Blindspots
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…
Amid the coronavirus scare this year, it appears remote working is the new way that everyone across the globe is working. Remote working as a team is not new to us, but it’s exciting to see companies who are not used to working remotely figure out what that means for each of their teams and…
We run across a lot of teams who are utilizing some free software, document files, spreadsheets, file managers and various SAAS products. Minimize your software spend The average business is operating off of 8 different pieces of software to run their business. That’s 8 different logins, 8 different bills to pay, and 8 different places…
We work with organizations who want to be better. That’s a lot in one statement, but overall the people we help have a problem and need help working through exactly what that solution should be. That’s where we come in.
The one thing most people hate about their work week are unnecessary meetings. We are a remote team, so meetings are how we connect as a team and get things done. We have a few tips up our sleeve on how we make meetings easy to plan, fun, but also impactful. First, we don’t schedule…
Konichiwa! Arigatou! These are two greetings & salutations you may see as you use Bento Systems. What do those words even mean? What is their specific purpose? Konichiwa and arigatou mean “hello” and “thank you” in Japanese. The Bento brand name itself is Japanese. Bento was built on a custom back-end framework called Pagoda. The…
It’s strange nowadays not to have a downloadable mobile app. Being a startup, you might assume it’s just something we haven’t gotten around to yet. But actually, it’s an active choice on our end. It’s a business and philosophical decision.