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

YoungUpstarts

SMBs no longer have to choose between hiring an in-house data science team or off the shelf enterprise analytics software. Owners no longer have to buy management software meant for big business. Previously, this was a popular option among SMB owners. In 2016, SMBs used an average of 4.8 apps to manage their operations, up from 3.8

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

20 % of the project managers are familiar with Scrum, but there are very few product managers – less than 1% of all. Of course, the hiring needs vary a lot and are dependent on the business model, but a skills gap analysis reveals that more product managers, programmers, and sales and marketing experts will be needed in the near future.

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The Best Free Apps and Online Tools for Entrepreneurs and Obsessive Collectors

Up and Running

And, if you’ve got any tools or apps to add to the list, send me a tweet @candylandau, telling me why you think it should be a 2015 must-install! Use it to manage the hiring process, to keep track of investment and fundraising projects, to manage deals, and much more. Email management tools. Boomerang for Gmail. boomeranggmail.com.

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The Surprising Ways a Distributed Team Can Help Your Company Succeed

crowdSPRING Blog

I’m not alone to think so – according to a study updated in September 2015, the number of people working remotely risen 103% in the past year. Distributed teams allow companies to hire better employees. Hire the best talent, regardless of where it is.” There is however, much more.