Measuring the Impact of Covid-19 on SMBs: Preliminary SMB Group Survey Results

Measuring the Impact of Covid-19 on SMBs: Preliminary SMB Group Survey Results

We all know from personal experience and the news that Covid-19, also known as coronavirus, is having a devastating effect on small and medium businesses (SMBs)—the engine of the U.S. economy and those around the world. But how deep and broad is the impact? We’ve sought to answer that question in a survey of over 500 SMB (1-1,000 employee businesses) and midmarket (1,000-2,500 employee busin...

Six Steps to Help SMBs Get Started on the Digital Transformation Path

Six Steps to Help SMBs Get Started on the Digital Transformation Path

Whether you call it the information age, digital era or the fourth industrial revolution, we are in the midst of a major transformative change that is reshaping the way we live, work and relate to one another. Today, companies are increasingly using technology to blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds—and creating incredible new products and services that disrupt “business as...

SMB Understanding of Digital Transformation Grows, But Challenges to Taking Action Remain

SMB Group just wrapped up our U.S. Small and Medium Business Digital Transformation Study. This is the second version of the study, which we originally conducted in 2017. We are seeing some very interesting trends in how small and medium businesses (SMB...

Pulse Check: SMBs and Digital Transformation

Most people realize that digital technologies are reshaping our lives and changing the way we get work done. As cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), analytics, robotics, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) mature and converge, the possibilities seem to be limited only by our imaginations. But how are SMB (includi...

Discussing 2015 SMB Tech Trends, Part 1: Cloud is the New IT Infrastructure for SMBs

Discussing 2015 SMB Tech Trends, Part 1: Cloud is the New IT Infrastructure for SMBs

Recently, I had the pleasure of kicking off the new year as a guest on Act Local Marketing for Small Business with host Kalynn Amadio. Each week, Kalynn shares information and actionable tips to help inspire and motivate small and medium businesses (SMBs) reach their business goals.  On this episode,...