For a small business owner, the term “webcasting” can sound overwhelming. On the surface, it sounds like an exclusive and expensive tool reserved for large corporations. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Webcasting or streaming solutions are the …
Read More »Communication is Key: Why Meetings in the Cloud Need Video
Chances are, you’ve experienced this scenario before: Your team is all set up and ready to hop on a conference call with a large audience such as a new client. Nerves are high as you begin the call, but your …
Read More »10 Reasons Remote Workers are Great for Business
In PGi’s recent Global Telework Survey, we gathered responses from around the globe about the state of teleworking. Approximately 79 percent of those surveyed stated they worked remotely at least one day per week. The survey also found that more …
Read More »Making a Severe Weather Plan for Your Business
“PGi provides collaboration solutions and support for businesses of all sizes, from start-ups and SMBs to some of the largest companies in the world. We’re committed to helping your business thrive in all aspects, and in that spirit, we’ve partnered …
Read More »4 Ways Innovative Technology Helps Non-Profits
Technology continues to evolve and shows no signs of slowing down. Every time you turn around, a new software or tool is being released into the market. Trying to find the right solution that will help increase effectiveness throughout your company …
Read More »Reimagining SMB Collaboration with iMeet Web Conferencing
I’m proud to announce the next trend in SMB collaboration and content creation, powered by the newest generation of iMeet®. The latest iMeet release brings a variety of improvements and new features to PGi’s disruptive web conferencing software, offering small …
Read More »The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship: Trends to Watch
Entrepreneurship is very near and dear to my heart. While my title and responsibilities may have changed over the years, I still picture myself as the young kid paving driveways at sixteen, passionate about having a business of my own. …
Read More »How Telecommuting and Workations Help Small Business Succeed
How do telecommuting and workations work together to help employees and small business owners in particular find a healthier work-life balance? As smart phones and other mobile devices have rooted themselves in our lives, we have become tethered to work. …
Read More »4 Ways to Optimize Your HR Budget and Still Choose Top Global Talent
HR departments and recruiting firms are under pressure to quickly fill positions, cut total cost per hire and select qualified candidates from a global talent pool. This can prove difficult when the talent pool continues to grow increasingly large while …
Read More »6 Tips for Conducting a Productive Virtual Meeting
If you’re a small business owner with employees working from home across the country or the world, you can significantly reduce your operating expenses by scheduling virtual meetings. Putting that concept into practice, however, can present a challenge. Virtual meetings …
Read More »5 Kitchen Nook Office Ideas for the Work-at-Home Mom
Vying for space with kids and kid-related clutter is a daily struggle. Stay-at-home “mompreneurs” and telecommuting moms battle sinks full of dishes, laundry piles, sticky counters and toys in every nook and cranny—not great for our sanity or work productivity! …
Read More »5 Strategies to Best Utilize Apps to Run Your Small Business
As a small business owner, remaining competitive is essential. New companies are constantly entering the market in every industry, and with higher tax rates and more regulation, if you’re not cutting-edge, you could find yourself at the back of the …
Read More »Why your business meetings need more structure
Adding more structure to meetings is a way to make them more productive, new research shows. Employees improve their performance when their business meetings are conducted in a structured environment where everyone reflects on his or her role and how …
Read More »Study reveals that entrepreneurs think differently
Entrepreneurs are often out-of-the-box thinkers but a new study reveals that they use both sides of their brain in the decision-making process. When you look at an entrepreneur like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, it would be safe to assume that …
Read More »Boomers for Hire: Why Older Workers Can Make Great Job Candidates
With job growth accelerating, many small businesses are hunting for talented, experienced and affordable hires. And, increasingly, many are finding this skill set among retired Baby Boomers, who want to head back to work—either full-time or part-time—in a second or “encore” career. In …
Read More »Laptops vs Tablets: Comparing Design on Each Device
It’s round two of our Laptop vs Tablet battle, in which we help you decide which is the best device for you and the way you work. Last time, it was app-to-app action, as we pitted laptop software against tablet …
Read More »Find Work-Life Balance with our New eBook: The Yin and Yang of Telecommuting
Just in time to wrap up Telework Week, a topic many of us are discussing and want to learn more about: telecommuting. More than 100,000 people pledged to telecommute for at least part of this week, and last year, according …
Read More »When to break the rules while telecommuting
Telecommuting isn’t just about working at home, it’s also about making different choices in the way you spend your time. A rapidly growing approach to the 9-to-5 office grind, telecommuting offers a spectrum of flexible work alternatives that allow employees …
Read More »Why Your Business Needs More Successful Women in Business and the Boardroom
When I think back to my adolescent days, dreaming of what I would be when I grow up, I distinctly remember the Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford movie Working Girl. In the 1988 film, Griffith’s spunky secretary pretends she has …
Read More »3 Ways Video Makes You a Better Sales Rep
According to YouTube’s latest press statistics, 500 years of YouTube video is watched every day on Facebook and over a third of the platform’s total monetized views come from Content ID, its advanced content management solution. Suffice it to say, …
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