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Cloud-Based Phone System: Your Secret Weapon for Better Collaboration

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 30, 2014

Now that your small business has built a substantial local customer base, the next step in your master business plan is likely to begin offering your product to customers in different parts of the country. To showcase your offering to prospects in other areas, however, is likely to require significant travel for you and your employees.

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Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Cloud Phone

Escaping Headaches with the Magic of the Cloud-based Phone Service

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 29, 2014

Does your office resemble the 405 in California during rush hour, a jumble of phone extensions and on-premises hardware that causes bottlenecks and traffic jams in your cubicles? Are your cubicles like a bad scene out of a 1980s movie, replete with legacy technology and a mishmash of parts? Then it might be time to rethink your phone system.

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Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Cloud Phone

Three Ways a Traditional Phone System can Sap Your Bottom Line

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 28, 2014

Small and microbusiness owners typically work on a fairly tight budget. For these entrepreneurs, cutting cost without sacrificing functionality is always challenging.

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Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cost Savings, Cloud Phone

How a Virtual Phone System can set a Freelancer Free

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 25, 2014

Whether you are a freelance writer, graphic designer or interior decorator, your creativity and imagination is what keeps your services in demand with customers. The quality of your work speaks for itself and you take great pride in making a client’s vision come to fruition.

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Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cloud Phone

The Ultimate Startup Checklist

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 24, 2014

Launching a startup company is a bit like planning a wedding: no matter how much you get done, it seems another task always looms. Starting a business takes meticulous planning and extraordinary determination—so we thought we’d help out a bit. Here are a few items to make absolutely certain that are checked off your list as you get ready to launch:

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Topics: Small Business Tips, Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cloud Phone

Provide Great Customer Service With a Cloud Based Phone System

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 23, 2014

As the owner of a single-person business, catching your breath is a luxury you seldom have. Whether you are attending a trade show, making a pitch to a client, meeting with an investor or tweaking your product, downtime is a rarity.

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Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cloud Phone

Create an Opening Day for a New Way of Doing Business

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 22, 2014

Spring means many different things to different people, but in America, one of the grandest spring traditions is Opening Day in Major League Baseball. The tradition dates as far back as 1876 and signifies new hope and promise for every team, regardless of their standing the previous season.

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Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cloud Phone

Why Legacy Phone Systems are Pure (March) Madness

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 21, 2014

Whether you follow college basketball—if not, you wouldn’t know an egg beater from a buzzer beater—chances are that between TV ads and bracket sheets strewn about your office, you are aware of March Madness. Named for the sheer number of games played during the tournament and the thrilling way many of those contests end, the madness of college basketball is eminently enjoyable. Unfortunately, the madness of using an expensive, complex legacy telephone system for a small business can be far less satisfying.

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Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cloud Phone

The Best Marketing for Small Businesses? Word of Mouth

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 18, 2014

As the owner of a small or microbusiness, it’s unlikely that you have the budget for major advertising campaigns. Maybe you can afford a radio spot or half-page newspaper ad here and there, but you don’t plan to purchase two minutes of air time during next year’s Super Bowl. Still, you know your product is top-of-the-line and that once people try it, they’ll be hooked.

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Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cloud Phone

The Top Reasons Startups Fail and How to Avoid Them

Posted by Ian LeWinter on Apr 17, 2014

We’ve all heard success stories about startup businesses that began as “the little engine that could” and wound up as a thundering locomotive. The story behind one of these now giant companies, Facebook, was even immortalized in a major Hollywood film, “The Social Network.”

Unfortunately, for every new business that enjoys wild success there are exponentially more that fail. In fact, research indicates that eight out of 10 entrepreneurial ventures flame out within 18 months; but you don’t have to be part of the 80 percent who don’t make it. Here are the top reasons that startups fail and how you can avoid following in their footsteps:

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Topics: Small Business Tips, Voice Communication, Communication, Voxox, VoIP, Cloud Phone