Cisco Designed

Stepping through the door: Digital agency launches new services portal to meet changing needs

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Vancouver-based creative agency is bringing customers and partners together to help one another manage in challenging times through a marketplace of adapted and right-sized services.

Reopening business: 5 financing challenges small businesses face

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Financial challenges are nothing new. But as you work to “get back to business,” changes in the world around you may have altered the way you respond.

How Technology Enables Small Business to Transform and Innovate

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Two small businesses from completely different industries. Both with stories of innovation and transformation, identifying white spaces that needed addressing and finding innovative ways to solve those challenges. Learn more about them at our virtual session, The Cisco Designed Portfolio: Right-Sized & Right-Priced for Small Businesses.

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Tackles Rapid Rise in Food Demand

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With needs skyrocketing, Second Harvest had to adapt by changing the way they deliver food and utilizing technology to ensure that the group continues to operate smoothly and safely.

Attend Cisco Live: New solutions empower Small Businesses in today’s new normal

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The "new normal" for small businesses means new IT challenges and opportunities. Navigate the turbulence with #CiscoDesigned solutions. Learn more here and at the small business iTalk session at #CLUS.

Life lessons: Public charter school finds new ways to connect with at-risk youth

2 min read

Technology plays an important role in how one charter school teaches at-risk youth. The Life Learning Academy provides an indispensable support system as its students work toward their goals.

Sweet Relief: Small Candy Shop Doesn’t Miss a Beat with Transition to Online Sales

2 min read

Small businesses are about a passion, the desire to create something new. But being adaptable is also key. This entrepreneur made a quick switch to the delight of her customers.

#CiscoChat Live: The Truth about Small Business—Behind the Scenes of Cisco Designed

2 min read

There’s no time for bits-and-bytes technology discussions; you have more important things to do as you grow your business. Discover how the right technology can keep things connected and secure.

From a distance: protecting valuable business data and resources even when your team is remote

2 min read

We’re living in unprecedented, challenging times, and small businesses may be more vulnerable than their larger counterparts. They’re also uncommonly resourceful and innovative. Cisco technology and free offers can help.