In this modern era, running a small business or even a medium sized business takes a lot more strategy than it used to. The market is flooded with competitors, large and small, and networking goes far beyond your local boys club. There are so many factors that go into starting and maintaining that business, that it can become easily overwhelming for a small team to handle.

Business and technology publications that cover the SMB market have a habit of predicting trends at the start of every year. SMB Group’s “Top 10 SMB Technology Trends of 2019” report, which was sponsored by Oracle and published in January, stood out as a particularly comprehensive review for this year.

Creating good habits tends to make you feel healthier, more controlled, and proud of what you are doing in this chaotic world of events. It's important to form a routine and prioritize the chores and tasks that your day needs from you.  Which is why I am here to introduce the domino effect.

Our days seem to be getting busier and time isn't getting any slower.   We fill our calendars to the brim to make sure that we are getting the most out of our day.  Since, nowadays, slowing down or taking a break feels somewhat like a weakness.

But here's a good reminder - slowing down is necessary and productive for your health.

We tend to fill our calendar with meetings, chats over coffee, and membership mixers. But then what?  Are you getting the most out of these meetings?

Let's Talk Results:
Steve Jobs insisted that every item on a meeting's "to-do list" should have a designated person that is responsible for that task and any follow-up work that needs to happen accordingly.

Why go paperless? This is a difficult feat, especially in the profession of law. Why invest in the transition to digital documents when paper documents were still required in many different legal contexts?

Well, here's why.
Getting With the Technical Times:
It is now 2019, there has been progress, and things have changed (for the better). Many lawyers are now required to understand technology, and e-filing is being mandated in many jurisdictions.

There’s much more to Google Sheets than meets the eye. Learn more about these advanced options and get more productivity out of your day.

Give Me More, Google Sheets:

1. The next time you need to create a new spreadsheet, save yourself the trouble of opening up the main Google Sheets site and clicking through the commands there.

I recently found a great article on the transformative effects of small changes and wanted to share some of the points that seemed most important. As well as add a little extra commentary. The Legal Technology article that I am referencing can be found here.

Yesterday we were honored to present at the Dallas ALA Business Partner Expo. We chose a topic that is near and dear to our hearts. The topic of Cybersecurity, as I've said before, is important and often overlooked.

Some of the key points that our CEO, John Alday, and CISO, Alex Morrow, made are listed below.