This year will be an important one for every small business as powerful trends shape the direction of the economy. Here are the shifts that companies can expect:

Less Employees, More Freelancers

The nature of work has profoundly changed. Today, small businesses are easily able to match new revenue to needs in increased resources. This means less permanent employees and more part time resources.

Less Office Employees, More Remote Resources

While it can be comforting for small business owners to look out from their office and see their team, this version of the company is a thing of the past.

Less Email, More in Person Meetings (or at Least Video Chat)

People have opted for email instead of phone calls. But the small business trend this year will be to have more in person meetings with employees, vendors and customers as everyone wants to make true connections that build lasting relationships.

Less Apps, More Dashboards

Apple and Android apps have become ubiquitous. Companies will begin to use more dashboards to integrate these apps to track the key metrics of their business. These include tools like iDashboards.

Less “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD), More Company Issued Phones

Small businesses have saved money by having employees conveniently use their own smart phone device for business. This has resulted in many security issues. The new small business trend is for companies to spend the extra money to issue business only devices.

Less Data, More Analysis

Small business owners are flooded with disparate data that they don’t understand. The new small business trend is moving away from just data to more analysis of what it all means. Key tools include Power BI from Microsoft, Qlik andTableau. These applications can integrate much of the company information into something that can be used by management.

Less Features, More Relationships

With the spread of information almost instantaneously worldwide, there are less differences in product features. The focus in the future will be to continue to service the customer to build value in a personal long term relationship that ensures loyalty.

Less Secrecy, More Transparency

With social media instantly communicating and every phone having a camera, nothing in business is a secret any longer. This will force every small business to be much more transparent in dealings with customers, employees and product developments.

Less Organic Social Posts, More Boosted Advertising

With the sheer glut of millions of posts every day clogging feeds, small business owners will be forced to boost their message through social media paid advertising on all the major platforms in order to be seen by their customers.

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