The Global Small Business Blog
AUGUST 24, 2021
©iStock/chuyu The shipping crisis is getting worse. Here's what that means for holiday shopping. More than 18 months into the pandemic, the disruption to global supply chains is getting worse, spurring shortages of consumer products and making it more expensive for companies to ship goods where they're needed. Shipping companies expect the global crunch to continue.
Everest Group
DECEMBER 28, 2021
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Forrester Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 28, 2021
Talking with sellers is like measuring weather patterns; you find out quickly which way the wind is blowing. And the topics Forrester clients ask about often reveal emerging trends. So what’s top of mind for B2B sales teams? I created a list of the top five topics revenue leaders asked me about in my first […].
Groove Technology
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
E-commerce conversions are recorded when someone takes the desired action on your website. This is usually a sale, although sometimes this can mean adding an item to your wish list, shopping cart, or subscribing to your newsletter. So, your e-commerce conversion rate is the process of optimizing your website for more purchases, cart items, etc. In addition, consumers sometimes see online shopping sites as a place to gather information rather than buy.
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Hubstaff’s new report, The AI Productivity Shift, highlights how 3,000+ professionals and 140,000+ users are transforming the way they work with AI. Adoption is high—85% are using AI—and the potential is just beginning. Teams that integrate AI into daily workflows report 77% faster task completion, 70% improved focus, and stronger results across the board.
Premier BPO
AUGUST 17, 2021
PAKISTAN BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING COMPANIES CAN BE A DIFFERENTIATOR FOR YOU IN TERMS OF QUALITY, EDUCATION, CULTURE, AND COST. Offshore Outsourcing to Pakistan is the value-added key differentiator you should consider when choosing an Asian Outsourcing destination in 2021-2022. Ranked high among the top emerging digital hub destinations by a Kearney 2019 report, Pakistan surpasses well-established Asian outsourcers like India, China, and the Philippines in terms of financial viability.
McKinsey & Company
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Value chains are facing increased uncertainty. A threefold approach underpinned by artificial intelligence can help companies adapt to rapidly changing markets and operational challenges.
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Automation Anywhere
AUGUST 19, 2021
You’ve been invited to become a citizen developer in your company. If you go online, you’ll find lots of articles about citizen development. In a nutshell, citizen developers are usually nontechnical employees such as business users or subject matter experts who learn how to build intelligent automation software bots to handle their workflows. Here’s why citizen development is a good thing for you.
The Global Small Business Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2021
©iStock/Beboy_ltd What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Turning you on to Richard Orlinski's magnificent work (France). How to build brand love. How corporations organize global production is becoming increasingly unsustainable. Quote of the week: "Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in." – Amy Lowell 10 potential New Year resolutions for global small businesses.
The Global Small Business Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2021
©iStock/dorian2013 Disruptions in global supply chains have generated the phrase "everything shortage." But US imports are at record levels at some ports, and Americans are breaking shopping records, too. Supply-chain professionals plan to alleviate the backlog container by container. What's up? Yet claims that the country is running short on everything miss a key point.
The Global Small Business Blog
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days." – John Burroughs.
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The Global Small Business Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2021
©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Relax. Just relax and have fun doing what you're doing. Don't worry so much about being results-oriented. Just commit yourself to the moment." – John Goodman.
The Global Small Business Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
©iStock/metamorworks According to Xero, building a fast-growing but sustainable business means consciously managing our environmental impact, helping to build thriving communities, and cultivating an engaged workforce. That’s why Xero introduced an environmental sustainability program called Net Zero @ Xero and since 2019 has been committed to carbon neutrality, offsetting 100% of their global organization’s scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions across owned and operated businesses in Austra
The Global Small Business Blog
AUGUST 28, 2021
©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. “Lives are like rivers: Eventually they go where they must. Not where we want them to.” – Richard Russo, author and screenwriter.
The Global Small Business Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Never stop trying. Never stop believing. Never give up. Your day will come." – Mandy Hale.
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The Global Small Business Blog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
©iStock/Galeanu Mihai Estée Lauder is considered the global leader in prestige beauty – offering high quality products and experiences, inspiring consumers to express their individual beauty. We [Estée Lauder] are the only company focused solely on prestige makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair care. We have a diverse portfolio of more than 25 brands, and our products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories.
The Global Small Business Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." – Vince Lombardi.
The Global Small Business Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. "Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." – F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The Global Small Business Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2021
©2022 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. “You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time." – Angela Davis.
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Learn how a publically traded US fintech company elevated its nearshore strategy. By working with a strategic staffing partner in Mexico, they developed targeted internship programs at multiple universities.
The Global Small Business Blog
DECEMBER 25, 2021
©2021 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. Wishing you a joyous Christmas! – Laurel J. Delaney, creator of The Global Small Business Blog.
The Global Small Business Blog
AUGUST 30, 2021
©iStock/MikeMareen What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: What are hurricanes ? What does it mean when a hurricane continues to ' rapidly intensify ?' What's in store for Hurricane Ida when it hits Louisiana? Quote of the week: “Through meteorology, we know essentially how hurricanes form, even though we can't say where the next storm will arise." – Eric Maskin 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season fast facts.
The Global Small Business Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
©iStock/DashaMuller "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast," sys Ernest Hemingway posthumously in his published memoirs A Moveable Feast (1964). It appears one town in China has taken the Nobel laureate's words to heart, quite literally.
The Global Small Business Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
©iStock/Funtap Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO said small businesses will keep choosing the internet to reach their customers even after the pandemic subsides and brick-and-mortar advertising options become more useful. With an interview with Bloomberg News she said “That digital transformation will continue to happen. It might happen at a slightly slower rate but I think that the transformation and people moving to be online is going to continue to happen.
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The Enterprise Knowledge Assistant (EKA) by Intetics is a groundbreaking platform tailored to revolutionize business operations for enterprises, SMBs, and startups. Powered by Generative AI, NLP, and ML, EKA automates tasks like information retrieval, customer support, and content creation. Boost efficiency by 30-50%, cut routine inquiries by 40%, and reduce training time by 30-50%.
The Global Small Business Blog
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
©iStock/vichie81 Find a forest – from Japan to USA to Canada – that brings you calm and beauty. Even plant a tree if you feel so inclined.
Forrester Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Starting in the 1800s, house calls from physicians were the norm. Traveling was too difficult for sick patients and house calls eliminated most of the healthcare costs of a standard visit. Until the 1940s, house calls were the primary modality of care. Physicians would travel with their medical supplies on foot or by horseback to […].
Forrester Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Gen Z schools America once again. 23-year old Peter McIndoe from Memphis started a movement that went viral: Birds Aren’t Real. The movement propagated a conspiracy theory that the US government replaced all birds with drones sent to spy on its citizens. The movement drew thousands of followers, including 75K on Twitter, 360K on Instagram, […].
Forrester Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 22, 2021
When did you join Forrester? I began my latest career adventure with Forrester in November, 2021. The Forrester “Bold at Work” values will be core drivers for my research with the intent of enabling clients and technology vendors to also be “bold at work”. Together, we’ll accomplish great things. I have always focused on delivering […].
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Forrester Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 13, 2021
It’s been … a weekend for security pros. The Apache Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) affects somewhere between 0 and 3 billion-plus of the devices currently running Java. Luckily, a metric ton of amazing advice exists on #InfoSecTwitter right now. It’s a lot to consume at once, which is why we‘ve put together three parallel workstreams you […].
Forrester Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 16, 2021
In 2017, Forrester expanded upon the IT service management market (ITSM) to establish enterprise service management (ESM) as a chosen area of coverage, continuing this research with a 2019 Forrester Wave™ evaluation. Now, we are pleased to announce The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Management, Q4 2021. In 2018, ITSM vendors were still completing the transition […].
Forrester Digital Transformation
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Our research has found that, while most enterprises use multiple public clouds or some form of hybrid cloud implementation, it isn’t done for resilience purposes. The reasons for this are many, but to summarize, building applications to use multiple clouds is hard. There can be massive inefficiencies, complexities, and redundant tasks in managing multiple versions […].
Everest Group
DECEMBER 7, 2021
LIVE WEBINAR. ESG in Services: What Sourcing Teams Must Know to Do More. December 7, 2021 |. 9 AM CST | 10 AM EST | 3 PM GMT | 8:30 PM IST. While environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives have been important to sourcing teams for years, most efforts have focused on the materials supply chain or smaller, less strategic suppliers. Savvy sourcing teams have realized that’s no longer enough and are focusing on ways to navigate their ESG objectives with large, strategic service providers
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Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive
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