What is a Modern Day Entrepreneur?

Classic View of an Entrepreneur 

When you think of an entrepreneur, you may think of a strong business figure who took a chance to build an empire. Their goal has been to fill a missing hole in the needs of customers and to deliver them to the highest degree. In Entrepreneurship in Modern Times - Robert Kennedy College Blog, they explain how the 2008 financial crisis left skilled and talented prospective employees jobless, which challenged them to take the steps and build their own businesses. 

The Financial Burden 

Taking on the role of an entrepreneur in a business means you are bearing the financial burden - this can mean risking the livelihood you once had, income security, and reliance on a large organization for benefits, and more. Understandably, every entrepreneur needs to analyze and weigh these risks during and before entering the process of building a business. 

Pivoting to Modern Day 

Focusing on the role of a modern-day entrepreneur is crucial to starting off your business journey on the right foot. Not only should you know the typical necessities to create a business, but nowadays entrepreneurs need to, more than ever, set themselves apart from the crowd. 

The Impact of Social Media

So what exactly makes the 2020s a different entrepreneurial journey than today? That would be the impact of social media. Platforms from Instagram to Tiktok have each built unique ways to encourage businesses to connect with their audiences.

On Tiktok, there is an entire section for ‘small businesses, with their own specialized audios, methods to performing well, and standard practices when making Tiktoks. You can have the behind-the-scenes of packing an order, demoing the product, or letting your audience get to know the ‘face’ behind the brand. Now more than ever, small businesses are on the rise.  

Increase Your Visibility 

This rise in small businesses means the platform and wide audience base your business could have had is now slimming. Potential customers need to feel like your business and its offerings truly are different compared to the countless businesses that flood their timelines. 

Social media should be a crucial part of the plan to become an entrepreneur and starting your business. It is not enough to have a ‘great business idea’, much of the work needs to be put in to build a loyal customer base to thereby achieve standout results. 

In Conclusion: Being an Entrepreneur Today Means Having More Than a Great Idea

As we have demonstrated, social media is the tool to elevate your business in the eyes of the consumer. Becoming an entrepreneur with a great idea and having a passion for your product is no longer enough. You need to push yourself to become a strong modern-day entrepreneur to ensure you are resonating with your audience and pushing your business towards success. 

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A Look Into: An Award-Winning Project Management Process

The Development Process 101

ISU Software Corp has become an award-winning custom software solutions company since being founded in 2005. The company has been built on the foundation of delivering innovative software solutions for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. 

Our clients’ return on investment is a priority. We have focused on a scrum methodology which has enabled ISU Corp to deliver projects up to 25% faster. Our approach means our clients’ needs are reassessed on a weekly basis to ensure we accomplish your company’s goals and expectations. 

Why? 

When creating our development process, we needed to ask ourselves why. Knowing the reasoning behind each plan of action helps to reinforce and strengthen its use in our everyday practices. 

Our development process ensures we achieve project management success. Laying out our process means we have the tools to optimize our project delivery times while minimizing costs and risks for our clients. We continuously provide industry-leading software, while minimizing business disruptions.

At the bottom line, we know our development process is centered around our focus on communication. All stakeholders are aware of any changes before being implemented to reiterate our idea of ‘communicate, communicate, communicate’.   

Daily Scrum Chats

Over Skype, all team members provide daily updates on their previously completed tasks, what is in progress, and their future tasks to accomplish. This space allows project managers to guide the priority of certain tasks, and assess the team’s overall progress. 

Sprint Planning Sessions 

Project managers and clients collaborate at the start of each ‘sprint’ to establish the goals of the project for the next 30 days. This helps to create a clear vision for the project timeline and means the client’s needs are always being reassessed. 

Individual Task Meetings 

These meetings are conducted as needed - this means whenever the project manager or client needs feedback, ISU Corp is ready to make that happen. 

In Conclusion: Communication is Key 

At the end of the day, the development process succeeds because communication is at the forefront of any project. Each activity is completed with the client, project manager, and employees in the know to ensure there is a clear consensus all around.

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The Benefits of Integrating Online Payment Solutions Into Your Business

As we move further and further into a new digital age, businesses need to adapt and improve their practices with the ever-changing environment. You no longer need a brick-and-mortar storefront to build a booming enterprise, today, we have eCommerce and eBusiness at the center of how consumers shop and make their everyday purchases. 

Key Piece of Functionality: Digital Payments 

The capabilities of processing digital payments are an essential piece to creating a business that runs efficiently and effectively in today’s consumption environment. Any platform that involves your organization, whether that be your website or even your app, should have the ability to transfer financial information to your company’s backend. It is a driving force to have consumer information on hand and is essential to maintaining accurate and current records and data. 

Online Payment Solutions

Here at ISU Corp, we have the expertise and knowledge to be an asset on your digital payment journey. We can create the right custom digital payment process for you: this could look like Paypal integration, or implementing the ability to collect credit card information straight through your site. 

Full Integration 

Our online payment solutions can provide your business with the tools to seamlessly integrate your website or mobile/web applications with third-party payment services. Online payment solutions provided by ISU Corp prides themselves on their ease of use and smooth integration into your business and its needs.  

Simplified Experience 

We are providing businesses with the opportunity to store all payment information locally. This could be straight through your website or even in your business’ mobile/web application. 

Scalable Usage 

Our programming supports its usage under high volumes to ensure large or growing clienteles will be able to access these services. Banks or even billing companies can successfully utilize our online payment solutions as we strive to work under high-volume conditions. 

Our Partners 

At ISU Corp, our partnerships ensure we consistently work to add value and increase innovation within our online payment solutions. Our software programmers are talented and experienced in developing payment integration services. We work with a Canadian Card Service whose mission is “to help our clients grow their business online by providing innovative and cost-effective solutions that will make them competitive in the E-Commerce landscape”. 

In Conclusion: Online Payment Solutions Cultivate Growth 

ISU Corp creates online payment solutions that cultivate productivity and growth for businesses in this technology-driven atmosphere. We are here to seamlessly integrate digital payments into your business environment and ensure you are up-to-date and adapting to what your consumers need the most.

Reach out to us at https://www.isucorp.ca/online-payment-solutions.