Small Business Survival Tips During the Coronavirus Crisis
Businesses large and small have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Unless you’re a grocery store, warehouse club, or Amazon, sales have probably fallen and the light at the end of the tunnel is still out of sight as cases are increasing again in some areas. It is important to take steps that will improve your chances of seeing things through and coming out the other side with your company still successful and your company culture still strong.
A big step your business should take in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is to ensure your remote employees continually have the tools they need to do their jobs effectively. Whether it’s virtual private networks (VPN) for secure network access, communication solutions such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or Unified Communication, collaboration platforms for projects and tasks, or document management software to implement paperless processes, there is no shortage of solutions available today that make it possible to work as if your entire staff were all in the same location. If you don’t have one already, create and implement a remote work policy that outlines what you expect of your staff while they’re working from home regarding schedule, availability, communication methods, and deliverables. Even though many employees may have been working remotely for quite some time now, businesses need more permanent and sustainable tools to continue successfully.
These are weird and unprecedented times for all of us. Business owners must be careful to set their company up to remain productive until we’re on the other side of this pandemic. Managed Business Solutions is dedicated to helping business set their employees up for success. Whether it’s VoIP so your employees can bring their desk phones home with them, Unified Communications to consolidate all of your various communication applications into one platform, or enabling your staff to securely access their work PCs and company shared drives from home, we’ve got the solutions to keep your business up and running remotely. Contact us today to see how we can work with you and your budget to personalize the solutions your business and employees need.