Advice to Small Businesses: ‘Work from Anywhere’ Still Has Only 24 Hours in a Day

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As small businesses start unearthing themselves from the rubble of the COVID-19 pandemic, one positive outcome they are likely to carry over is letting their employees to continue to work remotely. This trend is part of a larger movement called hybrid work or hybrid office that promises to transform the “how” of work forever. The Cisco 2020 Global Workforce Survey revealed how significant this transformation might be with nearly 60 percent of the survey reporting that […]

From Survive to Thrive: Life in the “New Normal” for Small Businesses

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Join Cisco Designed at Cisco Live as we delve into the ways small businesses can use the Cisco Designed solution portfolio to fuel innovation and enable flexible but secure “work from anywhere” options for a global workforce that represents almost 90 percent of all workers. 

Learn the Latest Small Business Innovations for a Cloud-Enabled Future at Cisco Live

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It's been quite the year for small businesses, but there's hope on the horizon. Join us at Cisco Live! for a panel on how the Future of Small Business is Cloud Delivered. We’ll focus on the top three priorities for every small business: security, network, and collaboration.

A Holiday Small Business Sing-Along

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Sometimes it’s easy to overlook how complete the Cisco Designed small business portfolio really is. So with apologies to partridges everywhere, here’s a holiday Cisco product retrospective from all of us to all of you. Feel free to sing along and read more about how you can simplify your IT.

Coping with Small Business Office Changes

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If there’s one thing 2020 taught us, it’s that you need to expect the unexpected. If you’re like a lot of people at small businesses, you’ve had to adapt and change repeatedly. Unexpected events like a global pandemic affect your people and where they work. Some small businesses have changed their business models completely, which […]

Six Tips for Working from Home Productivity

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This year has taught us a number of lessons – agility, patience, always check your video settings during your work meeting. The global pandemic has caused a shift to a work from home culture for most businesses. But the situation has left many companies wondering about work from home productivity.

5 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Webex for More Holiday Cheer

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This year, it’s unlikely you’ll be hosting a big holiday party for your customers at your small business. But if you have Webex, there are many ways you can celebrate the season and show appreciation virtually. Here are a few ideas. Have a virtual holiday party. One of the biggest things a lot of us […]

Drive business efficiency with secure remote work technology

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The good news is, with the right technology in place, remote work can deliver benefits across your organization. Cloud-delivered solutions enable remote workers to remain productive and secure while helping drive down costs.

A Three-Pronged Approach to Small Business Office Safety

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For every small business, it’s essential to keep people healthy and safe. Like the old saying goes, safety first. And now with COVID-19, monitoring workplace hazards is an even higher priority. No matter how small your business might be, as an employer, you need to keep your workers and customers safe without disrupting the flow […]