Running a business can be stressful, like sailing on the open ocean. Waves and winds are constantly changing, forcing you to continually adapt. And one of the largest recent waves across the U.S. market is the Supreme Court decision on South Dakota v. Wayfair. The details of this decision are... Learn More
Will your software upgrade be successful? According to some sources, you can tell by the flip of a coin — heads you win, tails you lose.A 50% failure rate on CRM system implementations is a worrisome statistic, to say the least. That companies continue to attempt these software deployments is a... Learn More
eCommerce has quickly become a vital part of a modern company's sales approach. From the first sale across the ARPANET in the 1970's (an exchange of cannabis between students at Stanford and MIT) until today, when eCommerce sales in the U.S. alone exceed $300 million, the growth of this platform... Learn More
The threat of a tax audit might lurk in the mind of any sensible business owner. With states looking to address budget needs with more aggressive auditing, this possibility is becoming more and more likely. But help for avoiding this hazard is available in a free white paper. The research was... Learn More
Consultants can be a great source of business information. They work with multiple companies and see lots of projects go from start to completion. Drawing on this kind of background, Bob Blanchette and Steve Bieszczat have published a helpful article on the Manufacturing Business Technology website... Learn More
By 2020, some predictions claim, the most important factor for standing out from the competition will not be your high quality product. It won't be advertising budget. It won't be low prices. The key factor: customer experience.What does that mean? According to Customer Experience... Learn More
Success in your business is a balance between people and tools. Smart, hard-working staff make a huge difference. And if you have technology in place that supports them, it will amplify their efforts. Sometimes, though, that's a big "if". The people who make software and hardware don't always pay... Learn More
The psychology behind making choices shows that we don't do really well when there are too many options. And when it comes to eCommerce hosting solutions, there are a lot of options. As Lucinda Honeycutt points out in her article for Entrepreneur.com, all these eCommerce hosts might make it easy... Learn More
Some business people might describe a CRM system as high-risk, high-reward. And it's true that without careful attention, the investment into customer relationship management software might get lost. When you manage the tool and the data right though, even a small or mid-sized business can get... Learn More
