One of the greatest products of human society is the marketplace. Webster defines it as a place where goods and services are offered for sale.
Over millennia, innovations took markets from local to global, and now to the 21st-century iteration – virtual. Virtual markets are powered by “cloud computing,” aka “the cloud,” and accessed via the Internet and a handy interface program presented on a screen of some size.
Historically, as trade expanded markets, products led the way because services were difficult to convey to the last mile of consumption. But technology has helped services catch up, and now digital services are delivered efficiently from the cloud. And more than anything else, this last reality is helping small businesses compete and grow in ways that were formerly the domain of larger companies.
Here are five cloud-based resource categories that help your small business operate more efficiently, competitively, and profitably. [Continue Reading]