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Awards/Recognition/Growth Blog

WorkSmart named one of the Best Places to Work for a second year!

Triangle Business Journal named WorkSmart one of the region’s top 50 Best Places to Work in 2020. Last year was our first time receiving this prestigious award, and it’s an honor to be recognized again for a culture where employees can thrive, personally and professionally.

**In October, we received another tremendous honor! Based on the feedback from our team in Charlotte, the Charlotte Business Journal recognized WorkSmart as a Best Place to Work. 

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Webinars Hybrid Work Employee-friendly Content Blog

That’s a Wrap: Lessons Learned in the Modern Workplace
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

The last episode in the ‘Back to the Future’ WorkSmart LIVE series

After our sudden shift to remote work earlier this year, it was important to build a strategy around improving the way we work together when the team is physically apart. That comes down to two main points:

  • Effective communication and collaboration
  • Cybersecurity that fits your needs

Join us for a webinar on what’s working for small businesses in the modern workplace.

In this webinar, you’ll hear from WorkSmart’s President, Clay Harris, as he recaps some of the most impactful lessons learned while adapting to the modern workplace’s challenges. Along with his perspective as a small business leader, he shares his experience on how businesses across all industries are staying productive and keeping data secure.

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Webinars Microsoft 365 Employee-friendly Content Blog

Teams for Everyday People, Part 2: Your Hub for Everything
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

The modern workplace requires collaboration. That’s why Microsoft Teams goes beyond chat and video calls and acts as a hub to help you work more effectively.

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The WorkSmart Way Blog

Everything You Need to Know About Managed IT Services

If you’re struggling with a problem, you look to an expert to figure out a solution.

When you look to driving new client sales, you turn to a sales manager. If there’s a question about marketing, you go to the marketing manager. When you’re planning your information technology (IT) strategy, you need an IT manager. Without internal expertise, small businesses often look to outside help.

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Webinars Microsoft 365 Employee-friendly Content Blog

Teams for Everyday People, Part 1: Meetings and Video Calls
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Microsoft Teams makes it easy for you to stay productive and connect with your co-workers—and clients—from anywhere. Without any add-ons, you can meet online and host video calls.

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IT Strategy and Infrastructure Blog

The Benefits of Leasing Technology Equipment and Why It’s a Smart Move

There is a price to pay for progress.

In business, the cost of growth depends on a company’s financial situation. Some have the means to pay for the technology they need upfront. Others need to stretch out their added expenditures over time.

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Data Backups & Recovery Blog

The Basics of Small Business Backups [plus tips]

Protecting against data loss and unexpected downtime relies on a complete backup plan. So, how can you make sure what you need is available when you need it?

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Microsoft 365 Blog

Best Practices for Microsoft Teams and How to Rollout Quickly

“I didn’t know it could do that!”

Discovering a new feature on your phone is thrilling. Maybe you didn’t know you had portrait mode on your camera. Or you just now found the flashlight. Whatever the case may be, finding a new tool at your disposal that makes your life better is exciting.

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The WorkSmart Way Productivity Blog

Digital Transformation: New Webinar Series Starts Today!

We hope that you enjoyed our Remote Office Series over the past twelve weeks! It is, sadly, over, but we’ve got a whole new 13 episode series starting today, July 9th.

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Blog Collaboration Tools Microsoft 365

Which Microsoft 365 collaboration tool do I use?

The way we communicate continues to change. Your team needs a place where they can present, discuss, and share ideas without creating email overload. Which is why it’s key to pick the right stack of communication and collaboration tools.

For many small businesses, that’s where Microsoft 365 comes in – a suite of cloud services to address the many different needs of the modern workplace. But which tool do you use? And when?