Radically Improve Your Business in Only the First 10 Minutes of Each Day

Business Intelligence (BI) simply means using technologies, applications and practices to analyze business information. The purpose of BI is to foster better decision making.

Does all the jargon make your head spin? Don’t let it. Applying technologies that make sense for your business is a smart business decision.
As a business consultant in my former life, I saw many companies that didn’t know what they didn’t know. That is, you must have accurate and timely information to make good decisions. Otherwise, you are guessing. Often, things can “feel” right but turn out to be disasters. Don’t get me wrong. Your “gut feel” counts for a lot when running a business, but you must have much more than a “flying-by-the-seat-of-your-pants” plan to capitalize on opportunities and avoid making big mistakes.
So how do you use this BI without breaking the bank? Just as important, how do you find a tool or small business dashboard that isn’t overly complicated or functionally impossible to use – and that has the practical, operational solutions you want and need? Most small businesses do not have the IT staff or the business expertise in house to create or implement tools internally, and the costs of many third-party solutions are ridiculously high.More...