Blindspots
As a remote team we have found that virtual meetings can be largely different from in-person meetings. Especially when we are presenting something new. One of the times we are presenting is when people who are new to Bento want to learn about what we do. Lately, in these cases we set a Zoom meeting…
We have worked as an all remote team for many years now. That being said, many teams are continuing to work remotely or are working a modified remote work scheduled. Here’s what we have found from many years of working remotely: 1. You shift to being results-oriented. When you shift to being results oriented, the…
If you work in a business that is collaborative, client feedback is very important. The problems is, how you go about getting client feedback can be quite cumbersome. Whether you are building a website, designing graphics, creating a video, or providing any other service that you need the client to review something, this is usually…
Business life can get complicated. The more partners you have that understand your business the less you have to worry about. This is true of all areas of your business from department heads to CPA’s, legal advisors and technology partners. When we say ’technology partners’ we are not talking about your IT partners who set…
For many years we have worked in project-based work where we have been contracted to do specific work for a specific price in a specific time frame. Within project-based work we always hear this term “scope creep” which basically means the client is getting out of hand with their requests and is asking more than we’ve…
Your business is unique from others and your data is too. The way you set up and manage your data should be flexible for how you do business. We often work with organizations who are trying to create a work flow with what one of our clients (a marketing company) calls a “duct taped” system.…
We see a lot of businesses trying to make a mixture of pre-made SaaS products or legacy software work for their teams … and it doesn’t work. Over time as an organizations and teams change and grow, different processes and tools need to be put in place. When we start working with any team, the…
Sometimes when we are talking with business teams and say “Tech Stack” they know what we mean and others don’t. It’s basically industry lingo for the technology that you and your team use on a day-to-day basis to get work done. The technology everyone uses can vary. There’s usually some sort of sales tracking software…
As Covid-19 continues to affect different businesses in different ways, we know many of the business owners have either applied for or possibly received Paycheck Protection Program funds. We have again partnered with CPA Evan Hutcheson who has been managing finances, taxes and accounting for businesses for more than 10 years. Evan shares strategies and details below…
It is a challenging time all-around for many business owners small and large. Many are making pivots to remote work teams, others are trying to figure out how to make up for lost revenue and what all this means for the futures of their business. To help with some of the financial stress you may…