At the Civil-Military Innovation Institute, Inc., (CMI2) headquarters in West Virginia, several companies exist under one roof, all with a focus on supporting United States Department of Defense and developing dual-use (for government and commercial use) technologies. Each individual company is its own entity in separate offices, and when visitors step into the main reception area of the building, they …
Featured Business — Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise
As the executive assistant for the Chattanooga (Tenn.) Neighborhood Enterprise, a housing nonprofit that focuses on homeowner education and counseling, Hannah Clark has to keep track of and account for just about everything. Donations and grants. Office supplies. Time. And until recently, the front door. Clark and the CNE team regularly get visitors coming in to pay bills, meet with …
Featured Business — Wakaya Perfection
Originally founded in 2011 by famed entrepreneur and founder of FIJI Water, David H. Gilmour, Wakaya Perfection joined the booming direct sales industry in 2015 when Co-Founder Todd Smith took the helm and moved operations from South Florida to Central Utah. Smith’s 20-plus years of experience in health and wellness have brought dozens of new and exciting products to the …
Featured Business — Symmetry, LLC
As more companies turn to cloud hosting and outsourced enterprise application management, the security of data and who has access to it — both digitally and physically — is a chief concern among IT professionals. At Symmetry, LLC, an applications management and hybrid cloud hosting solutions provider based in Brookfield, Wisc., they pride themselves on providing their customers the peace …
Featured Business — Alex E. Navidad, PLC
Alex Navidad is a Phoenix, Ariz.-based business owner and building manager who must constantly balance between offering value to his building tenants and managing costs. So in 2017, when he began considering how to make the reception area of his building more inviting and useful for his tenants and their visitors, he turned to technology. “We wanted something in the …
Featured Business — MRZ
Technology continues to disrupt the way companies do business, and seemingly no industry is safe. As more of Houston-based CPA firm MRZ’s services and interactions with clients moved to the digital space, it shifted the way the 100-person company thought about its physical office setup. Company leaders wanted in-person meetings with clients to reflect the same efficient, technology-focused experience customers …
Featured Business — eCycle Solutions
eCycle Solutions, an Ontario-based electronics recycling and information technology asset disposition (ITAD) provider, prides itself on ensuring that when a customer’s electronics enter its facilities, they are recycled in a way that ensures data security, worker health and safety, and the protection of the environment. Company leaders work to adhere to strict regulatory compliance guidelines to uphold this promise to …
5 Common Office Tasks You Can (and Should) Automate
A small investment in automation can save you hundreds of hours in the long run. Automating common tasks reduces mistakes and frees up workers to focus on more important assignments. It also improves your bottom line. Here are some practical strategies to automate your workplace. Data back-up Automatically backing up your data ensures that you’ll always have access to complete, up-to-date files, even if something …
5 Ways Technology is Transforming the Workplace
Successful businesses are always on the lookout for current and future trends in technology. Read on for five ways technology is transforming today’s offices. Flexible work practices Studies show that employees are more satisfied and effective when they get to decide when, where, and how they work. Telecommuters and off-site freelancers are becoming ever more common, and people increasingly want …
3 Ways Your Office Design Affects Your Bottom Line
According to a recent report, only 55% of workers say that the design of their workplace enables them to work productively. And just 49% say their office is a place they feel proud to share with visitors. Clearly, companies could be doing a better job when it comes to designing their workspace. A well-designed office can boost not only worker …
How to Design Your Office for Maximum Productivity
When we look for ways to boost productivity, we often think of tools — automation technologies to save time, concentration strategies like the Pomodoro Technique, and so on. But more recently, research has shown that office design has a huge impact on how much gets done. Here are five tips for how to design your office for maximum productivity. 1. …