Billions Served, Millions Exposed: McHire and Cyber Hygiene
You remember the old McDonald’s tagline, right? “Billions and billions served.” It’s still emblazoned on signs across the country. Well, they might want to update it: “Millions and millions exposed.” The […]
Hiring in the Age of AI
Have you started seeing the rash of AI-generated resumes? Years ago, we spoke to a friend locally in the computer science field who was testing out AI resume tools to […]
Agentic AI: Promise, Panic, and Practical Steps Forward
If you’re like many business owners, your inbox is always full of newsletter, blogs, and other content from people you trust for business tips. Lately, business gurus have been hammering […]
Could Perplexity Give Your Local Business an Edge?
As we’ve driven home here on this blog, the addition of an AI tool to your company’s toolbox needs to be disciplined, targeted, and thoughtful. One potential such tool for […]
2 (More) Ways to Win Back Time
Last week, we discussed 2 principles for winning back time. This week, we will hit a couple of others. Streamline Comms Communication tools are like tool boxes—easy to fill, but […]
2 Ways to Win Back Your Time
Running a business is tough enough without wasting time reinventing the wheel every week. Below are two simple but powerful strategies you can use to free up time, and you […]
Platform Integration: When It’s Time to Connect the Dots in Your Business
Every growing business hits a point where the tools that once helped things run smoothly start to get in each other’s way. Your CRM doesn’t talk to your invoicing system. […]
AI for Local Business: Why You Shouldn’t Rush In (And What to Do Instead)
Don’t Panic: AI Is Powerful, But It’s Not Magic You’re being left behind! If you don’t use “X AI” tactic THIS YEAR, you’ll lose out to your competitors! This tool! […]
Business Resilience Tactics
Last week, we talked about business resilience and social trust. Your business works because people trust your reputation. But a wide variety of threats pose significant risk to that reputation. […]
Business Resilience and Social Trust
Social Trust Is the Lifeblood of Local Business Social trust is the lifeblood of a local business. Your business works because your customers and clients trust you to produce goods […]
19 Billion Passwords: Cybercrime and SMBs
A Cybercrime Renaissance Right now, there are 19 billion passwords for sale on the dark web. 19 billion. Right now, automated scanning attacks conduct 36,000 scans per second in […]
Data Breaches: Why Small Mistakes Lead to Big Problems
What do NFL Draft prospect Shedeur Sanders and cybersecurity have in common? At first glance, not much. But this weekend, America saw firsthand how easy data breaches can happen — […]