Leonard Shostak's blog

Businesses are looking for a competitive edge to stand out against the competition. What better way than to use tools that can do everything for you. Time is of the essence; being able to accomplish more tasks
in less time is what we all long for. The results are lower cost and bigger profits.

These tools can involve everything from tracking your workflow/hours, to billing, to offering customer support, and much more. According to Shopify’s blog the list of the most popular and useful tools in the market are:

As small business owners we want to learn the best practices to achieve results; to emulate good business practices and make smart business choices to properly establish/run our businesses. With our technologically advanced world, this information is readily available at the tips of our fingers. Knowing what we need to do to successfully run a business is what separates the small business owner with less experience and resources from the Fortune 500 CEO. To begin, if we can answer these questions easily then we are already ahead of the game:

Small businesses are defined as businesses with 500 employees or less. They may not generate as much money as large corporations, yet they are as important to the local economy, bringing new employment opportunities. Larger corporations may also outsource these small businesses who can provide a more specialized service or product.

What drives business owners to do what they do on a daily basis?

Business owners have a different mind-set than your typical day worker. What sets them apart is that they refuse to accept the status quo. They look at all the available options and are always looking for something better, if they cannot find it, they create it, it’s ultimately about finding the solutions.

With advances in technology, an increasing number of small businesses are moving away from a culture where employees commute to the workplace and allowing employees to work from home at least part of the time. For this to happen, companies are working at making internal changes. These include going paperless, which helps businesses to reduce clutter as well as save time and money. Additionally, becoming more environmentally friendly sends a great PR message to clients.