Magellan Solutions

MARCH 27, 2023

You want to be certain that your needs are addressed when evaluating outsourcing quotes. These considerations will help you compare outsourcing quotes and find the most appropriate for your business. Companies nowadays are cautious with regards to comparing outsourcing quotes.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Perficient colleague Jonathan Crockett , director of mobile solutions, was quoted in the recent Forrester report Pinpoint The Costs When Sourcing A Modern Mobile App. In the report, Forrester examines the many factors which impact the cost of developing mobile applications and provides guidance for reducing cost and development time.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Perficient’s Judah Tice , Director of custom product development, is quoted in this section of the report, providing insights on how teams can establish best practices for communication. “If If you’re a developer at an organization that doesn’t currently focus on developer experience, take things into your own hands.”

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Quote of the week: "It is usually people in the money business, finance, and international trade that are really rich." – Robin Leach Freight forwarder guidance and best practices. Here are some cool inventions in 2024. AI translation and captioning. Worldwide B2B ecommerce size and sales forecast.

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Velocity Global

DECEMBER 23, 2021

When your global EoR provider offers you inaccurate quotes in your markets, it creates severe legal and financial risks for your company. . Three ways inaccurate burden quotes create challenges for your business. How to ensure your global EoR partner provides reliable, trustworthy quotes. Each country sets its own VAT rate.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

Quote of the week: "Words travel worlds. ©iStock/NiroDesign What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) provides the weather in your language. Who will win the translation battle, AI or human translators ? Caution for AI translation.

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

Quote of the week: "An eclipse is one phenomenon that is actually more impressive from the ground." – Leroy Chiao Protect your eyes during the solar eclipse! ©iStock/murat4art What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Surprising facts about the solar eclipse.

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Quote of the week: "I believe in removing barriers in international trade. ©iStock/Morrison1977 What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Resources for product creators and global traders. GlobalEDGE trade resources. International Trade Administration trade resources.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Quote of the week: "As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." – Bill Gates Empowering Africa's economic growth. Women own almost half of all Indonesian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SME strategies for 2024.

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Eclaro

JANUARY 1, 2024

Making resolutions is as much a tradition for ringing in a new year as fireworks, the ball drop in New York City’s Times Square, college football bowl games and trying to figure out the meaning of “Auld Lang Syne.” (As As Harry Albright pondered, “‘Should old acquaintance be forgot.‘ Does that mean that we should forget old acquaintances?

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Quote of the week: "Think about the race of artificial intelligence … think about the geopolitical tension and the threat of fragmentation we will have to deal with over the next years. The KOF Globalization Index measures the economic, social and political dimensions of globalization.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Quote of the week: "A bird cannot fly with one wing only. ©iStock/Yulia Novik What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: This nonprofit, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® , is making history every day for special women who aspire to take on the world with their business.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Justin Racine, Perficient’s Principal of Unified Commerce, and Zach Zalowitz, Perficient’s Principal of Order Management, were both recently published in “The Ultimate Guide To Unified Commerce: Evolving Your Technology (And Mindset) To Drive Experience Innovation,” a tech guide written by Retail TouchPoints.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 18, 2024

Quote of the week: "What’s happened right now is short-term chaos, and chaos leads to increased costs,” says Ryan Petersen, CEO of the supply chain management company Flexport. ©iStock/PeterHermesFurian What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Why are the Houthis attacking the Red Sea ships.

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Quote of the week: "No one technology [OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard] has ever surpassed everything else."– ©iStock/Supatman What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: The new ChatGPT challenger. Meta launches new AI tools for Facebook.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Quote of the week: "I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." – Maya Angelou A small business incubator coming to east Tulsa, Oklahoma will be a first-of-its-kind resource statewide.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Quote of the week: "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing." – Theodore Roosevelt Where's a good place to start a business in the world ? Happy Presidents' Day. Unified Payment Interface (UPI) goes global.

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Quote of the week: "Only those who will risk going too far can find out how far one can go." – T.S. ©iStock/bagotaj What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Navigating global divergencies. Global growth to slow in 2024. Banks predict slower growth for global economy in 2024.

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The Global Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Quote of the week: "People tend to think of the web as a way to get information or perhaps as a place to carry out e-commerce. ©iStock/gorodenkoff What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Setting up your ecommerce strategy. Uniting a divided workforce. How does AI think ?

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The Global Small Business Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Quote of the week: "The real question is, when will we draft an artificial intelligence bill of rights? ©iStock/ipopba What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: AI is being used for all things wonderful but it comes with a worry. Language translation: what companies should know.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

JUNE 26, 2023

Digital transformation is no longer an option; it’s a necessity for organizations striving to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced business landscape. However, embarking on this transformative journey is not without its challenges. One significant hurdle that organizations face is change resistance.

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The Global Small Business Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Quote of the week: "Everybody can be great. ©iStock/Kirkikis What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Tree of life celebrates MLK with Ebenezer Baptist Church. 9 places where you can walk in MLK Jr.'s s footsteps. Celebrating MLK Day in Metro Atlanta, Georgia. because anybody can serve.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Quote of the week: “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." – Archimedes Birkenstock has gotta get the growth after its IPO so China it is. Kylie Jenner: from successful global beauty empire to soon to be fashion empire.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Quote of the week: "You’re a Dragon, and of all the signs only a Dragon can tame the fates. ©iStock/ma_rish What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: What you should expect in the Year of the Dragon 2024. The Year of the Wood Dragon 2024, an explainer.

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The Global Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Quote of the week: "It's Halloween; everyone's entitled to one good scare." – Brackett, Halloween There's so much to talk about regarding Halloween. What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: The history of Halloween. Spooky Halloween traditions around the world.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

We’re excited to present 5 Questions to Ask when Evaluating a Drop Ship Vendor , a white paper written in collaboration with our partner, Fluent Commerce and Perficient’s Directors of Commerce, Devanshu Sood, and Steve Gatto.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Quote of the week: “Globalisation has made us more vulnerable. ©iStock/Thinkhubstudio What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: China, the new globalization and its ongoing transition. Is the U.S. trying try to shape a “ new economic world order ” around protecting workers?

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The Global Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Quote of the week: “Like air and drinking water, being digital will be noticed only by its absence, not its presence." – Nicholas Negroponte Cultural differences can guide best practices when expanding internationally. Brands that are looking for long-term growth and success need to expand their brand internationally at some point.

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The Global Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Quote of the week: "My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. It's a bet on a lifestyle brand. A triple-shot reinvention strategy with multiple paths for long-term [global] growth. Full-blown gym Everlast plans for global expansion. We can create wealth together.

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The Global Small Business Blog

JULY 10, 2023

Quote of the week: "When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it." – Yo-Yo Ma Balancing HR global culture with local cultural differences. Spill is a new black-owned Twitter alternative. Threads is a new Meta-owned Twitter alternative.

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The Global Small Business Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

Quote of the week: "Taiwan is a major economy." – William C. ©iStock/Sean3810 What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Why Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will keep its roots in Taiwan , even as it goes global. The climate is changing, and so are we.

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The Global Small Business Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

Quote of the week: “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford There's fears of a fractured global economy. ©iStock/Nuthawut Somsuk What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Global economic challenges persist.

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

Quote of the week: “The key to artificial intelligence has always been the representation." – Jeff Hawkins Eight essentials for a successful global rebrand. ©iStock/Ilya Lukichev What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Will humans ever understand AI ? Small businesses are using tech to go global.

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The Global Small Business Blog

AUGUST 28, 2023

Quote of the week: "Do not focus on numbers. It's not just about kissing , there's a pattern here of emotional abuse by Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales. A Kremlin-orchestrated hit: Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the plane that recently crashed and killed all ten on board. Focus on doing what you do best.

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The Global Small Business Blog

AUGUST 21, 2023

Quote of the week: "You have to think big to be big." – Claude M. ©iStock/Oselote What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Ideas to go big and go global with contemporary marketing. China's economic troubles could spread globally. Bristol India's digital transformation offers global solutions.

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The Global Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Quote of the week: "Labor Day is seen as a day of rest for many hardworking Americans." – James P. How outsourcing technology can lead to greater global business expansion. Why global expansion is a good idea for your business. Hoffa September 1, 2023 is a sad day; Jimmy Buffett left our world and enters another.

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

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. How to build brand love. How corporations organize global production is becoming increasingly unsustainable.

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