The Biggest IT Mistakes Any Budding Entrepreneur Should Avoid

May 5, 2017

You’ve crafted your business model. You’ve built your team. You’ve studied the foundational and advanced principles of how business works. You’re ready to embark on your adventure, but you’re lacking one thing. Experience and technical know-how regarding IT systems.
Everything involves IT in some respect these days, and businesses are no different. No matter if you’re Google itself or the small Ma and Pa bakery, everything can be located on the internet, and everything should. Failing the make use of the digital highway is not only depriving yourself of potential sales but also hurts your customer support availability and the ability to target your select intended demographic.
To help you avoid this, we’ve crafted a list of the biggest no-no’s entrepreneurs can easily fall into, and how to avoid them.
Not Having Adequate Storage
The days of immense filing cabinets are drawing to a close, as the information we collect on our clients and staff is increasingly moving towards the ever ethereal digital cloud. This is for good reason. The cloud is a rapidly and universally accessible resource that you should implement in your start up. Why? Because you can set it up with little cost, access the files from anywhere, and can help your team access important digital documents without the need for emailing them directly. This is an important consideration because the time you can save with administrative work is time you can apply to the betterment of your entrepreneurial endeavor. Consider using a service like Dyrand Systems to gain a clearer understanding of the benefits you can draw.
Not Having Adequate Security
Not having adequate internet security is the make or break of a lot of businesses. Even top companies like Sony get hacked relatively frequently, so it can happen to you too. The best way to prevent a break-in or disruptive attempt is to use a service that helps you mitigate that risk, and adhere to good security practice. This means that you keep your storage solutions clear, you make sure that you have stringent internet filters that prevent viruses on your work machines, and that every employee is aware of the correct ways to navigate the system.
Not Having Adequate Communication
Having good communication between your staff is essential, especially when it comes to delegating tasks and working towards a multi-faceted goal. Making sure there is a solid instant messaging service available for all of your employees to communicate each other helps speed up business tasks dramatically. It’s always good to give your employees face-to-face time, but spending too much time in meetings discussing what needs to be done can take valuable time away from establishing yourself in your chosen market.
Keeping these recommendations to heart will help any entrepreneur be sure that he’s respecting the online marketplace as much as possible, as well as naturally fusing his employee's skills into a bigger communicative framework that would make the entrepreneur of twenty years ago tremendously jealous.
We can’t all be perfect all of the time, but ensuring that you’ve chosen the correct IT service provider and getting everyone on the same page will work wonders towards getting your business the success it deserves.

Mark Asquith

That British podcast guy, Mark is co-founder of Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast host. A Harvard, TEDx, Podcast Movement and Podfest speaker (amongst many more!), he's a wildly approachable Brit and Star Wars/DC Comics geek.

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