Many small businesses try to hang on to existing technology as long as they can. That can largely be out of fear of putting limited resources into something that may or may not work out for them. Another big thing is that if what you have works now, why fix it? Sooner or later, however, you’ll have to go about incorporating new technology into your small business.
Find Freeware
Some new technology is totally free. Many different software or apps are completely free of cost to your use. Others have premium versions you could pay for but free options for limited use, and your small business activity might fall under that threshold. There are also many freebies for technology you might pay for, such as templates and plugins for WordPress and the like.
Designate a Point Person
If you can, delegate the responsibility of technology incorporation to someone on your team. The more you try and handle the incorporation and training yourself, the more you are taking away from the core business activities that you are best at, or maybe only you can provide. Don’t let working in your business take you away from working on your business.
Get Outside Help
You might find some technologies to be very valuable to your operations but also hard to master or implement. NetSuite can do wonders for automating or simplifying many small business tasks, but the technology does no good if you can’t make the most of it. Enlisting the services of NetSuite support professionals might be just the thing to get your small business into higher gear. The results in efficiency and productivity can certainly justify the expenses that might be involved with such an arrangement for your small business.
Consult Your Team
If you’re having a hard time figuring out which technologies to incorporate into your small business, then consult your team members. Many of them are likely to have professional expertise and experiences different from your own, and they might have plenty of ideas about things you don’t even know exist.
A small business doesn’t have the resources that a larger corporation or enterprise does, so you need to choose the best new technologies to implement. The specific ones you pick can either become an anchor that holds you back or the wind in your sails that let you keep up with an always evolving economy and marketplace.
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