The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 9, 2023

More than 750 women business owners from around the world have arrived in Las Vegas for their annual Women Presidents Organization Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum 2023 to network, learn and grow together. This is the most amazing program of the year for WPO. And I [Laurel Delaney] am so honored to have the opportunity to attend. Full disclosure: I am serve as the Chicago Chapter Chair for the Women Presidents Organization.

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Groove Technology

MAY 9, 2023

Introduction to Node.js Let’s start at the very beginning. Imagine you’re about to embark on a journey to a newly discovered planet. You’re excited, intrigued, and a bit anxious, right? That’s exactly how it feels when you dive into the world of Node.js. It’s a different realm that brings unique advantages to the table in web development.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

We’ve heard about the importance of empowering employees. Studies have shown a link between employee empowerment and engagement. Furthermore, when employers give employees the responsibility to lead and make decisions, employees become highly motivated, creative, and productive.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

We stand on the frontier of an AI revolution. Over the past decade, deep learning arose from a seismic collision of data availability and sheer compute power, enabling a host of impressive AI capabilities. But we’ve faced a paradoxical challenge: automation is labor intensive. It sounds like a joke, but it’s not, as anyone who has tried to solve business problems with AI may know.

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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

Marketing

Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

Tools leveraging ML models in dynamic environments must be continuously fed new data in order to adapt to changing conditions and goals. They need to learn as much as possible about their new environments before being fully able and safe to provide service and ultimately deliver value. Synthetic data can help address these and other AI/ML challenges.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

In our fourth and final segment of our Cloud Transformation for IT Leaders series, we will focus on driving enterprise velocity while maintaining best practices and consistency as your portfolio migration program matures. If done well, this is where your organization achieves true cloud maturity and is on its way to unlocking the incredible innovation possible with modern cloud, including data & analytics, AI / ML and automation – and lowering capital investments in data centers, support ven

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

Hybrid connectivity is rapidly becoming a critical aspect of modern cloud adoption. It allows for seamless communication between end users, on-premises data centers, and public cloud infrastructure. However, navigating the complexities of hybrid connectivity can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned IT professionals. While our ‘ IT Leader’s Guide to Multicloud Readiness ‘ provides a comprehensive exploration of this topic, this blog post is an informative Q&A to exp

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 9, 2023

The authors of From Source to Sold discuss how supply chain leaders can take a seat at the boardroom table, becoming strategic leaders who help drive more resilient supply chains.

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The Hackett Group

MAY 9, 2023

MIAMI, FL (May 9, 2023) – The Hackett Group , Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading benchmarking, research advisory and strategic consultancy firm that enables organizations to achieve Digital World Class ® performance, today announced its financial results for the first quarter, which ended on March 31, 2023. Financial Highlights Total revenue in the first quarter of 2023 was $71.2 million and revenue before reimbursements was $69.8 million, which was in line with our guidance.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

Customer needs and market dynamics are constantly shifting from one moment to the next. There are thousands of business events flowing through every part of your organization every day. These events can provide a wealth of information about what’s actually happening across your business at any moment in time. Organizations that can capitalize on this continual stream of business intelligence can spot trends, issues and opportunities, address threats, and act quickly.

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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.

Global Hiring

TTEC

MAY 9, 2023

Image: Type: Podcast Episodes HTML Override Type: Content Enable Social: Topics: Customer Experience Strategy Body: In the latest episode in our travel podcast series, TTEC’s Scott Bell shares his impressions on the growing fraud risk in the industry and how it impacts trust in on travel review sites like Tripadvisor. We also delve into the potential roadblocks to the JetBlue/Spirit merger and implications for the airline industry.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

If you’ve followed IBM over the past few years, you know how critical the IBM Ecosystem is to our growth strategy. It’s why we gave partners access to the same training and enablement as IBMers last year, launched a new partner program in January, and continue investing in and growing the IBM Ecosystem. So, it should come as no surprise that partners are front and center during our annual Think conference this week.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 9, 2023

With China’s travel restrictions lifted, demand is strong among Chinese tourists. Here’s where these travelers plan to go and what they’d like to do.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

In today’s digital world, business and IT leaders are turning to automation to improve operational efficiency, increase employee productivity and, ultimately, boost business performance. At IBM, we believe that organizations need AI coupled with automation to help developers reduce time to productivity. By empowering employees with automation and AI technologies like machine learning , deep learning , and natural language processing , IT organizations can narrow skills gaps and enable deve

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Automation Efficiency Flexibility Sourcing 88

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

McKinsey and Company

MAY 9, 2023

The debut episode of Deal Volume highlights takeaways from McKinsey’s Global Private Markets Review, including the condition of the industry in 2022 and trends likely to affect investors in 2023 and beyond.

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Marketing Service 70

IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

It is well known that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has progressed, moving past the era of experimentation to become business critical for many organizations. Today, AI presents an enormous opportunity to turn data into insights and actions, to help amplify human capabilities, decrease risk and increase ROI by achieving break through innovations. While the promise of AI isn’t guaranteed and may not come easy, adoption is no longer a choice.

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Government Regulations Automation Design 74

McKinsey and Company

MAY 9, 2023

Our proprietary research across 2,000 companies shows that it pays to operate as “one firm.” Here’s how top-performing organizations make it work.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

Digital Accessibility Testing Fundamentals Welcome back to our series on Digital Accessibility Testing Fundamentals ! In this first installment, we’ll discuss some of the manual testing techniques for digital accessibility. Manual Testing Digital Accessibility manual testing techniques are crucial for ensuring that websites and applications are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.

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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.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 9, 2023

Building new businesses—or corporate ventures—is increasingly critical for growth.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

“Never share your OTP”, we have heard this a lot of times and we do follow the rule very strictly, but do you know what other mistakes can make you a victim of any financial scam? Please go through this blog for real-life deceit that happened and what measures can be taken to avoid the same. There is no doubt that digital media have made our lives easier.

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Invedus

MAY 9, 2023

If you’re new to coding, selecting the right programming language can be a challenging task. With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to know where to begin. To help you make an informed decision, we’ll be discussing Ruby, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, which are four of the most commonly used programming languages today.

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Software Sourcing IT Outsourcing Automation 52

Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

It seems like such a simple task: Write informative content about your healthcare organization that speaks to your users’ concerns and encourages them to convert. Easy, right? If you’re involved even tangentially with healthcare content development, I’m assuming the preceding paragraph led to sarcastic scoffs or eye-rolling from you. Writing high-quality healthcare content that converts is hard work.

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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

Outsource Workers

MAY 9, 2023

All businesses rely heavily on creating a forward-thinking professional image that will help them achieve sustainable long-term success. A key element of manifesting the right company image depends on content creation. Businesses turn to virtual assistants to create high-quality content to attract new customers while saving their company time and money.

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Content Writing Sales Out-Tasking Marketing 52

Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

Welcome back to getting to know Sitecore search. In this post, we’ll look at managing users, the available roles, and the role permissions. Manage Users To manage users, visit Administration/Manage Users Administration screen with three options From this screen you can see the list users for this domain. You can see if their email address, first name, last name, and invitation status.

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Paysquare

MAY 9, 2023

The word statutory translates to “of or related to statutes”- rules and regulations, so statutory compliance stands for adhering to rules and regulations. These rules and regulations are a legal framework the government (central and/or state) put in place for all businesses to follow – we are trying to comprehend payroll statutory compliance services.

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Future of Sourcing

MAY 9, 2023

We have all seen how the pandemic has affected businesses and led to the closure of many. If procurement teams are not future-ready now, their company can take a toll too and suffer badly, says Prasanna Rajendran is the Vice President at Kissflow. Read more! The COVID-19 epidemic has severely hampered global supply chains, causing the industry to occasionally come to a standstill as well as the closure of airports and seaports for a significant amount of time, thus preventing the transfer of bot

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Advertiser: G-P

The fintech industry is growing exponentially — in the first quarter of 2022, the sector saw a 182 percent increase in tech job growth. However, experts are warning that local candidates to fill those roles may become scarce in certain areas. In fact, according to a report from Korn Ferry, by 2030, more than 85 million jobs could go unfilled across three major industries: telecommunications, manufacturing, and technology.

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Paysquare

MAY 9, 2023

Small business entrepreneurs are always short on time because they are responsible for almost everything – marketing, sales, promotion, hiring, and more. Besides managing their business, the owners also need to take care of any obstacles that may come their way. Accounting is essential for running a business smoothly. Considering how important finance can be for small businesses, it is essential that the accounting books are in responsible hands.

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Global Expansion

MAY 9, 2023

Brazil is South America's biggest country and has long since had one of the world’s largest economies. With a $1.61 trillion gross domestic product (GDP), the Brazilian economy sits comfortably in the 25 greatest economies worldwide. With a stable economy, a large geographical sphere, and a diverse workforce, Brazil is the perfect place to grow businesses and source international talent.

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Intelligent Sourcing

MAY 9, 2023

Contact BPO, a customer service call centre serving international markets notably in the US and Canada, and part of AlefBet Holdings group, has a focused impact sourcing strategy of recruiting and employing disadvantaged and disabled South African youth throughout their operations in Johannesburg and Cape Town. It’s a socio-economic imperative in South Africa where youth unemployment sits […] The post Embracing Impact Sourcing in SA’s Global Business Services Sector appeared first on Intel

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Aspirant

MAY 9, 2023

As the digital age continues to evolve, businesses need a way to systematically track, manage, and store different versions of their projects. To ensure productivity remains high and that your data is consistently secure, using version control systems (VCS) is vital. While you may be aware of what version control entails in theory, understanding how they work and utilizing proper best practices can initially seem daunting.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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