Great Tech Solutions For Any Small Business

April 19, 2016

You might associate an emphasis on technology with large, multinational companies.  However, it would be much more fitting to associate it with small, younger ventures. If it’s used in the right way, technology can really level the playing field for small businesses trying to find their footing. Here are a few kinds of technology which you may not have thought of before, but could offer a huge benefit for your business.
First of all, virtual mailboxes. This has become increasingly popular as businesses have become more and more mobile. Through services like physicaladdress.com, you can set a separate physical address for all of your partners and customers to use. Then, you can check your mail from anywhere you like, provided you have a device and an internet connection. If your business is currently run from a few remote bedrooms, then you may find this exceptionally useful. Let’s say you have to shoot off to another side of the country for a couple of days. If you can’t afford to be away from your business mail, then this solution will help. Other “virtual office” services can increase your company’s efficiency and professionalism.
It’s a pretty good time to start a business, but the growth of some firms can catch their owners by surprise. If you’ve got more employees than you can handle right now, then outsourcing your HR could be a smart move. There are now countless services which will take pretty much every HR function off your hands for a fee. Through trinet.com, you’ll be able to manage your payroll, compliance, and all the details that come with them. Obviously there are certain benefits in having all of your HR done in-house. However, if you can’t afford this kind of recruitment drive, outsourcing is the answer. With many of these services, you’ll be able to completely eliminate the need for in-house HR.
Another type of tech, which you may have never heard of, is print to digital ad conversion. Perhaps you landed on this post because you’re desperate to modernise your company? Or maybe you need a fresh digital marketing campaign, but you don’t have the funds to launch it. There are a lot of situations which mean you might be interested in this kind of service. At sites such as oomphhq.com, you can have any printed ad converted into a digital version. Instead of hiring a graphic designer to make a new ad from scratch, you can send a print ad to one of these companies and have their designers do all the work. This will not only save time and resources, but has an extra benefit for your brand. When you have a consistent advertising image, both in print and online, your brand will become far more recognisable. If you think your marketing’s outdated, this is certainly something to look into.
These three technologies are just the tip of the iceberg in 2016. No matter what kind of business you’re running, it can probably be made more efficient and modern through a nice tech injection.

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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