Websites Helping Business Owners Achieve Success

The business professionals at Global Resources are committed to utilizing our knowledge and experience to help bring about positive change for the owners of small to medium-size businesses.  

We understand that business owners often have to wear many hats in the workplace and, as a result, frequently become professionals at multitasking.  

In an effort to help you stay on track, we have listed websites that many business owners consider beneficial: 

Resources

• SCORE – This site will give you loads of free advice from amazing mentors who have plenty of experience to share. You can even meet your mentors in person, as well as get free newsletters. Learn about a number of small business topics, from office security to mobile technologies and more.
• WhichVoIP – One of the easiest ways to save your business money is by using a VoIP service to reduce your phone bills. WhichVoIP is one of the leading authorities on VoIP and contains lots of up to date information that can help you evaluate different business phone service options.
• Entrepreneur – This is a site that is loaded with helpful guides that will help your business to grow. Information you can find includes franchising, setting work schedules with teams, finding new ways to make money, and much more.

Legal

• Small Business Administration – This is a government branch that helps entrepreneurs. You can use this site to get funding, find employees and a whole lot more.
• Better Business Bureau – Learn everything you need to know about business ethics from the BBB. Demonstrate your company’s credibility by getting a BBB rating.
• Shake – This is a new site that provides information on the legalities involved in operating your own small business. Use the mobile app to create contracts that can be signed immediately. The blog will explain the legal terminology used in your contracts.

To learn more about us and / or to schedule your complimentary appointment with the business experts at Global Resources LLC, call us at 855-338-0266. 

Trends in the Small Business Arena

The team at Global Resources offers individual solutions, developed onsite, for small to medium-size businesses.  As your trusted growth partner, we help bring about the change your organization needs to better achieve growth and profits.  Our experts are renowned for innovative approaches to business and being ahead of the current business trends.

Here are some trends the business owners should be aware of:

1. Online presence - The availability of Internet-based technology gives small businesses more control over brand development, marketing and customer engagement. While tech start-ups traditionally benefit most from these services, Internet tools provide affordable and attainable solutions for small businesses in every industry.

2. Ecommerce - Online storefronts, which allow for the movement of electronic commerce, is swiftly dominating the retail scene in the United States.  You can create and develop your business's ecommerce platform with a vast selection of Internet tools, including solutions for small business owners who need to develop an online storefront on a tight budget.

3. EMV payment security - EMV, or “Europay, MasterCard and Visa,” is critical in our modern marketplace. The national migration to EMV payment standards (popularly recognized as microchip debit and credit cards) is virtually guaranteed to safeguard small businesses and their customers against fraud over the next year. As of October 2015, merchants in the U.S. are liable for any fraudulent transactions processed without EMV-enabled terminals. The government-mandated requirement was expedited as a result of large-scale data breaches and an influx of counterfeit cards in the U.S.

4. Business Intelligence - Business intelligence (BI) software gathers fragmented data sets and translates it into information you can use to improve your business. BI has historically been used by large enterprises to curate, store and visualize what’s known as big data. The growth of Internet technology and big-data solutions make it possible for small businesses to take advantage of BI solutions.

To learn more and / or to schedule your complimentary appointment with the business experts at Global Resources LLC, call us at 855-338-0266. 

Business Owners Incorporate Back to School

The back to school retail season is such a lucrative market and many entrepreneurs are interested in capitalizing on it. At Global Resources, we are committed to helping clients understand the present and analyze the future of their business.  We then create a plan of action to meet goals and, finally, we do the work necessary to create amazing result. 

At Global Resources, our deliverables are based on the professional goals and expectations of your organization.  We will solve the intricate and unique challenges you are experiencing in the evolving marketplace.  While there are best practices that are applicable to all organizations, we understand that no two businesses are identical.

For special seasons, such as back to school time, we analyze your target market, how back to school impacts their lives and how your products or services could fit in to get your back to school marketing campaign started.

• Create Marketing Ideas - If your products or services have no obvious back to school tie-in, you can still create one. Be overly creative to find the back to school connection! 
• Expand Audience - Don't limit your marketing ideas to actual students. It means altered schedules for parents, too, and for some, more time to do things for themselves or things they've been putting off.  Back to school can affect the entire community.  
• Teacher Time - Teachers are another great group to target with your back to school marketing ideas if your products or services are appropriate. Many of the marketing ideas that apply to parents will also work for teachers. 
• Deals and Promotions - Whether you are a clothes retailer, school supply retailer, dentist or hair salon, offering customers deals and promotions is a smart way to increase business.
• Go Digital - One of the biggest downsides of back-to-school shopping are the never-ending lines. It’s no surprise that many consumers are now reverting to purchasing their school supplies online. Some retailers even offer the option to shop online and pick up in the physical store, providing a faster option to actually have the product in hand.

To learn more and / or to schedule your complimentary appointment with the renowned business experts at Global Resources LLC, call us at 855-338-0266.