Are you starting to think about planning for next year? Do you have any feel for the top cost-effective new technology that will boost your company sales and productivity?
During the fourth quarter, we asked Small Business Executives, Managers or Owners to share the Top 3-4 NEW Technologies that they were thinking about implementing in 2012. Based on the survey, the following are the top 4 technologies for 2012:
Upgrading the Company Website with the Latest Technology
Implementing Smartphones and Tablets
Testing and Implementing Social Marketing
Adding Video Content for the Website including: Customer Demos, New Product Announcements, Success Stories and Best Practice Tips
Note: The votes were anonymous and we do NOT collecting any personal info. All poll results are available now.
Please share the poll results with other managers or owners… and add any comments or questions in the comment field below.
Your website is the most important technology needed today to grow your small business. Yes. It is more important than Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Smartphones, Tablets and everything else you read about.
We recently underwent a big project to move and update several of our company Websites and Blogs. We learned a lot from these projects and would like to share some of experiences.
The following are the top 10 tips that helped us minimize the time, cost and hassle of this project.
I was looking to store some company files (powerpoint presentations, excel workbooks, etc) in the cloud securely and inexpensively. That way my other partners can access them and upload updates. Sort of like a Microsoft Share-point without the overhead. Any suggestions? ….keep reading for the answer!
Question: Should I buy iPad Tablets for my Small Business? …or another manufacturer’s Tablets?
Answer: This is an easy answer – YES!. For now, you should buy an iPad Tablet! In 2011, 85-90% of all Tablets sold are Apple iPads. They own the market.
A New Report was recently published on theGreen Jobsand GreenBusiness Opportunities in California. Next 10 is an independent, nonpartisan organization that educates, engages and empowers Californians to improve the state’s future.They did a good job summarizing the key segments of the green industry below.
1. Energy generation
2. Energy efficiency
3. Clean transportation
4. Energy storage
5. Air and environment
6. Recycling and waste
7. Water and wastewater
8. Agriculture support
9. Research and advocacy
10. Business services
11. Finance and investment
12. Advanced materials
13. Green building
14. Manufacturing and industrial support
15. Energy infrastructure
Source: Next 10 and Collaborative Economics. For a copy of the January 2011 report, go to next10.org
