Findings from a recent global survey by Citrix Systems, Inc., provider of virtual computing solutions, reveal that small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are coming under growing pressure to enable their employees to use their personal smart phones, tablets and other devices for business use. Some 25 percent of companies are already supporting the use of such devices in the workplace, … Continue reading
“On Cyber Monday, consumers set their sights on surfing for holiday gifts and shopping online,” – Scott Silverman, Former Executive Director of Shop.org The first Monday after the Thanksgiving Day is known as the ‘Cyber Monday’. This day is actually devoted to online shoppers. Cyber Monday officially came into being in the year 2005. The reason was that in the … Continue reading
“We have to work diligently to compete with the big box stores and the malls. All we ask is that the holiday shoppers not leave us out. It’s a chance for neighbors to support neighbors,” – Mary Ardapple, owner of Apple’s Bakery, Knoxville Ave, Peoria. Small Business Saturday is a national movement that was launched by American Express in the … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner. People are in the holiday shopping mood already. However, there are many who wait for the day after the Thanksgiving Day to kick start their shopping. The Friday after the Thanksgiving Day is known as Black Friday. The name was coined because it is a traditional day to start the Christmas shopping and … Continue reading
India recently introduced the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP), which has been welcomed by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The policy provides special emphasis on the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). According to CII, the NMP provides for adequate support to promote and strengthen employment-intensive industries to ensure job creation, with special attention to textiles and garments; leather and … Continue reading
Starting your own business in the United States of America is easier than elsewhere in the world. America encourages new entrepreneurs to start their enterprises by providing them with an attractive self-employment program, small and medium business (SMB) loans and business counseling. The current government has announced incentives to all start-up businesses by waiving off the taxes and supporting them … Continue reading
“The reason many small businesses fail isn’t lack of capital or experience. And it’s certainly not a lack of hard work. Most businesses fail because they don’t have a systematic and reliable way of attracting a steady stream of qualified leads.” – Craig Garber (Direct Marketing Guru) If the start-ups and already established businesses have to grow they need to … Continue reading
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of any modern economy. So are the trade cycles. During the recent recession, Asian economies came out with minor bruises here and there, whereas the European economies and those of the Americas had a tough time. In general, during the recent economic downturn, business sectors around the globe panicked and the world … Continue reading
An excerpt from Oren Klaff’s “Pitch Anything” gives us an inside look into how to pitch to an investor, your boss, a client, or whoever you are trying to persuade. Learn the proper and correct way of pitching to succeed. Never lose potential sales using Apptivo’s Opportunities App Pitching the Big Idea So far we have worked in the realm … Continue reading
There’s good business news for companies that do not have a business intelligence (BI) infrastructure in place. SAP has launched real-time data analytics in the cloud, by providing freedom to analyze data at lower cost with SAP® BusinessObjects™ BI OnDemand solution, powered by SAP HANA™. This solution allows companies to quickly and cost-effectively perform detailed real-time analysis of any data, … Continue reading
