Implementing IT Security for Small Businesses within Limited Resources

2013 ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Margie S. Todd ◽  
Syed M. Rahman ◽  
Sevki Erdogan
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
It Security

scholarly journals The project approach in the development of small business in the Russian Federation

2021 ◽  
Vol 188 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 141-148
Author(s):  
Alexandra Berezina ◽  
◽  
Natalya Saenko ◽  
Aidar Puryaev ◽  
Mira Fridman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Project Approach ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
The Project Approach

The paper aims to discuss the prospects of using the project approach in the development of small businesses in 2020-2021. To meet that goal, the authors have applied a descriptive method, with regard to Articles of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Small business is one of the economy drivers, providing the necessary jobs and opportunities for self-employment, enterprises related to small business are quite mobile and flexible. Project management allows for creating an adequate plan of company development under conditions of limited resources and time. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that the project approach is an effective tool used to solve strategic problems in the face of constantly changing circumstances by eliminating some of the imperfections inherent in the market and to introduce an agile workflow.

Megatrends in Electronic Business

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Ovaskainen ◽  
Markku Tinnilä
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Electronic Business ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunities ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
The Impact

This paper analyses the impact of megatrends of electronic business on small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). The limited resources of SMEs create particular challenges in surviving the fast pace of changes in electronic business. This paper discusses megatrends and presents a qualitative study of e-business trends. The authors reveal entrepreneurial opportunities for agile small businesses and emphasize the need to keep up with technology. They examine core competences and finding a role in networks, the creation of business models and processes, and the challenges of multi-channel digital environments. The main trends are analysed for their particular impact on SMEs, and directions for development needs in SMEs are discussed.

IT Security Investment Decision by New Zealand Owner-Managers

2020 ◽  
pp. 217-233
Author(s):  
Radiah Othman ◽  
Sydney Kanda
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
It Security ◽  
Security Investment

Small businesses employ 29% of New Zealand's private sector workforce and account for more than a quarter of its gross domestic product. Thus, a large-scale attack on small businesses could prove to be catastrophic to the economy. This chapter, which is framed by the protection motivation theory, explores 80 small business owners' IT security decision-making via an online survey. The findings revealed that 21% of small businesses were affected by ransomware. Fifty-one percent of the respondents did not have any anti-malware and none of the respondents used data classification, which means all information was regarded as the same. Since they managed to recover their backup information, they did not perceive the threat of ransomware as imminent. In terms of coping appraisal, it is assumed that if the business owner-managers believe that the capability of IT security investment averts threats in their organizations, they will be more inclined to develop an intention to invest in it.

Megatrends in Electronic Business

2013 ◽  
pp. 12-27
Author(s):  
Marko Ovaskainen ◽  
Markku Tinnilä
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Electronic Business ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunities ◽  
Core Competences ◽  
Digital Environments ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
The Impact

This paper analyses the impact of megatrends of electronic business on small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). The limited resources of SMEs create particular challenges in surviving the fast pace of changes in electronic business. This paper discusses megatrends and presents a qualitative study of e-business trends. The authors reveal entrepreneurial opportunities for agile small businesses and emphasize the need to keep up with technology. They examine core competences and finding a role in networks, the creation of business models and processes, and the challenges of multi-channel digital environments. The main trends are analysed for their particular impact on SMEs, and directions for development needs in SMEs are discussed.

Cost Efficient Problem-Solving Techniques for Small Businesses

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-14
Author(s):  
Brooke A. Saladin ◽  
Frank Hoy
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Basic Premise ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Cost Efficient

The basic premise upon which the Production/Operations Management discipline is built is that organizations desire to manage a set of limited resources such that certain inputs are transformed into desired outputs in the most efficient and effective manner. This is true of any type or size organization: public or private, manufacturing or service, large or small. Yet, managers of small organizations may forego the use of Production/Operations Management (P/OM) techniques, sensing that the benefits to be derived from such techniques do not outweigh their costs. This article reports the results of a survey of P/OM practices in small firms and shows that there are needs small business managers have which can be satisfied through the use of cost-efficent P/OM techniques.

scholarly journals Small Businesses

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-33
Author(s):  
Pratap Chandra Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Brand Associations ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Buzz Marketing

Positioning and branding in the minds of the target market are imperative for any company. Small businesses find it challenging because of limited resources and budgets. Small businesses adopt a number of innovative ideas and initiatives to develop and build their brands. They focus on finding a compelling product and improving its performance, establishing brands with limited associations, and providing product and service trials for customers. They use the internet optimally to do digital communication and depend on word of mouth and buzz marketing to do cost-effective communications. They develop an integrated set of brand elements and leverage secondary brand associations. They utilize their scarce resources optimally, conduct cost-effective marketing research to analyze their customers, and focus on concentrated marketing. All these strategies and initiatives help small businesses to position and establish their brands in the minds of the target market.

Self-Employed and Small Business Computer Users

2011 ◽  
pp. 216-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phil Carter
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Computer Users ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
System Usability ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Near Future

The new convergence of computing, communications, and media are enriching people’s lives in delightful and diverse ways. Increasing numbers of self-employed people and small businesses are taking up the new applications and opportunities to assist them in their work even though the computer is not the main focus of their business. However, these users face many challenges and difficulties. Most are naive to the use of computers and world of IT and they generally differ from computer users within larger organizations because they face IT on their own with the limited resources they can organize and pay for. The main aim of this chapter is to describe interventions and perspectives that help self-employed and small-business computer users to use computers to further their life and work purposes. There are also important and useful messages for computer companies, system designers and developers, and computer sales and support people. But the main orientation here is on the users and what they can do to help themselves given the current situation they face and the probability that from their point of view, system usability, information security, and support will not fundamentally change in the near future.

scholarly journals Synergy in a family business, i.e. why 2 + 2 = 4 and not 5

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Piotr Barczak
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Joint Actions

The concept of synergy is described in many different branches of science. It does not necessarily mean increasing effects as a result of joint actions. It involves process of self-organization in terms of limited resources. Its occurrence is determined by the boundaries of chaos, and innovative actions allow to overcome barriers. Small businesses fall under the general laws of physics and thermodynamics. The author in the experiment puts the hypothesis, that one of the limited resources protected by entrepreneurs is the lifesource energy.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF CLUSTERIZATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM‐SIZED ENTERPRISE (SME) SECTOR

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentinas Navickas ◽  
Asta Malakauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
National Level ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Know How ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
The Impact

The impact of clusterization on the development of SME sector has been analysed in this study. The cooperation of companies at national level and on a global scale is becoming more and more important as a tool of economic development. Companies tend to work together in order to share their competencies, reduce various costs, consolidate limited resources, and hereby increase their productivity, innovativeness, and profitability. It must be emphasized that the role of clusterization is crucial in the development of SME sector, as small and medium‐sized enterprises may benefit from economies of scale and extend the operation limits (size‐related limitations of operation are characteristic of most small businesses). Clusters (and similar forms of interorganizational structures) create the environment for innovation and technological advancement. Therefore, small and medium‐sized enterprises may gain additional benefits that include know‐how, cost‐saving options, innovative solutions, etc. The authors of this scientific study have concluded that the competitiveness of SME sector is closely related to the spread and extent of clusterization processes.

Practical Resources for Provision of Services to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Users of AAC

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39
Author(s):  
Elena Dukhovny ◽  
E. Betsy Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Flexible Systems ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Provision Of Services

According to the 2010 U.S. Census, over 20% of Americans speak a language other than English in the home, with Spanish, Chinese, and French being the languages most commonly spoken, aside from English. However, few augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems offer multilingual support for individuals with limited functional speech. There has been much discussion in the AAC community about best practices in AAC system design and intervention strategies, but limited resources exist to help us provide robust, flexible systems for users who speak languages other than English. We must provide services that take into consideration the unique needs of culturally and linguistically diverse users of AAC and help them reach their full communication potential. This article outlines basic guidelines for best practices in AAC design and selection, and presents practical applications of these best practices to multilingual/multicultural clients.

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