The cost of lost data keeps increasing, and for small businesses, a breach or natural disaster can mean the threat of lost business or the potential to close their doors altogether. According to a 2016 report from the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach increased from $3.8 million in 2015 to $4 […]
It wasn’t that long ago when managers waited with bated breath as their accountants or bookkeepers “closed out” a month or a quarter. That’s when the results came in and they could officially judge the company’s performance. When you’re chasing profitability, operating within this system made you feel like you were in one of those […]
Ask any small business owner if there was one thing they could spend less time doing and you’ll find “the books” comes in at the top of the list. This is fairly understandable when you realize the amount of time, effort and spreadsheets required every month just to balance the books. Wait, did you say spreadsheets? […]
Have you ever tried to express the difficulty and frustration of getting a tough job done by saying that it was “like herding cats”? The reason cats are difficult to herd – should you ever be in that situation – is because they go all over the place; they won’t organize themselves into one “herdable” […]
Big business managers can do something small business owners can’t afford to do: They can throw money at a problem or project until they’re satisfied with the results. Small business owners have to be smarter and today you are blessed with a wide variety of technology-based solutions that allow you compete with bigger businesses without […]