We’ve found another great infographic for our wonderful readers! 2014 is a good year for big changes in SMEs. Entrepreneurs are planning on kicking out their old legacy systems and implementing cloud-based applications, using social media and email marketing to reach more customers, offering flexible work policies and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.
This week, from June 15 to 18, the World Disaster Management Conference was held in Toronto at the Metro Toronto Convention Center. Unfortunately, ever since 2009, there has been a drastic decline in attendance partly due to training and conference budget cuts. According to a great article in Ottawa’s Metro News (2014), prior to this conference, […]
Unfortunately, many organizations today still do not have a solid plan of action and backup solution in place in case of disaster. Natural disasters and hardware malfunctions occur more often than we think and can have devastating consequences on the organization, such as data loss, business interruption, loss of revenues, etc. Many executives don’t ever […]
Enterprise Mobility and Mobile Commerce have been trending topics in recent months. Many of the larger enterprises have made the changes necessary to stay up-to-date and ahead of the game. However, many small businesses are still not satisfied and convinced by the statistics popping up everywhere about the importance of mobility in the business.
An e-Commerce Store is an online retail of goods and services. In recent years, it has become the most convenient way for consumers to browse, shop and buy from their favorite retailers (Click to Tweet). However, statistics keep being published showing only a very low percentage of Canadian small and mid-size enterprises having an e-Commerce […]
We love learning and sharing all there is to know about small businesses in North America. Why you ask? Because they are what drive our economy and create the most jobs in our communities. We found another fun infographic by LinkedIn on Small Businesses in North America and their increasing presence on Social Media. Take […]
“Did you know that small and medum-sized businesses contribute more than half of Canada’s GDP?” A couple of weeks ago, we published a daily infograph from the BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) about small businesses in Canada. This short but informative image provided all you need to know about Canadian entrepreneurs, financing and how […]
ERP Implementation; two words many business people do not like to hear. Most often than not it is because of horrible past experiences; previous implementation projects either went ridiculously over budget, took too long or the system turned out to bring more problems than solutions. Let’s start from the beginning…
Over the weekend, I read a great article on LinkedIn by Daniel Burrus, Innovation Expert, Global Futurist and Strategic Advisor (among other titles), about the transformation of business processes. He goes on to explain how business mobile applications designed for a company’s internal use and competitive advantage will explode over the next couple of years. […]
Investing in IT is not an easy decision for business executives to make. There are a lot of factors that go into this decision making process and a lot of research as well. However, it is one of the most important decisions a company can make. Not many realize that IT is the backbone of […]
