by Haris Quintana
When you have a small business, you should always be looking for ways that you can improve how your business runs to increase productivity and become more efficient. Making use of technology is one way that you can do this. Simple adjustments can be made to your business to see the benefits that technology can have. Below are some of the ways that technology can help to improve your business:
Remote working
By making use of the cloud and other applications such as Microsoft Teams, you and your employees can work from anywhere with an internet connection. If work can be completed at home, it gives your employees more flexibility with their work schedule and can improve their work satisfaction.
If your employees need to go to a business conference or attend meetings away from their office, they will also be able to access any information that they need.
Marketing
Digital marketing is something that every business should be on top of to ensure they are reaching all potential customer bases. Make sure that your website is well designed and easy to use and utilize social media to show what your business is about and to interact with customers.
Payroll
Outsourcing payroll is one way that you can save time on the essential tasks that can be completed by experts outside of your business. It can cost you less than hiring an employee specifically to complete payroll, and it can give you one less thing to worry about. By getting your payroll completed by a company, like Employer Advantage, you can get access to HR cloud-based technology, which means you can access employee information easily, and see how much everyone is getting paid.
There is even a technology portal that employees can use to access information about their pay and it allows them to make changes to their personal information easily.
Backup Software
As technology becomes more prevalent in businesses, the amount of cybercrime has increased. To prevent any loss of information that may occur if a data breach happens, you should make use of backup software and the cloud to ensure that all your information is securely backed up. There are also recovery tools that will help you to recover data and documents if employees make mistakes, and documents are lost.
Security
If you have a physical premise, you will want to ensure that you have CCTV and alarm systems so that it is protected from any physical threats. With the development of technology, there are now alarm systems that will send a notification to your phone when there is an intruder, and some will even send you a picture of them.
You also need to protect your online systems from cyber threats. Hacking can cause data breaches that can cause your customers to lose trust in your business. Make sure that you have anti-virus software, firewalls, and that all your software is up to date. It can be a good idea to hire an IT specialist who will be able to strengthen areas of weakness in your computer and online systems defense.