Author Archives: Gary Barzel

Even with all the advances in telecommunications that have come our way over the past two decades, such as the prevalence of smart mobile devices, robust collaboration tools, webconferencing, and the rapidly growing field of virtual communication, there are still times when business travel is a must. While some surveys indicate that technology has made […]

When you own a business, it can be a challenge figuring out how to take your company to the next level in the most sustainable, profitable way. Growing your revenues and customer base doesn’t usually come easy. But if you can capitalize on a already established trend, it could help make that process much smoother. […]

When it comes to cyber crime, such as system hacking and malware infections, it is well known that small businesses suffer disproportionately as compared to their bigger corporate counterparts. According to a recent report by the Ponemon Institute, over 60 percent of small businesses experienced a cyber attack in the past 12 months in 2017. […]

  Consumers are well aware that Internet blackouts and service interruptions can happen from time to time. Numerous threats from natural disasters, cyberattacks, and system errors and even scheduled maintenance can easily compromise a fiber, cable or DSL network. Though consumers may be inconvenienced by the disruption in service, for business customers the results of […]

Whether we like it or not, life doesn’t always go the way we planned it. The same is true in business. While most entrepreneurs accept the fact that the journey to success may be a bit bumpy along the way, that same acceptance is harder to maintain when the cause of the turbulence is a […]

A short while back, I saw an interesting infographic over at Small Business Trends that shows the sleeping habits of over 20 successful entrepreneurs and small business owners. It got me thinking… How often do we hear about the crazy hours entrepreneurs and small business owners put into their companies- especially at the beginning when […]

With rapid advances in technology, we are edging closer to the time when Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be able to perform many tasks and even whole jobs currently done by human workers. Though the full realization of this transformation is still far off, the affects of AI are already been seen and felt today, allowing […]

In today’s hyper-competitive, hyper-connected world, where just about any transaction can be tied to a data point, market intelligence is fast becoming an indispensable business asset. But how can cash-strapped small businesses make gathering marketing intelligence a priority, and where should they even begin? What is Market Intelligence? The typical business is sitting on a […]

  A few weeks ago, Google announced that it is going to be factoring in page loading times on mobile devices when it ranks websites for mobile search. The so called “Speed update” is expected to be fully implemented in July of this year. That means you have about six months to figure out how […]

With half a billion members across 200 countries, over 10 million active job listings, and access to over 9 million companies, LinkedIn has become the “de facto tool for professional networking.” Thus, it isn’t surprising that many smaller businesses in particular are trying to capitalize on the social network as a relatively painless means of recruiting […]