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A business’s efficiency or productivity is determined by how efficiently its workflows are executed: an efficient workflow will use fewer resources and take less time to achieve results, which will ultimately improve the business’s overall performance.  Workflow management is the effort of mapping, documenting, analyzing, and optimizing the workflow to ensure it is executed as efficiently as possible. If the business only involves a single workflow, then implementing workflow management may be relatively simple. However, in reality, most businesses deal with multiple workflows that are intricately interconnected to each other, and optimizing them can be easier said than done.  In this post, we will discuss what workflow management is and how to effectively implement workflow m...

Like many other businesses, PayPal spent the first couple of weeks of the new year reflecting on the business landscape in 2021 and the trends that emerged throughout the year. However, while many other institutions focused on the increasing popularity of eSports, virtual currencies, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), PayPal opted to focus its attention on the growth of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) market. On January 10th, 2022, PayPal, an American multinational financial technology company, released a survey on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and revealed that, since 2020, more SMEs have started to adopt online business models. Such a move indicates that we will see SMEs become a large player in the online platform economy in the years to come. Of course,...

Without proper maintenance, your business wouldn't function properly (at least, for long). Having a skilled and expert maintenance manager ensures that the appropriate duties are handled promptly and that the workers within the department receive the guidance and direction they need to perform to the best of their ability. But what separates a good maintenance manager from a great one? What Does the Maintenance Manager Do? A Maintenance Manager is accountable for the upkeep, repair, and maintenance of company facilities, mechanical equipment, and other assets. Their main maintenance job description is to ensure all installations required maintenance schedules, maintenance schedules, and maintenance schedules are in place. Maintenance managers must make every effort to ensure their...

There is no need to tell you that the world of employment is pretty bad these days. The job market is dysfunctional, leading to high unemployment and low wages. And because of this, you may be thinking about supplementing your current job with another side job to get a decent salary at the end of the month. If so, you're in luck because that's what we're going to talk about in today's article: some valuable tips on starting your first side job. Although it is not the optimal solution for everyone, a side job is a valid option for many people who are eager to get to work and are not afraid to increase their workload to have a better future. So, if you are one of them, let's get down to work! Side job as an employee or self-employed? The first thing you need to clarify when think...

Cybersecurity is rarely far from the news. Every so often, cybersecurity makes the news headlines. Hacking is used to blackmail and or steal funds, and it is also used as a malicious political tool. As such, it is important that your IT department keeps up to date with cybersecurity trends and defences, or you commission a specialist vendor to do it for you. One security measure that may be deployed to sure up your IT security is Zero Trust. Let’s take a deep dive into what it is and why you need it. Zero Trust In essence, Zero Trust adopts the principle of ‘don’t trust anyone and deploys this philosophy into your IT infrastructure. The concept is simply not to trust any device or person unless verified. This ‘don’t trust anyone’ concept is used both inside and outside a defined perimet...