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OK, so we recognize that you have probably seen quite a few articles recently touting some trend or technology as “the future of business.” But at the risk of sounding like all those other guys, we’d like to talk about a trend that actually will shape the future of work. How do we know for sure? Because it is already starting to happen! Here’s why:

Better technology

Working from outside the office has always had its advantages, but recent technological innovations have made it more attractive than ever. For instance, virtual business phone systems have made it possible for companies to communicate effectively and inexpensively from other towns, cities or states. The system is web-based and therefore can be accessed from anywhere you can connect to the Internet.

Increasingly, business owners and employees want the comfort and ease of using their preferred device for work-related purposes. For small business owners like you, this new movement—which has been dubbed Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) by industry pundits—can actually be a major benefit because it means you don’t have to purchase expensive work-specific equipment for you or your employees. 

When you own your own small business, your time and money is often the company’s as well, meaning your margin for error is close to nil. For example, choosing the wrong technology can take your company from boom to bust in a hurry—even if the product or service you are selling is top notch.

As the owner of microbusiness, the quality of your employees is especially important because although they are few in number they bear enormous responsibility. So in your quest for recruiting and retaining the best and brightest, you’ll want to pick from as large a pool as possible and not limit your choices by making your company less attractive to any particular demographic.

No matter what your product or service, if you are early in the process of launching a new startup company chances are you have more than a few items on your “to do” list. While many of those tasks are surely important, we’d like to humbly recommend you start by harnessing the power of an enterprise PBX system using our new cloud-based phone service—the aptly named Cloud Phone.

Why? Because by leveraging this new application you may be able to cross several other items—like effectively budgeting seed money or projecting a professional image—off your list. Need more proof? Here are the top three reasons to start your business off with Cloud Phone: 

Before your small business makes the switch to a VoIP service provider, you should know some basic info. The good news is that all of the answers you need can be found in one place- in your current phone bill.

Getting to know what you're paying for when you pay for your small business's phone service today, and getting to know how much that costs are the first steps in understanding how switching to VoIP service can save your small business money or provide new useful features that you don't currently have access to (because your current provider charges too much for them or simply doesn't offer them). 

The decision to break away from a major label and start your own artist representation agency takes both courage and faith in your ability to spot and promote talent. Leaving a major agency typically means forfeiting a steady paycheck—at least for awhile—and leaving behind resources with which to pursue artists. But it also gives you the freedom to go after your own goals, dreams and the music you love.

Just like its fluffy white namesake before a thunderstorm, the cloud business solutions market is expanding rapidly. In fact, a recent report from market research firm ResearchMoz projects the sector will explode from $34.7 billion in 2013 to $123 billion in 2019, with a large chunk of the growth owing to the businesses adoption of cloud-based phone and communications systems.   

Through the years, you may have heard some of your more pragmatic friends and family say that they only feel comfortable relying on what they can see and touch. In many instances this is probably a sound philosophy. But when it comes to phone systems, it is a pure fallacy. The fact is, a small business virtual phone system offers peace of mind that a legacy PBX simply cannot match.

Wired business telephone solutions, while eminently touchable, are susceptible to various failures and disruptions. If a heat wave causes a major power outage, for example, a legacy phone system goes down. A hardware malfunction? Down. A tree branch falls on a power line? Out. A new deployment installed incorrectly? Kaputt. 

Chances are that at one time or another you’ve had the frustrating experience of calling a business after hours simply to leave a message and enter into a maze of voice prompts asking you to “push 3” 12 different times until you are ready to pull your hair out. If you’ve had that experience, you may also have done your best to make it a one-time thing by taking your business elsewhere.