How digital transformation can offer sustainability to SMBs in post-COVID times
Small and Medium businesses fuel a large part of the global economy. Since COVID-19 has started, everything has been challenging for SMB’s. It is essential to monitor this business sector and how it is progressing as they move into digital transformation.
This article highlights the advantages of digitization for small to medium businesses, emphasizing how important it is to focus on operation efficiency during an economic crisis.
Cutting rent costs
While making decisions about office space, many business owners would benefit from lowering leasing costs that could come from negotiating rent or a mutual agreement to shrink the space now that most employees are working from home.
But why is cutting rent costs a benefit coming from digital transformation? Cloud technologies give us amazing opportunities for remote teams to be as efficient at home as if they were in the office. Cutting energy costs is also a benefit of the cloud when working remote.
Expanding the team with top qualified personnel
Since remote work has become the new norm, most management teams are now opening up their searches to large geographical regions, which expands the talent pool.
Work flexibility in post-COVID
As it’s been shown, employees are more motivated to work for a company that offers flexible schedules and work from home options. But to keep that kind of flexibility when things start to go back to normal, SMB’s should continue to improve digital transformation which will allow an employee to work anywhere if needed.
Investments in cloud services and security are vital for having an efficient remote team while ensuring your company’s data security. Remember that first of all; data security is crucial in keeping your business away from a potential data breach.
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Driving Strategic Sales Initiatives for Cost Efficiency & Maritime Safety/ Dual Master's in Economics (MA, MSc)
4yIndeed, only positive externalities from digital transformation. Though would interesting to know about negative externalities too, Rick Blaisdell