Small Business Technology Blog

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Mobile Small Business Technology - Don't Leave Home Without it!

If you're a small business owner trying to figure out what might be your best IT investment, you probably won't go wrong choosing an investment in your small businesses ability to be mobile.

Mobile technology arguably does more for a small or single-person business than most other IT concepts floating around out there, except perhaps for a coffee maker!

Mobility is all about doing business whenever and wherever you want - exactly the kind of capability that most small companies could use.

Mobile technology brings the office, and all of its vital processes and resources, straight to the customer.

Implementing a mobile solution allows companies to work like they are in the office, even when they're not. This achieves significant time savings in numerous operational processes from Customer Relationship Management to Communication and Data Mining research, it pays off to have it with you.

Hard-cost savings are yet another benefit of mobile technology. Are you spending a significant amount on fuel to drive back and forth between the your customers and your office or various other locations? Working mobile drastically reduced the frequency of trips. Reducing fuel costs, vehicle wear and tear and time spent on the road.

Does mobility have value for all business or is it really just something for only some businesses? It definitely has potential across the full spectrum. If you've ever been out of your office and said, 'I wish I had access to ...,' then mobile devices will have a benefit for you.

How can your business get the biggest bang for its buck with mobile technology? It's essential for a business to examine their current processes and supporting infrastructures that allow a company to conduct its business and decide which pieces are most necessary to have at your finger tips.

Based on the fact that most small businesses don't have large budgets, it's important to look at a mobility platform that leverages your current environment ... so that you don't have to translate what you're doing in the office to something that sits in the middle and creates more work than it reduces!

It's important to be able to use what you've already invested in your company, and mobile devices and platforms must be able to work with your back office tools and processes. The key with mobility is it must work seamlessly and it must provide you with all of the tools you have back at the office.

Interested in learning how your company can benefit from going Mobile? Contact The Technology Coach Today for information about Small Business Mobile Technology Solutions that will keep you in touch and on top!

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