Every organisation that has jumped on the ‘green’ bandwagon wants to go paperless. Despite this worthy goal, true ‘paperlessness’ is almost impossible to achieve. In every company in every country around the world, millions of documents are printed, faxed, scanned, re-printed, re-scanned…and the story goes on and on. Most of us are drowning in paper …
A lot of entrepreneurs and small business owners take a “we’ll deal with it when it happens” approach to solving legal and compliance challenges. If you are one of these reactive, seat-of-the-pants-type businessmen, be aware that you leave yourself vulnerable to liability and compliance risks. You may even miss growth opportunities and get huge tax …
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Entrepreneurs are a brave breed. They’re often creative, out-of-the-box thinkers who are willing to take risks where the rest of us balk and give up even before we start. If you are an entrepreneur with a growth-oriented mindset, you already know that a great idea will not necessarily translate into a great product. The gap …
In the modern business landscape, every company generates, uses and stores data that must be protected and secured from unscrupulous parties. Hackers, cybercriminals and even rogue nations are always trying to steal data for their own nefarious reasons. This data may include customers’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII), payment card information as well as business critical …
You took a great idea and turned it into a comfortably profitable business. You managed to meet all your near-term and medium-term goals. But what about the long-term? Are you focusing on SURVIVAL or on GROWTH? The current business climate is ferociously competitive and exceedingly complex. In such a ‘sink or swim’ scenario, a casual …
As more and more consumers ‘live’ online, social media offers a plethora of valuable branding avenues to businesses all over the world. In fact, social media has levelled the business playing field in unprecedented ways. Even smaller firms can now take advantage of the many lucrative growth opportunities available through social media channels like Facebook, …
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