The digital age of today’s world has seen the ever-increasing vulnerability of secure information. Between identity theft and credit card fraud, no information seems 100 percent secure. The same goes for large companies. As major retail branches like Target make national headlines for recent security breaches, it is no surprise that cybersecurity is a top...
Marriage and prenuptial agreements are rarely ever a consideration for budding entrepreneurs when starting their business. Understandably, their minds are more focused on perfecting their product or service and fleshing out their business plan. However by overlooking the threat of a divorce, an entrepreneur can unwittingly be putting their business in unnecessary danger. A Divorce...
Small business owners need technology that is fast, connected and reliable – especially when it comes to important everyday devices like laptops. I know my laptop logs a lot of hours and miles as I bounce from my home office to meetings and conferences around the country. When it comes to choosing a laptop,...
National Small Business Week is an event that has taken place since 1963 - a dedicated week that gives us a chance to reflect on the importance of small businesses to our local and national economies. Small Business Week is celebrated with special events, awards, educational programs, and a rally cry for citizens to...
Imagine waking up one morning and finding out, much to your horror, that your competitor has somehow stolen and replicated your secret business idea and captured the attention of your target market! Or what if you made the mistake of sharing an amazing idea devised by you, only to realize later that you can...
Geographic borders used to represent real divisions between where you could and couldn’t sell your products, but the global online marketplace has made borders a thing of the past. Now, more than ever, consumers around the world are willing to do business with a company that is located in a different country. Recognizing the...
With the exception of operators of ATM machines and fuel pump payment terminals (who have until 2017 to transition to EMV technology), merchants who accept credit and debit card transactions now bear the liability associated with a payment security breach if they aren’t equipped to process EMV transactions. However, merchants who have updated their payment...
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, or VDI, is an internet-based hosted desktop service. Currently, over a third of businesses already use some level of a virtual desktop within their organisation, with a further third predicted to make the switch to the infrastructure within the next three years. A Quick Background Typically, in an office environment, there are multiple...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]The average cost of a data breach is on the rise, hitting $3.79 million in 2015, which was an increase of 23 percent over 2013 and 2014. When a business’s customer data is compromised, the financial loss that comes from damaged customer relationships can close that business’s doors for good. That is...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]It’s no surprise that small business owners make sacrifices. Choosing to follow your own path means you have to work twice as hard and there are plenty of things you have to give up on the way to success. If you’re lucky, these sacrifices pay off in the end with a...
