The Global Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

©iStock/aiisha5 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded the Washington State Department of Commerce a tenth year of funding to help state small businesses grow through exporting. The $1.4 million grant to Washington, part of the SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP), is one of the two largest awarded from a total $20 million to 52 states and territory international trade agencies – Michigan also received $1.4 million.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

French retailer Sephora became the first company to be penalized under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for not disclosing to consumers that it sells their personal information, failing to respect users’ Global Privacy Control as an opt-out, and neglecting to correct these infractions by the deadline. The $1.2 million penalty is part of a […].

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Retail Government Marketing 130

31 West

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

How to decrease ticket volume, is a common concern for most MSPs. Often there appears to be an unending stream of requests, and you need to attend to all of them with finite resources. Managing an MSP IT help desk can be an extremely tough job for your service delivery team. For a small process, it is possible to keep checks on all the tickets that land.

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Automation Customer Service Management Jobbing 130

Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

To deliver excellent digital experiences and products, you need a superior digital talent strategy. Discover common pitfalls and learn from Amazon’s approach.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

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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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Optimizely’s Generic PropertyLists can be a useful tool for both developers and CMS editors, but it does come with limitations. Our client recently approached us asking for a better way to organize their PropertyLists. Some of their lists had grown to be quite long and having to move items one slot at a time was not an enjoyable experience. There is an existing solution out there already for those with Commerce, but our client is CMS only.

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Sourcing Software 115

Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Learn where to expand investment, where to hold back, and where to get creative with your product management strategy in 2023.

Management 130

Management 130

Forrester Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Amazon's planned acquisition of One Medical presents a serious question surrounding patient data privacy.

Analytics 130

Analytics Healthcare Marketing 130

Bydrec

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In the world of software development, there are innumerable processes, models, and methodologies. Which one you choose to implement in your organization will have a significant impact on how efficiently your team operates and how successful your projects are. Depending on the size of your organization and the maturity of its software development process, implementing new practices can be difficult.

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Software Efficiency 98

McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

McKinsey reveals 35 cutting-edge companies in the industrial tech sector, highlighting a robust “titanium economy” that creates American jobs and fuels innovation through sustainable, inclusive growth.

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Jobbing Finance 79

Magellan Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Problem with Accounting AI and the Role of BPOs. Over 70% of leaders in finance and accounting, advisory and tax services, think that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will affect data-driven insights, according to the EY 2020 Global Tax and Transformation survey. AI is widely used in businesses. Accountants don’t need to spend as much time on tedious, repetitive, and ultimately straightforward, but time-consuming tasks.

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Accounting BPO Out-Tasking Finance 75

Advertiser: G-P

Grow your startup beyond borders and boundaries. Global expansion is the ultimate goal for many startup founders. However, to successfully enter new markets and grow internationally, you need a sound and scalable global recruitment strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover how you can gain a competitive edge over your business rivals through the latest technology, harnessing global contractors, and using a global employment platform.

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McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Successful cloud migrations depend on knowing where the value for insurance lies in cloud and on business and IT working together.

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Insurance 90

Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Custom Visuals : Custom visuals in Power BI are the visuals which has additional features and options beyond those supported by the standard visuals of Power BI Desktop, delivering unique and powerful capabilities. Custom visuals are available in AppSource and within the integrated custom visuals store for Power BI Desktop, where they categorized in two types in the Office Store : Office store approved and Power BI certified.

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Sourcing Flexibility Sales Jobbing 69

McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Forces are converging to challenge healthcare affordability and access, and industry economics. Opportunities abound for leaders to drive rapid, at-scale innovation to usher in a brighter future.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Introduction. Users of Salesforce can Create their own Test Classes ; these test classes alone cover over 75% of the code. To ensure that there are no issues with Salesforce Dashboard during production, this is done. Test classes Enable the testing of the logic for Batch Apex, Queueable Apex, Future Apex, Visualforce Controller, and Extensions. What is Test Class in Salesforce?

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Accounting Design 69

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

Accounting

Automation Anywhere

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

According to Aberdeen Group, companies that invest in modernizing their back-office operations see a 2.8x increase in customer satisfaction, an 11.7x increase in employee productivity, and a 5.4x increase in met quality SLAs yearly. The back office is the heartbeat of the contact center. It's where all the critical functions happen that keep things running smoothly.

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Data Entry Automation Customer Service Efficiency 52

Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Have you ever wondered; How to simplify End-to-End testing??? Well, I guess that’s where PLAYWRIGHT comes into picture. It’s an open-source NodeJS framework by Microsoft for end-to-end automation for Web applications. Also, it helps developers to test web apps across all Browsers and modern Operating system. Optimizely AUI is an B2B marketplace website which hits Perficient for migrating from classic site to spire site.

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Automation Flexibility Sourcing Software 64

Hyland

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

There is no shortage of attention to unlocking unstructured data as a key competitive advantage. It is a multimarket, multi-industry untapped store of significant value. Whether seeking to engage customers, investigate legal action, assess risk, uncover marketing intelligence, or manage and enforce regulations, every industry wants its data readily available for actionable insight.

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Analytics Engineering Regulations Efficiency 52

Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Perficient’s Amazon Connect Experience (PACE) solution amplifies the power of Amazon Connect with several added features and managed services. As we continue to develop and customize our software to your needs, we will post blogs with new features and processes we have added, changed, or fixed. To learn more about PACE, visit our dedicated landing page or view our listing on the AWS Marketplace !

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Administrative Flexibility Managed Services Software 64

Advertiser: G-P

The benefits of expanding internationally are endless, especially if you approach it the right way. However, there are pitfalls along the way that can slow down progress. Global expansion brings many opportunities for companies —business growth, brand-building in new markets, and access to diverse talent pools worldwide. However, international growth can come with challenges.

Payroll

SPD Load

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In the past decade, mobile application development has undergone quite a transformation. From being only accessible through desktops, mobile apps are now.

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McKinsey and Company

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As technological change accelerates and customer preferences diverge, the future of claims organizations centers on four key trends.

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Insurance Service 57

Auxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In this blog, we will show a GIF as a report page tooltip when hovering over a visual. This cool technique allows you to display instructional GIFs or videos for our end users. Steps for Creating GIFs: App to record gifs. Adding gifs to Power BI. Adding Tooltip. Integrating with button. App to Record GIFs: There are many tools in the market used for creating GIFs, but here in my project, I used the Screentogif tool.

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Right-Sizing Marketing Manufacturing Analytics 69

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

Accounting

Influx

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Online spending will hit $910 billion this holiday season, up 11 percent year on year (Adobe Digital Economy Index.) It’s no surprise that online shopping continues to shatter expectations due to its ease and convenience. With Q4 quickly approaching, holiday planning is very important in order to set your business up for success. . To help you prepare for the holiday season, we’ve created this eCommerce holiday planning guide with key tips and helpful information. .

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