By Guest Contributor Dave Bascom, VP of Marketing, Lucidpress One of the interesting outcomes of the pandemic was a sudden boom in new startups. The U.S. Census reports that 2020 was the best year on record for new business creation since it starte...
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Dreamforce 2021: Slack and Salesforce+ Run Through It
Salesforces’ 2021 Dreamforce reflected how the pandemic is changing events: After conducting an all-virtual event in 2020, Salesforce conducted this year’s Dreamforce as a hybrid event. Most participants attended sessions virtually via the company’s new
ForestPlanet: Growth Through Partnership and Small-Business Automation
Many small-business owners start out because they want to do something they love, and they want to be their own boss. But getting a small business off the ground is no small feat. It’s easy to get swept up in the daily grind—and to put off the task of automating key business functions that will streamline operations and help the business grow. Learn why automation and integration should be a...
The Most Impactful Takeaways for SMBs from Zoomtopia
By Kelly Teal, Contributing Analyst, and Laurie McCabe, Co-founder & Partner, SMB Group In the midst of a fluctuating pandemic, small and medium businesses (SMBs) find themselves adjusting once again to new operating models.
Iron Roots Plants Strong Business Roots with Automation
What does it take to successfully launch and grow a small business?
Financial Fitness Helps MX3 Fitness Build Back Gym Business
Imagine going to a business conference, and then finding out that 13 out of the 20 people attending that conference had gotten COVID-...
Solving the SMB Cash Flow Problem: Ways to Build Precious Resources
—by Kelly Teal, SMB Group Contributing Analyst, and Laurie McCabe, SMB Group Co-founder 2020 was a ro...
Doing Digital Transformation Right: How CFOs Can Improve Performance and Empower People
–by SMB Group Contributing Analyst, Kelly Teal, and Laurie McCabe, SMB Group Co-founder Three-quarters of SMB (small and medium business) decision-makers understand that using digital technology effectively is key to business success in today’s digital era. The right digital solutions can help businesses address new challenges, course correct, and to better prepare for unexpected ch...
SMB Progress Along the Digital Transformation Continuum: An SMB Group Infographic
During this past year and a half in particular, it’s become abundantly clear that businesses of all shapes and sizes need to put technology solutions to work to meet the challenges of our increasingly unpredictable world. Small or large, businesses need a strategy and the technology to execute on it to meet evolving market, employee and operational requirements. But how are SMBs—who are ofte...
Extreme Small Business Makeover: From Museum Tours to Virtual Team Building With Xero
SMB Group’s 2021 SMB Technology Directions for a Changing World study revealed that just over half of small business (1–99 employees) respondents strongly agreed or agreed that they had made significant changes to their business strategies due to COVID-19.