Big Opportunities for Small Business: Successful Practices of Utility Small Commercial Energy Efficiency Programs

November 1, 2016

The great majority of gas and electric utility commercial customers are small businesses. Utility energy efficiency programs are beginning to tap the potential for energy and demand savings in the small business sector. In this report, we provide examples of successful practices and describe emerging approaches. A typical small business program provides rebates for lighting measures to retail, grocery, small offices, convenience stores, and other nonresidential customers with electric demand below 100 kW.

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Empowering small businesses with modern, data-driven banking tech

whitePaper | January 10, 2023

Despite their spread and reach, these firms are often underserved by segments of the financial services sector. And in the post pandemic era of unprecedented and unrelenting shocks, this matters. Because good financial management - from cash flow to access to credit - means the difference between success or failure.

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The ultimate guide to payroll compliance

whitePaper | May 24, 2021

As your business grows, the time will come to consider taking on employees. When that step happens you need to start managing payroll for your small business.This is an important step as it will involve a host of new processes that you will have to manage or oversee.

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Data Unleashed: Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for Innovation and Success

whitePaper | June 26, 2023

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the foundation of the global economy, representing 90% of all businesses and accounting for nearly 70% of global jobs and GDP.1 These businesses power the supply and distribution chains of key industries.2 SMEs also play a central role in society, helping to strengthen economic inclusion, supplying goods and services to poor and underserved markets and providing employment to many women entrepreneurs.3 These companies are also key drivers of innovation, offering fresh ideas and new products, being able to adopt change more quickly than large companies and having high growth potential.

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COVID-19 and Technology Adoption in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

whitePaper | December 15, 2021

This report uncovers the impact the pandemic has had on SMEs’ attitude to Industry 4.0 technologies. It highlights the barriers and the corresponding policies of the SMEs they have to overcome in achieving a wider adoption of digital technology.

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Unlocking Business Model Innovation through Advanced Manufacturing

whitePaper | January 13, 2022

This White Paper outlines successful case studies from those who have already started to unlock business model innovation through the adoption of advanced manufacturing in their models.

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Big cyber security questions for small business

whitePaper | April 2, 2021

The 2021 State of Cyber Fitness in Australian small businesses white paper explores new data on the security challenges that Australian small business owners face following a year where their reliance on technology grew exponentially.

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Remote Year brings together a community of 75 professionals from across the globe to spend a year, working, travelling, and exploring 12 cities around the world. Spending one month in each city, the community will connect with local cultures and business ecosystems, forming lifelong, borderless personal and professional relationships along the way.

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