As business owners rely on a growing array of communication tools—from voice calls to text to instant messaging—uniting these tools into one simple platform not only bolsters productivity. It also provides for a more exceptional customer experience.
Read about the possible causes of slow internet. Use this checklist to see what could be slowing down your network and learn how to speed it up.
In the hyper-competitive hospitality industry, bars and restaurants face unique challenges that can impact their success. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 17% of restaurants close within their first year, and about half after five years. There’s lots of reasons any business can fail, but there are some reasons that can be prevented with some forethought. One of the critical factors influencing restaurant and bar success in operational efficiency and customer satisfaction is connectivity. Reliable internet access is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity.
With so many people now working from home, internet speed and reliability have become more critical than ever. As a business owner, you may wonder whether it’s worth getting business internet at your home—and encouraging your home-based employees to do the same.
When your business needs staff, one of the key decisions facing you is whether to hire an employee or engage with someone as an independent contractor. Independent contractors are more commonplace now than ever before.
Small businesses that want the fastest broadband internet around today generally sign up for gig-speed, which transfers data at speeds of 1 gigabit per second (1G) or faster. In the not-too-distant future, though, they will have access to 10G internet—a whopping 10 times faster.
Every computer or other device connected to the internet has a one-of-a-kind identifier called its internet protocol (IP) address. This string of numbers comes in two main varieties: static and dynamic.
Gigabit internet (“gig-speed”) connections move data at speeds of up to 1,000 megabits per second (Mbps)—or 1 gigabit. That’s 10 times the speed of 100 Mbps connections. And that order of magnitude improvement opens up a world of possibilities for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).
If you’re like most owners of small businesses, you may feel pretty well protected against phishing attacks—the fraudulent emails hackers send in order to trick you or your employees into divulging sensitive business information.
A manager has many duties. One of the most important ones is to motivate and inspire employees. Only motivated staff members will perform at their best and be maximally productive. Here are seven ways managers can motivate their employees.
Quick response (QR) codes—matrix-shaped barcodes that consumers can scan with their smartphones to get more information about whatever they’re looking at—have been around for more than a decade. But businesses have been slow to embrace them—until recently.
