Not only has it been a growing trend for businesses to hire employees or independent contractors who take care of their work out of office, but in the current COVID-19 pandemic, many other businesses have been forced to adopt remote work, with their employees. Managing your employees in an office setting requires a fairly common…

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With so many employees working from home, and using personal computers and new applications and tools to complete their work, there are also new opportunities for hackers and fraudsters to attempt to gain access to business’s data and financial information. There has actually been an increase in phishing scams, attempting to trick employees into giving…

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While we’re still in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s not too late to start thinking about how the business environment will look when the pandemic someday ends, and we reach a new normal. First, think about some of the most prominent features of life in the crisis. Millions upon millions of people are:…

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Not only has it been a growing trend for businesses to hire employees or independent contractors who take care of their work out of office, but in the current COVID-19 pandemic, many other businesses have been forced to adopt remote work, with their employees. Managing your employees in an office setting requires a fairly common…

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As one surfs the web—visiting favorite websites, purchasing the newest online arrival from your beloved Target collection, streaming that new “it” show Netflix released last Friday while ordering a new vacuum on Amazon—what makes the entire process seamless and enjoyable to a user is a website working quickly and efficiently. Images instantly loading, logging on…

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How secure are your company’s systems and data? Cyberattacks are constantly evolving, while security methods adapt to keep up. Consider how different your cybersecurity needs were a decade ago with how they are now. Our team has put together a retrospective of the way some of these risks have changed in recent years, and where…

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Implementing new technology in your business can be a great benefit, but it also requires a lot of communication to ensure your entire team is on the same page. That includes communication before to get your team to buy into the change, communication during implementation to let people know what’s happening, and communication afterward to…

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Q. Is it safe to use website backlink services? Are there any downsides to using these services? Generally, we do not recommend utilizing these services as they can possibly hurt you more than they can help. Backlinks can be very important for increasing rankings; however, if done improperly and/or seen as spam, they will lower…

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Question: It costs over $100 per month for an accountant to do payroll for my business. I could use QuickBooks and do it for under $50. What are the pros and cons of using QuickBooks for small business accounting? With user-friendly software such as QuickBooks available, many business owners feel they should be able to…

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