As a tech leader at a growing SMB, you have one primary responsibility—to support the expansion initiatives of your company. More specifically, this role has to...
As a tech leader at a growing SMB, you have one primary responsibility—to support the expansion initiatives of your company. More specifically, this role has to ensure that the organization leverages the right technologies to grow exponentially, but in a cost-effective manner ― with limited headcount. Sound familiar? Having to do more with less is nothing new to SMB tech leaders, which is why scalability is so very important. Imagine the challenges of supporting...
As a tech leader at a growing SMB, you have one primary responsibility—to support the expansion initiatives of your company. More specifically, this role has to ensure that the organization leverages...
By Brittany Schmigel, Content Strategist SMB, Oracle A recent Inc. / Oracle survey, What’s Keeping America’s SMB Leaders Up at Night, asked owners, executives,...
By Brittany Schmigel, Content Strategist SMB, Oracle A recent Inc. / Oracle survey, What’s Keeping America’s SMB Leaders Up at Night, asked owners, executives, managers and strategists of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to identify the biggest concerns keeping them up at night.So, what was business leaders’ number one concern? Talent. Survey respondents’ reported significant challenges around talent. This included hiring an effective workforce (42 percent),...
By Brittany Schmigel, Content Strategist SMB, Oracle A recent Inc. / Oracle survey, What’s Keeping America’s SMB Leaders Up at Night, asked owners, executives, managers and strategists of small- and...
By Brittany Schmigel, Content Strategist, Oracle Oracle SMB is pleased to announce a six-part Twitter Tweetchat series for small- to medium-sized business...
By Brittany Schmigel, Content Strategist, Oracle Oracle SMB is pleased to announce a six-part Twitter Tweetchat series for small- to medium-sized business owners and executives. The live Tweetchat events will take place each Tuesday at 3 p.m. EDT, from April 11 through May 16, and will focus on topics that help SMB leaders improve all areas of their businesses—from hiring, to finance, to customer experience, and more. Oracle SMB has partnered with key thought leader, Brian...
By Brittany Schmigel, Content Strategist, Oracle Oracle SMB is pleased to announce a six-part Twitter Tweetchat series for small- to medium-sized business owners and executives. The live...
Recently, Oracle partnered with Inc. Media to learn the motivations, struggles and outlooks of those who are leading America’s fastest growing companies. To do...
Recently, Oracle partnered with Inc. Media to learn the motivations, struggles and outlooks of those who are leading America’s fastest growing companies. To do this, we surveyed present (and past) members of the Inc. 5000. Optimism Rules in 2017 The results—The Talent and Tech Driving America’s Fastest Growing Companies’ Survey―show that the leaders of these fast-growing private US companies are extremely optimistic about their companies’ growth prospects in 2017....
Recently, Oracle partnered with Inc. Media to learn the motivations, struggles and outlooks of those who are leading America’s fastest growing companies. To do this, we surveyed present (and past)...
I’ve spent the past two years enjoying life in London; before that, I was a long-time resident of Atlanta. It might surprise you to learn that both cities are...
I’ve spent the past two years enjoying life in London; before that, I was a long-time resident of Atlanta. It might surprise you to learn that both cities are home to a lot of innovative start-up companies. I launched and sold three companies from Atlanta, despite pressure from friends and investors to move to Silicon Valley. Since those days, it’s become even easier to launch a successful SaaS company from anywhere. And more and more companies are doing it. In marketing...
I’ve spent the past two years enjoying life in London; before that, I was a long-time resident of Atlanta. It might surprise you to learn that both cities are home to a lot of innovative...
As the digital age unfolds, one fact is increasingly clear: organizations that stand still move backwards. As new business models and ways of working emerge,...
As the digital age unfolds, one fact is increasingly clear: organizations that stand still move backwards. As new business models and ways of working emerge, the need for innovation and disruption grows. But change isn’t easy, and building a business that can change with the times can be downright daunting. Today's technology completely rewires interactions and touchpoints with your customers, your investors—even your employees. It requires new thinking, and sometimes it...
As the digital age unfolds, one fact is increasingly clear: organizations that stand still move backwards. As new business models and ways of working emerge, the need for innovation and disruption...
Remember back when your business first started? Those early days and weeks, when you were brimming with excitement and anything seemed possible? You were...
Remember back when your business first started? Those early days and weeks, when you were brimming with excitement and anything seemed possible? You were thrilled at your first big sale. You were ecstatic when your business started to grow. And then the pain came. The challenges faced by growing SMBs are different from those faced by start-ups. Growing pains ranked just behind talent concerns and sales worries in a recent Oracle/Inc. survey of more than 300 small and medium...
Remember back when your business first started? Those early days and weeks, when you were brimming with excitement and anything seemed possible? You were thrilled at your first big sale. You...
Today, there are no shortage of companies aiming to make a big splash in the marketplace and on Wall Street. Intriguing ideas abound, and technology offers new...
Today, there are no shortage of companies aiming to make a big splash in the marketplace and on Wall Street. Intriguing ideas abound, and technology offers new and often remarkable ways to create value. Yet rising above the crowd remains incredibly difficult for SMBs. More than a few firms with jaw-dropping ideas—and sometimes amazing products or services—fall short of expectations. They make a quick splash, and then vanish. Contrast this with the recent initial public...
Today, there are no shortage of companies aiming to make a big splash in the marketplace and on Wall Street. Intriguing ideas abound, and technology offers new and often remarkable ways to create...
As a high-growth SMB, you are unique. The rules that apply to the corporate giants do not apply to you. You have your own business issues, from improving your...
As a high-growth SMB, you are unique. The rules that apply to the corporate giants do not apply to you. You have your own business issues, from improving your workforce productivity to increasing profitability to reducing operational costs. But as you transition from start-up to established company, sustainable, stable growth will be your priority. This means that you need to continue to find and land new customers. You have probably exhausted your personal network of...
As a high-growth SMB, you are unique. The rules that apply to the corporate giants do not apply to you. You have your own business issues, from improving your workforce productivity to increasing...
