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You may be doing everything you can to protect your customers’ data, but are your vendors just as diligent? If a security breach at one of your vendors includes theft or leakage of your data, you may be liable. How can you protect your data while it’s physically and metaphorically out of your hands? Here are some important steps to take.
Running a small business and taking it to new heights is very exciting, so it is often easy to forget about the little yet important basics. As you try to keep up with the fast-paced market, you start missing the little details about your business’ operations. Business security and proper protection are the two most common things business owners often neglect.
There is no better time to start investing in protection for your small business than today. Here are the three most important types of protection you need and how you can start putting them in place. Let’s have a look, shall we?
Because of the convenience and the potential increase in productivity, bring your own device policies are ideal for staff and management alike. As an employer, you want to make things easy for the people who work for you, but you also want to get the best work out of them. Sometimes, giving them freedom is the key, but if you choose to let them bring their own mobile devices to work, you still need to institute a few BYOD commandments.
One of the biggest trends to sweep the business world today is the emergence of the global workplace. While this may mean that you’re dealing with employees across the world, or simply across town, the idea is that telecommunication technology now allows management from anywhere in the world, regardless of geography. Whether you’re a small eCommerce startup or a large company with multiple locations, using things like video communication can increase diversity and creativity in your company’s leadership roles, as well as positively impact the way your staff works. Here are three ways that video conferencing can improve leadership and collaboration within your business.
In the contemporary workplace, it is inevitable that you’ll have to use a range of software tools to optimize your business operations. And if you do, chances are you’ll have to deal with software licensing in one way or another. Software licensing is essential since it dictates the guidelines for usage and redistribution of a piece of software. Without understanding how licenses work, you could be charged for breaching copyright law.
It is also important for the developers since it ensures that their property intellectual rights are protected. In addition, licenses are put in place to ensure that you don’t use the software for malicious purposes such as hacking, for instance. In this article, we’re going to address some of the fundamentals of software licensing.
Is your website being used to its full potential? The website can be used for number of different purposes besides just providing the information about your company. It can become one of its most valuable assets if it’s used in the proper way. One of the effective ways you can use the website for is to generate leads that can eventually convert to sales and revenue. Below are some changes you can make to your business website to turn it into a lead generation machine.
If you live in Melbourne, Australia, you may have seen some of the crazy scams that have been happening to both people and businesses. One of the latest local scams is people printing their own bar codes to steal thousands of food from the grocery store, and costing these stores massive losses.
Then we move to problems to that of online companies like Google and Facebook being victimized. Recently, there has been a report that “Facebook and Google were conned out of a $100M in phishing scheme.” This is very alarming as if these big companies were also victimized, small businesses are most likely more vulnerable other types of scams.
Just because you’re running a small business doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t expect big things in return. There are so many things that you have to get covered, mainly to keep you running along smoothly, but also to ensure that you are taken seriously. It takes a lot of time to build up the respect and background that you need in order to be balling along with the big companies that are dominating the market right now, but don’t take this the wrong way; it simply means that you will have to go above and beyond to keep up with them. For some, this is a hurdle that they fall at. For others, the challenge is duly accepted.
Smartphones are becoming more capable, but they are not ready to replace a good laptop just yet. The tactile keyboard and processing power offered by today’s business laptops make them great tools for even the most demanding tasks. Business laptops are also more rugged and are more capable of taking a beating compared to consumer-grade alternatives.
You can find a lot of business laptops on the market, from affordable options that start at around £300 to more capable machines with the latest Intel Core i7 processor. Here are the best business laptops to consider in 2017.
Software has become an integral part of any business today. No business of any size or type can survive without leveraging technology and software to improve their operations, grow sales or provide better customer service. Majority of businesses spend significant amount on software. While it is important to spend money on software it is equally critical to ensure you are using the right software.
