Consider all of the functions that exist in a smartphone — GPS, video recording, face detection and the like. Mobile applications that creatively combine them can achieve some pretty neat stuff. But Some app developers are gunning for better than neat. They want to solve social problems and maybe even save lives. Consider the application these […]
This app tweaks the smartphone into a digital bodyguard Read More »
By Steven Macdonald Running your own business is one of the most rewarding and also stressful and time-consuming jobs you could ever do. Especially when you’re first starting out and growing your business, there is never enough time to get everything done. You need to figure out very quickly how to be productive. The trouble
25 Amazing Productivity Tools for Small Businesses Read More »
Technological advances lead to further, contingent advancements. Sometimes those new technologies stick around for decades, while others fade away within their first decade of mainstream use. The Personal Digital Assistant and the beeper, for example, were both weigh stations on the path toward smartphone adoption. Speaking of which: remember back in the early days of
Can QR Codes Make a Comeback as a Payments Technology? Read More »
CIO. IPO. CRM. These are three acronyms that, to those sitting in the big chairs at digital marketing agencies, can seem just beyond the business priority horizon. Sure, a CRM system belongs somewhere on the business growth roadmap, but many people running SMBs assume these terms don’t need to be addressed until that magical critical
Every entrepreneur is different in one way or another: they work in different industries, have different goals and they all range in success. Although these are fairly general differences, there is one specific difference that people can use to identify high- and low-quality entrepreneurs: the apps on their smartphone. By looking at the apps on
6 Apps Worth Downloading If You Are An Entrepreneur Read More »
Welcome to The Week in Digital Transformation, our regular look back at the most noteworthy ideas, analysis, and news from the world of digital transformation over the past week. This week, we’ve got some interesting ideas on digital transformation from Michael Fauscette, Chief Research Officer at G2 Crowd, who argues that we’re in the “second generation”
The week in digital transformation: renaming DT, apps & cloud security Read More »
FirmBee / Pixabay Every type of product we make has a set of design and function rules we need to abide by. The same kinds of parameters exist when venturing into the wonderful world of E-commerce apps. With that in mind, it’s in our best interest to identify such foundational guidelines and blueprint any design
The Rolling Stones had a major hit singing, “Time, time, time, it’s on my side—yes it is!” How many small business owners or ambitious professionals could sing those words today and agree with the message they send? Not too many, I think. Time seems to be the ubiquitous enemy of getting things done, and today there
No More Wasted Time—Tools to Transform Yourself Into a Productivity Powerhouse Read More »
Your Internet experience runs on APIs. The acronym has helped you compare the best prices for flights, allowed you to embed a map into your store’s website and seamlessly processed your credit card payments. But what is an API and why does it matter to you? In this article, we’ll give a high-level overview of
Whether you’re a solopreneur or head a staff of 50, keeping track of time is an ongoing headache for most small business owners. Without accurate time tracking, you can’t bill clients properly—or pay your employees correctly. Fortunately, time tracking has come a long way since old-fashioned punch time clocks. Here are 5 cool time tracking
5 Useful Time-Tracking Apps for Time-Crunched Entrepreneurs Read More »
