm for the development and execution of bp’s employee learning certification program.

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Custom TMS is Moving the Logistics Industry Forward

WebCreek

An expanding digital environment has transformed the buyer’s journey in every niche and industry. With this change, consumer expectations have evolved. Shipping services have likewise adapted to meet an instant and customized international shopping experience. However, the increasingly complex global environment makes data analytics and proactive risk management necessary protocols in the Logistics Industry.

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Beyond Borders: Why Healthcare CIOs Are Looking East for Digital Transformation

Zinnov

The role of the Healthcare Chief Information Officer (CIOs) has evolved dramatically in recent years. Once tasked primarily with maintaining the IT infrastructure, CIOs are now expected to be strategic leaders, driving digital transformation, enhancing patient experiences, and aligning technology with broader business objectives. CIOs are responsible not only for keeping critical systems operational 24/7 but also for championing technologies that can save lives.

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A Reddit Question: If Women Ruled the World, Would the World be Better?

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/ina9 Here's how it started on Reddit: "There's an idea that the world would be a better place if women ruled it. What do you think? Although some joke that "countries wouldn't be talking to each other." Men have always been much more risk-taking and impulsive, and I feel that women would negotiate and debate issues a lot more." Here's where it went.

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Challenges and Solutions in High-Volume, High-Stakes Hiring

Facing a hiring surge that feels like conducting a complex orchestra? Our guide is your roadmap to harmonious high-volume hiring. In it, you’ll learn: Strategies to maintain quality while hiring at scale The real math behind agency vs. in-house recruiting Secrets to a stellar candidate experience during hiring spikes Resource optimization techniques for stretched TA teams Don't let resource constraints or market pressures derail your hiring goals.

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The Importance of Software Testing: 9 Key Benefits for Quality Assurance

Groove Technology

Software testing, a process of evaluating a system to identify errors and ensure quality, brings many important benefits to the software development process. From cost savings to improving product quality, testing plays a key role in creating reliable and secure software. Notably, testing also helps speed up the development process, with companies adopting TDD reporting a 40% reduction in errors and a 25% increase in development speed.

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Why Your Business Needs Automated Testing: A Step-by-Step Plan

Amzur

Where does your software testing fall in your SDLC? If it is in the end, you are probably making a mistake and are about to fail due to improper and lack of testing. In today’s competitive software market, the need for quick, efficient, and error-free software releases has never been higher. Automation testing has become essential in modern software development, helping companies meet the growing accuracy demands, reducing testing time, and enhancing the overall software product quality.

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VR Training Solutions that Save Lives, Reduce Costs, and Improve Learning

WebCreek

VR (virtual reality) has come a very long way in the past few years. It is now being leveraged by a wide variety of industries to offer safer, more efficient staff training. Trainees are kept out of harm’s way, while learning strategies are enhanced to provide features that would not otherwise be possible. Also, virtual […].

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Join Us at Agentforce World Tour Dallas: Unleashing AI Innovations for Your Business

Perficient Digital Transformation

Join us at the Agentforce World Tour Dallas to be a part of groundbreaking AI innovations straight from the main stage of Dreamforce. Dive into sessions and demos to get hands-on experience and build customized agents tailored to your business needs. This is the biggest innovation from Dreamforce, now live in Dallas. Event Details: Date: Tuesday, December 10 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Observations From Accidental Entrepreneur Charmaine James (wegginar® 11/6/24)

The Global Small Business Blog

©2024 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®. All rights reserved. What fuels your soul? How do you unleash greatness within you? How can you surround yourself with smart and positive people? Charmaine James will talk about this and a whole lot more at her upcoming wegginar®, Wednesday, November 6th at 11 AM CT, " The Accidental Entrepreneur." Charmaine is the founder and managing partner of Locsanity.

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Hire Expert Real Estate App Developers for Custom Solutions

Groove Technology

Dedicated real estate app developers are professionals or teams specializing in creating software solutions specifically for the real estate industry, combining technical expertise with deep industry knowledge. These developers are crucial for real estate agencies, property management companies, startups, and individual agents seeking to leverage technology for competitive advantage.

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Reclaiming Your Brand: A Strategic Guide to Navigating Product Recalls

Premier BPO

Product recalls are not merely crises but critical junctures that can define a company’s resilience and foresight. The consequences of a product recall can be severe and place immense strain on an organization’s resources and operational stability. In 2023 alone, over 320 consumer goods in the United States had been recalled by their respective manufacturers, notably higher than the number of recalls in the last few years. 1 Such an event could cause potential blows to the business,

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Everest Group announces latest AI top 50 list, with latest trends showcasing the emergence of more innovative companies across the globe

Everest Group

Leading global research firm Everest Group has released its latest, 2024 version of the “ Everest Group AI Top 50 ” list, with its report highlighting signs of growth for the overall market, as the US continues to retain its status as the main tech powerhouse.  This global list of the largest AI-first technology providers is derived from multiple objective criteria, including each provider’s AI-specific revenues, overall organizational valuation, cumulative funding, and share of funding.

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New Report from 3,500+ Employers Confirms Retention is a Top HR Priority in 2024

The first report from Gallagher’s 2024 US Workforce Trends Report Series, includes data from 3,500+ employers who participated in the 2024 US Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey. The report provides benchmarks for benefits, HR and people strategies to help organizations thrive. Organizations continue to rank retention as the top priority for HR, and second highest for operations.

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The Caregivers’ Journey, Part 5: Open Lines of Communication

Perficient Digital Transformation

In this series, we’ve been discussing how your healthcare organization (HCO) can support the caregivers who are caring for your patients and members and why it makes good business sense for you to do so. When the caregivers who are supporting your patients/members feel respected, seen and understood, it has many benefits for your organization, such as: More satisfied patients/members More conversions by showing your HCO’s value proposition Healthier patients/members by helping your patient

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Today in Global Small Business: RIP Lily Ebert

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/MichaelHeimlich What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert dies at 100. May she finally rest in peace, deservedly so. Have you ever heard of planetary health ? Quote of the week: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." – Martin Luther King Jr.

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How to Select the Best Dedicated Travel Software Development Team for Your Business

Groove Technology

Dedicated Travel Software Development Teams are specialized groups of professionals focused exclusively on creating software solutions for the travel industry. These teams, comprising developers, designers, project managers, and quality assurance specialists, possess deep knowledge of travel-specific technologies and industry requirements. This article provides a comprehensive guide to selecting a dedicated travel software development team, an increasingly popular solution for travel companies l

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What certificates are needed for solar jobs?

Airswift

Solar jobs are becoming increasingly popular as the renewable energy sector expands. These positions require specific qualifications and certifications to ensure workers have the necessary skills and knowledge.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Business Process as a Service: A New Era in Healthcare Payer Solutions? | LinkedIn Live

Everest Group

LINKEDIN LIVE Business Process as a Service: A New Era in Healthcare Payer Solutions? November 6, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. CDT | 10:00 a.m. EDT | 3:00 p.m. GMT | 8:30 p.m. IST Is Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) the next frontier in healthcare payer outsourcing transformations? The urgent need for integrated operations for healthcare payers is skyrocketing , with rising costs and ever-more complex regulatory requirements leading to a demand for more comprehensive, platform-led solutions.

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Transforming Friction into Innovation: The QA and Software Development Relationship

Perficient Digital Transformation

The relationship between Quality Assurance (QA) and Software Development teams is often marked by tension and conflicting priorities. But what if this friction could be the spark that ignites innovation and leads to unbreakable products? The Power of Productive Tension It’s no secret that QA and Development teams sometimes clash. QA and testing professionals are tasked with finding flaws and ensuring stability, while developers are focused on building features, focusing on speed and in

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Poprosze Piwo

The Global Small Business Blog

©2024 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. Poprosze Piwo. A beer, please.

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Critical Risks of Outsource Software Development and How to Mitigate Them

Groove Technology

While cost optimization and access to specialized expertise are enticing prospects, enterprises must navigate potential hazards such as misaligned project trajectories, unexpected financial burdens, communication impediments, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities. To mitigate risks, businesses should conduct meticulous evaluations of potential collaborators, implement robust communication frameworks, and enforce stringent security measures.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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Five ways to improve training and development in the workplace

Airswift

How to improve training and development in an organisation Training and development are vital for workplace success. They boost skills, job satisfaction, and company growth. Yet many businesses struggle to do this well.

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The Impact of Machine learning and AI in Data Entry BPO service

Offshore India Data Entry

The realm of data entry is evolving with the integration of Artificial Intelligence/AI and machine learning. New updates in artificial intelligence and machine learning are rolling out progressively and are conquering the BPO data entry sector. With the help of machine learning, BPO data entry is creating waves in the outsourcing world by seamlessly providing human-level efficiency.

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AI Regulations for Financial Services: SEC

Perficient Digital Transformation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to affect every aspect of the world economy and play a significant role in the global financial system, leading financial regulators around the world to take various steps to address the impact of AI on their areas of responsibility. The economic risks of AI to the financial systems include everything from the potential for consumer and institutional fraud to algorithmic discrimination and AI-enabled cybersecurity risks.

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Technology Services M&A Q3 2024: Key Insights & Trends

Zinnov

The global Technology Services M&A landscape has demonstrated robust resilience and growth, maintaining a strong pace into Q3 2024, building on the momentum seen in the first half of the year. Despite facing significant economic and geopolitical headwinds, deal-making activity exceeded expectations. The global market witnessed a total deal value of USD 785 Bn in Q3 2024, significantly higher than the USD 686 Bn recorded during the same period in 2023.

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Foundations of Diversity: Building an Inclusive Company From the Ground Up

Can you guess why top-tier companies place such a high emphasis on diversity? Because a successful business mirrors the world around it. Diverse companies create empowering environments and are 35% more likely to financially outperform their peers. This new guide offers strategic insights to build a vibrant, diverse, and innovative workforce. Learn to assess your current workforce, understand demographics, and identify barriers to inclusivity.