Many of us have seen the old-fashioned cash tills with typewriter-esque buttons and a drawer that gave us that iconic “ka-ching” sound. And while that was the first iteration of the till, many businesses still have systems that resemble a…
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Protecting your company’s data involves more than putting it in a safe place and keeping it secure. Of course, you must keep it intact and be able to retrieve it in the event of an IT system failure, focused attack or unplanned event –…
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Technology is constantly shifting and advancing, and it can be a challenge for small businesses to keep up with the runaway pace. In fact, in a survey of 500 small business owners conducted last year, 63% of respondents reported feeling…
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Technology has vastly improved retail transactions and made running a store more efficient, especially as stores now rely on point of sale (POS) systems, tablets and computers, digital signage, and inventory and asset management systems. Many of these require power…
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Cyber security threats are by no means limited to big brands and multinational businesses. According to the RCMP, cyber crime is expanding, and the tools and knowledge to perform cyber attacks are becoming easier to access. As a small business,…
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We are all familiar with telephone scams that offer free hotel rooms and cruises to snare unwary consumers, but small businesses are threatened with an even more insidious and potentially costly form of telecommunications fraud – toll fraud. Last fall,…
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Every business aims to run in the most efficient and productive way possible. Technology, including Internet connectivity, software, data management, and telephony can all play a large part in that. And every business owner rightly hopes to get the most…
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Negotiating the terms of a lease can be stressful for any small business owner. Rent is one of the larger recurring expenses that businesses pay, and the terms and conditions of your lease will be something you’re going to have…
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Energy and resource development was a big data industry long before big data became all the rage. If you work in the industry you also know how challenging it is to connect your remote locations, and your remote teams, to…
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Your website may be getting relatively decent levels of overall traffic, but after further analysis of your site’s analytics you find that visitors aren’t doing what you want them to do. They’re loading the home page, and then nothing happens…
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