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The U.S. and Mexico have cultivated a dynamic business environment that encourages innovation, collaboration and mutual prosperity for small businesses with partners, employees, and customers across the border. Part of the competitive advantage for both U.S. and Mexican entrepreneurs is the geographical proximity; however, there are also challenges related to cross-border product shipment, delivery, payment, and knowing the key legislation related to taxes, customs, etc. Entrepreneurs with cross-border ties must be able to have effective international communication, and when this comes to the smallest businesses with shoestring budgets, international calling costs (and cost-savings) can really matter.

Voxox CEO and co-founder Bryan Hertz recently did an interview with OC Talk Radio's Strategic Investor program  -- OC Talk Radio is Orange County's only all business talk radio station! Host Charley Wright asked questions about the company -- its history and mission to bring "powerful unified communications to the masses"; Voxox's flagship service, Cloud Phone, "which turns any mobile device into a business phone system in three minutes"; and also about how the U.S. Navy is using Voxox Cloud Phone to reduce and prevent DUIs.

Getting a business off the ground is a daunting task. With obstacles like managing a low budget and balancing quality and growth, your business could experience several bumps right off the gate. Small businesses owners need every advantage to get ahead, especially with so much competition vying for the top spot in the market. Replacing your traditional phone with a VoIP system not only enhances your communication but also boosts your business’s professional image and reputation. This is essential for growing your company and distinguishing yourself from rival businesses.

So why is a small business VoIP phone system right for you? 

Sparking romance with VoIP

Voice over IP? Romantic? With the right person, anything can be romantic — especially VoIP. All you need is some imagination, a smartphone and Voxox. Oh, and this blog post.

Making the switch to a hosted PBX phone system comes with a long list of benefits, but topping the list are the financial gains for businesses that adopt the services of a trusted hosted phone service provider. One of the biggest financial benefits of hosted PBX is the lower total cost of ownership (TCO), for the ability to reduce your upfront and ongoing costs of the system. When you replace your landline and outdated phone system with a hosted PBX phone system, only the actual phones are located in your office. The costs and responsibility of powering, maintaining, and supporting the phone systems are covered by the vendor and managed remotely. You only pay for the services that you need on a per user basis, and you can often lease the actual phones as well.

It’s somewhat unsettling. As Baby-Boomers reach retirement age and Generation X’ers are starting families and settling down, Millennials — babies who were born what seems like yesterday — have reached adulthood. This means they are about to take over the world!

It’s generally agreed that Millennials are people born beginning in 1982 and reaching adulthood around the year 2000. Those of us Gen-X’ers and Boomers may recall it was around this time that the Internet came into common use.

At the end of the month, I leave for a two-week vacation in Italy. It’s exciting, despite the crazy amount of planning that goes into a trip of this magnitude. I bought a Fodor’s Guide to Italy that’s — no joke — 985 pages! There are myriad decisions to be made, from the critically important, “Where are we going to stay?” to the most mundane, “What socks should I bring?”

Wait … Who invented the telephone?

It’s always a little bit disconcerting when you find out things aren’t what you thought they were. Classic example: Pluto. Growing up, we were taught that Pluto was the ninth planet, discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930. I wonder how Clyde would have felt about its downgrading to planetoid in 1992? Suddenly Pluto is no longer a planet? Appalling. Years later, tomatoes were called into question. Fruit or vegetable? When I was told that a hare isn’t a rabbit, well, that’s when I lost it. There’s a vague feeling of betrayal that comes with these revelations. I was taught this stuff in school, and now it’s wrong?

More businesses are adopting unified communications (UC) in an effort to transform the workplace. Instead of juggling multiple communications tools, UC integrates all lines of communication so that businesses can further streamline their operations and better their bottom line. One of the biggest influencing factors in UC implementation is the growing number of Millennials joining the workforce. Millennials now make up the largest generation in the US workforce and the workplace is evolving as a result.

Here's how Millennials are influencing Unified Communications and reshaping the way we do business...

Having reliable communication to connect internally and with customers is essential to any business. However, the big concern that many business owners face is implementing a dependable, high quality voice service without breaking the bank. This is where SIP trunking comes in. SIP trunks are an affordable option for companies that don’t want to sacrifice quality and reliability for budget saving costs.

Here’s how your business could take advantage of SIP Trunks: