Running your business from anywhere Allison Miller, Vanguard Visions Consulting Modbury & Salisbury
Running your business from anywhere - August 13
Nov 18, 2014
These are an updated version of the Running your virtual business from anywhere slides for the Salisbury/Modbury Digital Enterprise program.
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Running your business from anywhere
Allison Miller, Vanguard Visions Consulting
Modbury & Salisbury
Session Overview
• Pros/Cons of running your business from anywhere
• Your business on the go toolkit• Communication Tools• Admin/Finance Tools• Personnel Support• Key Considerations
Why run your business from anywhere?
Pros:• Anytime / anywhere productivity• Improved customer service• Supports Sea / Tree Change
Cons:• Work-life balance• Multi-deviced• Need internet connection• Work in the Cloud
Why run your business from anywhere?
Image: ‘In the middle of nowhere!’ by Jennifrog - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifrog/71637396/
Why is now a good time?
Image: “NBN Connection” by Vanguard Visions Consulting - www.flickr.com/photos/77018488@N03/9083339138
National Broadband Network = NBN
• High speed internet - Faster than we can imagine
• from 100 megabits per second to a peak speed of one gigabit per second*
• Access for everyone• 93% fibre to the
premise• 7% Fixed
Wireless/Satellite• Changing the landscape -
• Not just with digital fibre but with digital opportunities
* NBN Co Ltd, 2010, Corporate Plan 2011-2013
Internet is already a game changer
Source: Deloitte Access Economics Pty Ltd (2013) –http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/services/financial-advisory/deloitte-access-economics/05660fd56ab1e310VgnVCM1000003256f70aRCRD.htm
Top five industries to fly in 2013 in Australia
Source: Ibis World (2013) –http://www.ibisworld.com.au/about/media/pressrelease/release.aspx?id=304
Your business on-the-go Toolkit
Image: Laptop: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laptop_HP.JPG – Tablet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kochtopf/5273391489/ - Smartphone: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Nexus_S_smartphone.jpg – PocketWifi - http://www.flickr.com/photos/huaweidevice/5242773193/
Your Business on the go Toolkit
Image: Laptop: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laptop_HP.JPG – Tablet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kochtopf/5273391489/ - Smartphone: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Nexus_S_smartphone.jpg – PocketWifi - http://www.flickr.com/photos/huaweidevice/5242773193/
Getting your Business on the Go Toolkit to talk to one another
Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
Cloud Computing aka “the Cloud”
Pros:• Anytime, anywhere, any device• Quickly ‘scale up’• External backup-storage/services• Reduced license costs• Collaboration• Synchronisation
Cons:• Where is the data?
Security/Privacy/Confidentiality• Need internet connection• Vendor lock-in
Using the Cloud
Image: ‘Open Sky’ by Vanguard Visions Consulting - http://www.flickr.com/photos/77018488@N03/8496879398
Types of Cloud Services
Image: 'What Type of Cloud?: Private, Public or+Hybrid?' - http://www.flickr.com/photos/26072489@N08/5332731617
Some Examples of Public Cloud Services
Some Examples of Private Cloud Services
Your business on-the-go support
services
Communication Tools
Some Examples of Online Email Services
Some Examples of Virtual Meeting Services
Some Examples of Social Media Services
An examples of an internal Social Media Service
Admin/Finance Tools
Some Examples of Online Calendar Services
Image: icalendar: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2513 outlook calendar: http://www.bram.us/2008/08/16/calling-all-digital-nomads-switch-your-mail-and-other-stuff-to-google-apps-yesterday/
Some Examples of Admin Support Services
Some Examples of Online Accounting Services
Some Examples of Online Sharing/Collaboration Programs
Image: '#BOFA 2009.04.20 Inbox Bank of America | Online Banking | Customer Service | Mail List_1240282668937 ‘ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/playerx/3460876261/
Some Examples of Online Payment Gateways
Image: '#BOFA 2009.04.20 Inbox Bank of America | Online Banking | Customer Service | Mail List_1240282668937 ‘ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/playerx/3460876261/
Some Examples of Online To-Do-Lists
Image: '#BOFA 2009.04.20 Inbox Bank of America | Online Banking | Customer Service | Mail List_1240282668937 ‘ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/playerx/3460876261/
Personnel Support
Some Examples of Online Project Management Services
Some Examples of Online CRM Services
Key Considerations of operating a virtual
business from anywhere
Costs Benefits/ROI
Image: Qr-ing it everywhere - http://www.flickr.com/photos/77018488@N03/7307318622/
Security
Image: University of Adelaide – Hub Central - http://www.flickr.com/photos/77018488@N03/8396832483/
Interoperability
Image: Adelaide Mini-Maker Faire - http://www.flickr.com/photos/77018488@N03/8633107222/
Changes
Image: Changes: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8633108016_73927dec5d_m.jpg Changes: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8632001807_4969bf1276_m.jpg
The web is a portal to your business
Image: 'An artist's impression of a portal or door to the spirit world' - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spirit_portal.jpg
What will you investigate further?
Workshop evaluation
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