{"id":291,"date":"2012-08-02T00:20:31","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T00:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=291"},"modified":"2012-08-02T00:20:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T00:20:31","slug":"small-businesses-are-leading-the-uc-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/small-businesses-are-leading-the-uc-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Businesses are Leading The UC Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Small Businesses are a growing force in our society, and many giant corporations started out as an idea in someone\u2019s garage or in a backroom of an apartment.\u00a0 Last week I was writing about how UC was showing a positive growth over the next 5-10 years, and it made me think, where is this growth focused?\u00a0 Well it is not just centered on large corporations and enterprise level companies \u2013 in fact, most of the growth is coming from small businesses around the globe.<\/p>\n

According to new statistics by InfoTrack, UC technologies are expected to grow by ten percent every year for the next five years.\u00a0 SMB\u2019s represent roughly 30 percent of the spending on UC applications, and in the next five years it is expected that the growth of SMB\u2019s will be double that of enterprises.\u00a0 The amount these companies spend on UC technologies such as VoIP, videoconferencing, headsets, and software is also expected to go up by ten percent a year for the next few years.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned in a previous post<\/a>, UC can be a great money saver, and is a fantastic way to benefit your business financially.\u00a0 I can\u2019t help but think that this is one of the driving forces behind the surges of SMB\u2019s moving toward UC.\u00a0 They need productivity and they don\u2019t have time to waste, nor do they have any money<\/em> to waste.\u00a0 This economy has hit small business owners hard, and every little bit helps. With the cost savings from taking advantage of UC alone, it\u2019s not surprising that small businesses will be grabbing at it as soon as it is feasible.\u00a0\u00a0 Add on the benefits of saving time and increasing productivity, you can see why a struggling small business may see that as a fantastic move.<\/p>\n

UC is a growing field<\/a>, and it is predicted that it will continue to grow for the next several years.\u00a0 The investment being made by these small companies appears to be a wise one, as they have to keep up with the larger organizations that may already have UC systems in place.\u00a0 As UC grows, so will these companies, and they will have made the necessary preparations to communicate with a larger staff as they have already adopted UC strategies.<\/p>\n

Big and small organizations alike are taking advantages of everything UC has to offer.\u00a0 Small businesses are pushing forward with technology more than ever before, using it to grow and reduce costs.\u00a0 As technology becomes easier and cheaper to implement, more companies will start using it to improve their businesses and communication, especially in tight economies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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