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As Year-End Approaches, 4 Things Businesses Should Do Now To Ensure 2015 Success

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As the end of the fiscal year approaches, it is critical for businesses to determine what initiatives where successful, as well as what were financial weights in order to create strategic operational goals that will result in increased revenues and reduced costs in the next year. Increase Efficiency While Reducing Costs.

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What’s FinTech, And What Does It Mean For Your Business?

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in investments in 2015, $15.2B FinTech businesses can be startups that offer traditional financial operations at a cheaper cost or in a more convenient manner, established financial firms keen to apply innovations or just tech companies that provide their own payment tools. The industry reached $15.5B FinTech’s history.

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

She shares: “We now use metrics like cost-per-learning and validation velocity to show progress since traditional things like ROI weren’t applicable.” With this approach to establishing and tracking milestones, ReadyTalk launched its beta of UbiMeet.com in March 2015. Come hear about them live at the 2015 Lean Startup Conference.

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How to Manage Supply Chain Planning Like a Pro

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This integral element of most businesses is woven through every aspect of operations. On an elementary level, this translates into efficient manufacturing at a lower cost. Learn how these disjointed sources of materials affect your supply chain costs and cause potential delays. Don’t Forget the Hidden and Indirect Costs.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

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Since 2015, the rising interest abroad continues to contribute to steady growth. This generated $16 billion in annual revenues in 2015. The tech industry has this growth because of lower housing costs, affordable living, and strong incentives. Much of this was attributed to the low cost of living. Inno Tech Alberta Inc.

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Business 2015 - Optimism, But Upgrade Your Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

Continue to Increase Operating Efficiencies: A majority of small business leaders intend to be more aggressive going forward by implementing a range of actions to advance their businesses. Many cited a greater focus on cost cutting and efficiency as the number two step to achieving growth, with increasing sales still number one.

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The Digital Transformation Is Affordable For SMBs: Where To Start In Your Digital Strategy

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The problem, is historically, the investment in time and resources required for traditional digital solutions can feel out of reach, and the type of programs used by corporations aren’t practical for SMBs for daily operations like reporting, inventory, or accounting. apps to manage their operations, up from 3.8 Automation.