Being smart about where to cut IT costs while also making shrewd technology investments can shave expenses from your bottom line, improve your operating efficiency, and maximize your existing resources. Plus, if you make the right technology moves, you could even wind up with a competitive advantage when the economy recovers. And in times like these, a competitive advantage like that goes an awfully long way.
Sundia Fruit Uses Technology To Weather The Great Recession
By Elaine Appleton Grant - June 8, 2009
Facing the most challenging financial climate since the Great Depression, Sundia Fruit's investment in innovative technology hasn't just helped it survive, it's made the company stronger than before.
How Sundia Fruit Uses Technology To Monitor A Global Business
By Elaine Appleton Grant - June 8, 2009
Sundia Fruit's investment in an intranet-based platform provides up-to-the-minute information on which customers owe money, how much they owe, how long it's taking them to pay, and who the best payers are. It also provides a weekly, company-wide reporting system. And when the economy went sour, the company's emphasis on visibility allowed founder Brad Oberwager to court new and existing funding sources armed with detailed and current financial data.
15 Ways To Cut Your IT Costs
By bMighty Staff - June 8, 2009
Today more than ever you need to watch your company's IT spending. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy ways to cut your business technology and keep your business running through the recession. In this exclusive downloadable guide, available free with bMighty registration, you'll find 15 steps to get more from your technology and lower your costs.
Tough Times Call For (Smart) Technology Investments
By Elaine Appleton Grant - June 9, 2009
In this economy, many companies are reluctant to spend on technology. But technology alone won't save your business; making smart, strategic tech investments can help your business survive and even thrive.
6 Ways Technology Can Help Your Business Survive The Great Recession
By Elaine Appleton Grant - June 10, 2009
Cutting back on technology spending makes sense in this economy. But if you make smart choices about how you trim your tech budget you can conserve cash without compromising your business capabilities and, sometimes, even make them stronger.
Marketing Technology Helps Vico Survive The Great Recession
By Elaine Appleton Grant - June 11, 2009
By combining free and inexpensive marketing methods with an investment in new sales and marketing software, Vico Software was able to increase its sales pipeline despite significant budget cuts.
