There is nothing like that sinking feeling you get when you realize your computer has been infected with a virus. Often times, the virus attacks in a matter of minutes and it can destroy your computer, not to mention get access to your valuable personal information. Unfortunately, computer viruses have...

#GettingDownToBusiness  - For a few years now, businesses--everything from start-ups to huge corporations--have been utilizing Twitter in order to deepen their reach and engagement with customers. While there are plenty of simple features that Twitter has offered, all of which have worked well for brands thus far, the popular social...

The way businesses store and access their data is changing. An on-the-go workforce, the ubiquity of employee-owned mobile devices, and the need for better mobility features continue to drive businesses to invest in new services that make them more productive and competitive by securely connecting workers and their critical information....

Establishing a brand involves more than a logo, a tagline, or physical storefront. In fact, the systems you leverage to run your business, including the forms of payment you accept, can speak volumes about your professionalism as a company — and how consumers perceive it. Here’s what your payment processing...

Collaboration among decision-makers drives business growth. Why? Because keeping company executives on the same page ensures that departments are working toward the same goals and their efforts are mutually beneficial. But unfortunately, department heads sometimes become so focused on their individual responsibilities that they lose sight of the organization’s shared...

Over the past decade, CEO communication has evolved from a convenient skill to a critical business asset. According to a new study from Domo and CEO.com, A 360 Degree View of the CEO, only 65 percent of employees and executives feel they can count on their CEO to keep them...

Most business owners are insanely passionate about what they do and they know their field inside and out. Few entrepreneurs, however, know much about business law. And it doesn’t matter how good you are at designing websites or selling t-shirts or making sushi – if you leave yourself open to...

These days, it seems everyone’s talking about “the cloud.” As consumers and businesses attempt to decipher what it means and what it does, there are many myths emerging that are quickly becoming seen as “fact.” Anyone can label himself a cloud expert and conduct a presentation defining the most exciting...

When students of leadership consider the key attributes of top business leaders today it would be unusual for any student to initially characterize any top leader in terms of how much compassion they have for their followers. In a December 2012 Forbes Magazine article listing the top ten qualities of...

Financial OEE allows leadership teams to discover exactly how much “hidden factory” exists while providing the ability to evaluate income from operations contributions in real-time and target specific improvements by manufacturing asset. Manufacturing has seen many continuous improvement initiatives over the years. Lean, Six Sigma, Deming Cycle, and Hoshin Kanri,...