The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

©iStock/small smiles While it is true that many businesses can achieve the aim of international expansion, it is still not the simplest of undertakings. Yet by going global, you can broaden your network of business partners while also enhancing how everyone else around the world views your company. Internationalization comes with expenses and risks, but with careful planning and a well-thought-out export strategy, overseas markets offer fantastic growth prospects.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

“Follow the yellow brick road!” Silly Dorothy. She had it so easy. Dorothy had a magical guide that popped up when she needed help the most. For many executives getting started with forming a data team and insights strategy, the road forward is not so clear.

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Magellan Solutions

APRIL 19, 2023

8 Secrets to Improving Customer Service in the Insurance Industry with Outsourcing If customers do not get satisfactory service, they easily switch to other competitors. In order to keep up with the changing needs, improving customer service in insurance is one of the top priorities of businesses. Customer experience is a key aspect for companies trying to increase sales, satisfaction, and referrals.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

On 18th April 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal for the EU Cyber Solidarity Act to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities in the EU. The proposed act will support detection and awareness of cybersecurity threats, bolster preparedness of critical entities, reinforce solidarity, and improve crisis management and response capabilities across Member States.

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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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McKinsey and Company

APRIL 19, 2023

Why are some countries rich and some poor? A leading economist finds the answer in the interactions of economies with the rest of the world, through trade, capital flows, and—notably—migration. “I think that migration could be the key to economic development that we haven’t discovered yet,” he says.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

The RSAC 2023 is kicking off soon and I will be there for the first time! Why? Because new rules for the protection of the personal data of employees have arrived in the US and we need to talk about it.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

Last week, Forrester’s published its first report on what cybersecurity vendors’ quarterly earnings means for technology executives. This research involved analysis of earning calls from ten publicly listed cybersecurity service providers. This information showcases existing trends and strategies and hopefully saves you some time by highlighting the most important interpretations.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

Perficient and Our Global Colleagues Are Making a Difference in Our Communities Perficient and our colleagues have always been passionate about giving back and making the world a better place. With more than 7,500 colleagues and locations around the globe, we recognize that our opportunities to make a positive difference are immense. Across our company, you can find individual acts of kindness, coordinated team-based activities, and everything in between.

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McKinsey and Company

APRIL 19, 2023

As the industry transitions to sustainable construction, chief procurement officers will play key roles in helping companies decarbonize and improve profitability.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

Sitecore’s SXA accelerator comes with a large library of components that help accelerate development. One of those components will no longer work after May 2023: The Social Share Component. SXA’s social share component leveraged the AddThis service to inject social sharing buttons on your website. You could create an account on AddThis, configure what buttons and configure your site to use it pretty easily.

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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.

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3Pillar Global

APRIL 19, 2023

Chawla to expand horizontal and vertical solutions and offerings to support continued growth FAIRFAX, VA. – April 19, 2023 – 3Pillar Global, a leading developer of breakthrough digital products, today announced the hiring of Pankaj Chawla as its first-ever Chief Innovation Officer to accelerate the company’s continued growth and success. Chawla will play a leading role in defining 3Pillar’s future growth plans and innovation acceleration through the development of both horizontal and vertical se

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

What is a Slowly Changing Dimension? A Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) is a dimension that stores and manages both current and historical data over time in a data warehouse. It is considered and implemented as one of the most critical ETL tasks in tracking the history of dimension records. Type 1 SCDs – Overwriting In a Type 1 SCD the new data overwrites the existing data.

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Unosquare

APRIL 19, 2023

Software development is a complex undertaking, which is why it’s imperative to have a robust framework for the entire process. To meet that challenge, the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) was first created in the 1960s with the objective of providing a structured approach to software creation and reducing the potential for project chaos. The SDLC has since become an essential framework for software developers, adding needed predictability that allows stakeholders to anticipate and allocate

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Capgemini

APRIL 19, 2023

How governments are using IT to shrink their carbon footprints Gunnar Menzel 19 Apr 2023 Facebook Twitter Linkedin The public sector has a mandate to lead on sustainability, and this includes their IT footprint. How can governments achieve digital growth while cutting carbon emissions? In my experience working with public sector leaders, an often-overlooked source of emissions come from IT.

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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.

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The Hackett Group

APRIL 19, 2023

The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT) today announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 after the close of regular market hours. Following the release, the senior management will discuss first quarter results in a conference call at 5:00 P.M. ET. The number for the conference call is (800) 593-0486, [Passcode: First Quarter].

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Perillion

APRIL 19, 2023

When was the last time you talked with your employees about preventing falls? Out of the nearly 1,000 construction fatalities recorded in 2021, 378 were caused by falls from high elevations.

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McKinsey and Company

APRIL 19, 2023

Mobility is on the verge of a major transformation, but those shifts may occur slowly over the next few years. One major outcome: fewer private-car sales.

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Perillion

APRIL 19, 2023

Transportation accidents are the leading cause of workplace fatalities, accounting for 40% of all fatalities according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

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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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SPD Load

APRIL 19, 2023

In today’s digital age, a website is no longer a “nice to have.” A website drives brand awareness and opens communication with.

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McKinsey and Company

APRIL 19, 2023

Options for traveling from point A to point B often depend on local forces—consumer preferences, available infrastructure, and government regulations.

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Zinnov

APRIL 19, 2023

A fractional CIO is a technology leader hired on a temporary or part-time basis, explains Peter Kirkwood, corporate strategy leader at management consulting and strategy advisory firm Zinnov.

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Go4Customer

APRIL 19, 2023

Everything needs to upgrade and so do our notions and methods for preaching the best call center service. As we race along with technology, customers from all sectors also grow their expectations from brands. To provide a better experience for customers, the digital onboarding process has become a regular maneuver in every call center outsourcing company.

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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.

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Zinnov

APRIL 19, 2023

In this episode, Pari Natarajan, founder and CEO of the consultancy Zinnov, talks about how India’s tech industry is changing.

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Planergy Software

APRIL 19, 2023

Clients and results More Customers We saved more than $1 million on our spend in the first year and just recently identified an opportunity to save about $10,000 every month on recurring expenses with Planergy. Cristian Maradiaga King Ocean Book a Live Demo Download a free copy of "Preparing Your AP Department For The Future", to learn: How to transition from paper and excel to eInvoicing.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

Azure Active Directory Business-to-Consumer (commonly called Azure B2C) is an important business solution for systems that need to authenticate end users to a web/mobile application using a white-labeled experience. Azure AD B2C provides an easy identity system as a service with pay-as-you-go pricing options. Who uses Azure AD B2C? If you have a solution where you need end users to have the ability to self-service sign-up, self-service profile editing, or multi-organizational sign-ins, B2C is th

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IBM Services

APRIL 19, 2023

Access to clean water is essential for the survival and growth of humans, animals and crops. Water technology companies worldwide provide innovative solutions to supply, conserve and protect water throughout the highly complex and technical water cycle of collection, treatment, distribution, reuse and disposal. After a series of international acquisitions, a leading water technology company formed an Assessment Services division to provide water infrastructure services to their customers.

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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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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 19, 2023

Are you new to Marketing Cloud? If yes, you must have heard about a fascinating tool known as Journey Builder. Let’s learn more about what is Journey Builder, what can you achieve, and what are the applications of Journey Builder? What is Journey Builder? Journey Builder is a tool provided by Salesforce Marketing Cloud used by marketing teams to create a personalized campaign for a brand.

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IBM Services

APRIL 19, 2023

One of the most distinguishing things about our federal government is its broad scope of services. No other institution is responsible for doing so much for so many, so quickly, in an ever-changing landscape. No other institution must respond simultaneously to such a breadth of challenges that have only been amplified over the last few years. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, many federal agencies kicked their digital transformations into high gear to help enhance public services, embrace a re

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Immedus

APRIL 19, 2023

In our initial article on this topic, we talked about the impact of financial difficulty on employee stress. Financial problems are one of the leading causes of stress, and stress is one of the leading causes of worker fatigue and burnout. Helping employees feel less stressed about their finances, then, can go a long way in improving the company’s bottom line.

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IBM Services

APRIL 19, 2023

One of the most distinguishing things about our federal government is its broad scope of services. No other institution is responsible for doing so much for so many, so quickly, in an ever-changing landscape. No other institution must respond simultaneously to such a breadth of challenges that have only been amplified over the last few years. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, many federal agencies kicked their digital transformations into high gear to help enhance public services, embrace a re

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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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