The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

©iStock/uzenzen Doesn't take much data to understand what's happening with women interested in entrepreneurship. Visit Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® to witness first hand the power of women taking on the world with their businesses. And in the United States, according to The World Economic Forum , many women are fueling the uptick in global entrepreneurship, creating around half of all new businesses in 2022.

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Flexibility 68

Horses for Sources

APRIL 8, 2023

Every couple of years, we’re due a large-scale call center acquisition play, and the latest is Concentrix’s announcement to acquire Webhelp. With combined revenues of $8.3bn, Concentrix is now nipping at the heels of Teleperformance for position as the largest contact center business globally. Yes, it’s time for even more big traditional analog call center – and lots of it!

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Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 20, 2023

The de facto cloud strategy is hybrid. This term encapsulates pretty much every flavor of cloud strategy today and does little to give you the specifics. Whether you’re bursting from private cloud to public (you’re not) or managing two separate siloes of applications on different platforms – the term fits.

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Management 245

McKinsey and Company

APRIL 12, 2023

Experts behind the rules of value-creating growth discuss how leaders can apply these insights to their growth strategies.

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Finance 132

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

When economic headwinds pick up, sales leaders are the first to sound the alarm — and chart a new course. Longer sales cycles, larger buying committees, increased price pressure, and smaller teams can quickly combine to reduce your margin for error and increase the urgency to find a solution. To thrive in a challenging environment, sales teams need a rock-solid grasp of the fundamentals and the biggest force-multipliers they can get their hands on.

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Velocity Global

APRIL 7, 2023

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a favorable location for foreign talent to live and work. Workers in Saudi Arabia benefit from tax-free income, relatively simple visa rules, affordable living costs, an English-speaking business community, low crime rates, and rich culture. In fact, of the roughly 14 million employed individuals in the KSA, 73% are foreign nationals.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 27, 2023

Meet John Latham, Managing Director Perficient promises to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. Our Growth for Everyone initiative is one of the ways we deliver on this promise by helping colleagues identify their individual career potential, share stories, and celebrate successes. John Latham is a colleague who has shown that by going the extra mile and having a strategic and collaborative mindset, he is able to make a difference for his teams, clients, and his own professional and pe

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Horses for Sources

APRIL 15, 2023

Recent headlines such as those in the WSJ (The Metaverse is Quickly Turning Into the Meh-taverse ), and similar in the FT , remind us of such classics as ‘Internet may be just a passing fad as millions give up on it’ from the year 2000 edition of the UK’s treasure trove of fact, The Daily Mail. Such black-and-white premature pronouncements are typical of headline hunters.

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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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McKinsey and Company

APRIL 26, 2023

Generative AI is giving rise to an entire ecosystem, from hardware providers to application builders, that will help bring its potential for business to fruition.

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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.

Marketing 110

Marketing 110

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 10, 2023

The psychology of innovation is like any other area of life where our brains and emotions simply get in the way of our progress. Even when we are aware of the pitfalls, they are unavoidable. Our brains are wired to fall into these traps. I recently wrote a blog post about harmful innovation myths , and now I want to dive into the psychology around innovation.

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Management Accounting Research 116

IBM Services

APRIL 24, 2023

Unexpected situations like the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing macroeconomic atmosphere are wake-up calls for companies worldwide to exponentially accelerate digital transformation. During the pandemic, when lockdowns and social-distancing restrictions transformed business operations, it quickly became apparent that digital innovation was vital to the survival of any organization.

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SEBPO

APRIL 27, 2023

BLOG Four Ways to Recover From Missed Revenue Targets Total 0 0 0 0 April 27, 2023 Generating revenue is a top priority for your business. Despite your best efforts, your revenue targets can sometimes feel out of reach. Whether it’s due to market conditions, unexpected expenses, or a dip in sales, falling short of your revenue goals can be a low blow; not just to your bottom line, but also to overall morale.

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Outsourcing Out-Tasking Global Outsourcing Sales 98

Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 18, 2023

Who doesn’t love a success story? Every year at Forrester’s B2B Summit North America, our sales research team presents new and exciting research, topped off with a captivating B2B Program Of The Year Award presented in a fireside chat with a Forrester analyst.

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Speaker: Jaime Krause & Dave Wilkin

Join talent leader, Jaime Krause, Director of Talent Inclusion & Learning at BMO, and Dave Wilkin, CEO & Co-Founder of 10KC, where they'll discuss how BMO is using 10KC’s all-in-one platform across 30K+ global employees to mobilize their winning culture across geographies & departments. Reserve your spot today for November 17th at 10:00 AM PST, 12:00 PM CST, 1:00 PM EST.

McKinsey and Company

APRIL 12, 2023

As global risks increase and economic uncertainty persists, the risk functions within the financial services industry must continue to evolve talent to ensure organizational resiliency.

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Efficiency Service Risk Management Risk Management 139

Velocity Global

APRIL 28, 2023

International companies reap a wide range of benefits by expanding globally, such as accessing new revenue streams and a broader talent pool. However, conducting business across borders has several logistical challenges and compliance risks. Companies must administer global payroll, benefits, and ongoing HR support for their distributed workforce while complying with employment and tax laws across multiple regions.

Payroll 97

Payroll Regulations Marketing Reduced Costs 97

Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 10, 2023

BattleBots is the most popular robot fighting competition in the world, and Perficient’s partnership with RioBotz and their BattleBots competitor, Minotaur, allows us to interact with STEM enthusiasts on a global scale. The seventh season of BattleBots premiered in January , and Minotaur entered the ring on a mission for redemption and revenge. Minotaur has defeated the competition with ferocity, going three for three for total knockouts this season.

Collaborations 116

Collaborations 116

comeMakeit

APRIL 25, 2023

Metaverse was one of the fast-developing technologies until AI took over. It was expected to disrupt several domains including education and training, insurance, health-tech, fin-tech, prop-tech, etc. Many predicted that with work going remote due to the pandemic, virtual meetings in the Metaverse will become a norm. Some predicted that VR Electronic goods are the next cell phones.

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Insurance Retail Engineering Software 98

Speaker: Olivia Montgomery, Associate Principal Supply Chain Analyst

Curious to know how your peers are navigating ongoing disruption? The supply chain management techniques that dominated the last 30 years are no longer supporting consumer behavior or logistics and manufacturing capabilities. So what’s working now? What should your plans for 2023 include? By researching the supply chain challenges and solutions that businesses – especially small and midsize businesses – are currently experiencing, we’ve learned what’s working and what’s not.

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UnaTerra

APRIL 24, 2023

European employment law works differently from other parts of the world. This is especially true for businesses headquartered or operating in the USA. So, if you are looking to grow or establish your business in Europe there are specific things you’ll need to be aware of! So, let’s examine HR and payroll in the European […] The post An Overview of European Employment Law appeared first on Unaterra.

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Payroll 98

Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 20, 2023

The generative AI boom is fundamentally changing the landscape of vendor offerings. We believe one largely ignored area where generative AI will have a disruptive impact is in enterprise analytics, specifically business intelligence (BI).

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Analytics 243

McKinsey and Company

APRIL 7, 2023

For today’s fragmented Internet of Things (IoT) to reach its potential as a fully interconnected ecosystem, the answer may lie in the convergence of cybersecurity and the IoT.

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Cybersecurity 138

Airswift

APRIL 24, 2023

Source: goodluz/Shutterstock Solar energy is one of the fastest growing sectors in the United States, with businesses and homeowners investing in resources that reduce emissions and save money on electricity bills. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the electricity generated from renewable sources — wind, hydro, solar, geothermal and biomass — surpassed coal for the first time ever in the US last year, confirming the country is moving toward a clean future.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 28, 2023

Listen up, content strategists! Want to learn about the latest digital transformation trends? Tune in to the new episode of What If? So What? as Jim and Kim answer submitted listener questions. You don’t want to miss it! We’d love to get your feedback on a “white noise” word or topic you’d like for us to cover. Send your suggestions to podcast@perficient.com.

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SEBPO

APRIL 18, 2023

IAOP Names SEBPO to The Global Outsourcing 100® List for the Ninth Year in a Row NEWS April 18, 2023 IAOP Names SEBPO to The Global Outsourcing 100® List for the Ninth Year in a Row Marlton, NJ – SEBPO, a leading global outsourcing partner, is named to The 2023 Global Outsourcing 100® (GO100) list by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP) in the Rising Star category.

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Global Outsourcing Outsourcing Outsourcing Professionals Business Process Outsourcing 98

Metasource

APRIL 18, 2023

With Earth Day around the corner on April 22 nd , now is the perfect time to think about changes your business can make to reduce your environmental impact. While there are many environmentally friendly practices you could implement, there’s one change that will have a positive impact on the environment and your business: going paperless. After all, 50% of waste produced by businesses is made up of paper, with offices in the U.S. using over 12 trillion sheets every year, according to TheWorldCou

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Service Business Process Outsourcing BPO Software 98

Forrester Digital Transformation

APRIL 18, 2023

It’s not proven that Winston Churchill said “Never let a crisis go to waste.” But whoever said it, they could have been talking about chatbot deployments. Our world is littered with unloved chatbots, useless offerings that deliver horrible experiences and are used by no one. Typically, this is the result of trying to boil the ocean, overthink things, and attempt to create the perfect chatbot right out of the gate.

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Customer Service Design Service 244

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

ABM gets better with age — but unfortunately, marketers don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. In a recent survey with Demand Gen Report, we found 59% of experienced practitioners (those with ABM programs more than a year old) indicated their ABM programs are meeting or greatly exceeding their expectations, while only 45% of novices (those with ABM programs less than one year old) could say the same.

Marketing

McKinsey and Company

APRIL 28, 2023

Executives’ enthusiasm for the economy rose—and then came back to earth. Meanwhile, concerns about financial-market volatility as a risk to growth have increased.

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Marketing Finance 136

The Hackett Group

APRIL 25, 2023

MIAMI & LONDON, April 25, 2023 – One-size-fits-allhybrid work policies are more likely than other options to have a negative impact on employee engagement, retention and the amount of work done each day, according to new hybrid work research from The Hackett Group , Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT). At the same time, giving employees greater choice drives improvements in all these areas, the research found.

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Research Collaborations Advisory Flexibility 96

Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 26, 2023

Having additional navigation for your content is a must-have in any modern website. One example of that kind of navigation is Anchor/Jump links navigation. Simple, but very effective. We are simply using anchor links to jump to a specific part of the page. But since we are using the Optimizely CMS we are gonna make it more dynamic and automate the creation of anchor tags and links.

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Automation Software 111

Outsource Workers

APRIL 13, 2023

For businesses, email is still the go-to for communication. However, managing emails has become a significant challenge. For example, a real estate business owner has hundreds of emails arriving daily, and inbox management takes up valuable time. Hiring an email management virtual assistant is the way forward, allowing you to save time and remain focused on important clients.

Management 98

Management Out-Tasking Managed Services Service 98

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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