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Finance
5 Ways Small Businesses Can
Thrive Into The Future
(BPT) - For the past year, the pandemic
has disrupted the world - and small businesses
are no exception. While navigating
challenges, many small to medium-sized
businesses (SMBs) discovered keys not only
to survival, but to adapting and thriving. New
research reveals what SMBs need to weather
today’s hardships - and future challenges.
Here are the top areas SMBs need to
focus on.
1. Boost Cybersecurity with
Smarter Technology
Technology company Lenovo’s “Future
of Work and Transformation Study” shows
that while companies experienced a learning
curve moving employees to remote work,
businesses are leveraging smarter technology
to increase IT security and empower
employee productivity.
All companies have had to respond to the
need for increased IT security and support for
employees relying on home Wi-Fi networks.
Employees using remotely-connected cloud
and collaboration tools from their laptops or
other devices on home Wi-Fi networks may
increase the risk to data security, putting
increased strain on IT department resources.
Lenovo’s study found that although most
SMBs subscribe to an IT security service,
data security and compliance management
remains a burden. Fortunately, most businesses
recognized the need early, and 80% of them
built strategies to keep things running, including
plans for data security and redundancy. About
45% of businesses reported having cloud-based
data backup, 39% had physical data backup
and 39% provided data security training.
2. Ensure Employees Have the
Necessary Tools
While many businesses played catch-up
to ensure employees had the right tools to
successfully work from home, others still
don’t have the right infrastructure for remote
staff - which will likely continue to be essential
to businesses.
The study found that cloud collaboration
and software tools for videocalls and simultaneous
document collaboration are essential
for 97% of employees. Almost two-thirds
of survey respondents also said these tools
improved their productivity and efficiency.
3. Meet Consumer Demand for
Omnichannel Ordering
Since lockdowns began, eCommerce and
online ordering has increased dramatically -
for everything from sporting goods and retail
apparel to housewares and takeout meals.
While some businesses - whether independent
retailers or restaurants - have gone online for
See Finance, page 6