Optimising Processes For The Future Of Remote Work
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Today, remote working is quickly becoming a norm in SMEs. As digital transformation continues transforming all industries, many SMEs are embracing the flexible, remote way of working. Remote working does more than give employees greater flexibility and a chance to work from home. […]
How The COO Is The Secret Ingredient To A Successful Company
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. The chief operating officer (COO) is an executive team member responsible for managing a company’s people, culture, and processes. They are number two at a company, reporting to the CEO, and are virtually like a CEO’s right-hand person. As second-in-command, they serve as […]
Inventory Management: From Just-In-Time To Just-In-Case And Implications On Your Cash Flow
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. From a supply shock caused by a pandemic to ships getting stuck in the Suez Canal, the last several years have seriously strained the conventional “just-in-time” (JIT) inventory approach. Given the inability to build a Second China to serve as a backup, what […]
Five Ways Businesses Can Effect Radical Change During An Economic Downturn
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Everyone knows the business world is constantly changing. New technologies, new markets, and competitors are just a few challenges businesses face. Change is a constant you can always count on. But what does it mean for companies in times of economic decline? What […]
Forget Digital Transformation: Data Transformation Is What You Need Now
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Digital transformation is a new mantra for organisations looking to stay ahead of digital-age competitors. Companies must look at ways to modernise and optimise operations to keep up. There has been much hype about digital transformation in the past few years. It is […]
Is There A Case For Appointing A Digital Transformation Officer?
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. When looking at the C-suite, one can tell what direction the business is going with the appearance of new positions like the chief transformation officer, chief change officer, and digital transformation officer. These jobs respond to fast-moving market and customer trends and the […]
4 Tips to Reduce the Spiralling Cost of Employing Staff in SMEs
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. With increasing living costs, businesses are looking for ways to lower operating costs and improve profitability. Many small-to-medium businesses find they can do so by cutting the costs of hiring employees. However, with the rise in minimum wages and staff benefits like holidays […]
4 SME Priorities To Ensure Business Growth And Success
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. The years 2020 and 2021 will be remembered for a long time by many UK-based small and medium-sized businesses as a period when they regrouped and redefined how they did business. As we head towards the halfway point in 2022, those businesses enjoy […]
Innovation And Productivity Risk: What Are The Impacts On The Workplace
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. The world is changing so fast that even established businesses must operate as startups. Operational effectiveness and flexibility have become the prerequisites to long-term success. B2B companies need to prove to their end customers that they can provide quality products today while also […]
How To Hire The Right Staff For Your Startup
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Hiring top talent for your startup is crucial to building a sustainable organisation. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to hiring. Just think about the skills and competencies required in different industries, business models, and different functions in your business. Technology is a critical […]
Digital workforces: Automation processes in workforces for SMEs
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. We have already seen how the digital workforce, from automotive robots and CNC machines to the IoT, has integrated into the supply chain to its current incarnation as RPAs, chatbots, and digital assistants. A critical factor in using digital workers is that robots […]
Common Barriers To Business Growth Today And How To Overcome Them
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. No matter how passionate you are about your business and how many hours you log in, you will face many obstacles on the road to success. Here are some of the challenges to your business growth. The uncertainty and economic turbulence following the COVID-19 […]
Why Good Customer Service Needs to Be a B2B Priority Now and Always
Note: Join our B2B Community here if you like this post. Creating good customer relationships in the B2B sector has never been more critical. At the same time, it has never been a greater challenge. We are in the age of XaaS, which has transformed many companies’ products and services. The time, money, and other […]
Company Strategy? I’ll have mine “to go”, please …
Note: sign up to our B2B Community here if you like this post. Do you hate boardroom brainstorms— with those over-excited colleagues, the bizarre ideas and a whiteboard covered in random words? The great news is that strategic decision-making is changing for the better at smart companies. Most of us have lost many hours of our […]