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Automation: the Time Is Now
Virtual Seminar to Address a Critical Matter for All Businesses
Delcie Bean says business own- ers have always had good rea- son to consider automation
and what it can do for their employ- ees — and their bottom lines.
But today, they have more reason than ever, he told BusinessWest, adding that technology and urgency combine to make this a time for business own-
ers and managers to stop talking about automation and commence doing it.
“The labor market is so terrible right now that many organizations, in addi- tion to trying to hire and figure that out, are also just having to figure out how to be leaner and how to be more efficient,” said Bean, CEO of Hadley- based Paragus Strategic IT. “So as you
look at the state of the economy and the state of the job market, you have to ask: ‘how can I do more with less?’”
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The program is titled “Automa- tion: the Time Is Now,” and subtitled “How Automation Can Streamline Your Business and Offset the Labor Short- age,” and those words effectively and succinctly describe the material to be covered.
Indeed, the 60-minute presentation will focus on the benefits of automa- tion and the ways it can be utilized
to save businesses time, trouble, and expense, said Bean, adding quickly that many business owners and managers are not fully aware of the many ways automation can benefit them.
“In the small-business space, it’s usually the most boring, unattractive tasks you can think of,” he told Busi- nessWest. “But it’s the things that have to get done behind the scenes that you never really pay much attention to but take up a fair amount of time and energy.”
As examples, he listed everything from the many steps involved the onboarding on a new employee or client, to the information that has to be gathered when someone signs up for something on a website and then moved to another system, to the steps involved in the approval process when employees want to request a new computer.
All of this should be automated, and with emerging technology, specifically the Microsoft 365 platform, it can be, said Bean, to the point where these tasks and functions now take a fraction of the time they once did.
But technology is just part of the reason why now is the time to auto- mate, he said, noting that the ongoing labor shortage has given more urgency to such matters.
“Rather than sacrificing quality or increasing stress and risking burnout, which can lead to even more turnover, businesses need to ask how they can leverage technology to help them solve some of this problem,” he said. “React- ing to the current situation, there’s never been a better time, both from the availability of the technology and the demand and the urgency of the situation, to look for ways to automate things.”
Overall, the virtual presentation
is designed to educate and empower business owners to first identify those tasks and processes that can be auto- mated and then take the steps to go about doing it, said Bean, adding that the program is targeted for business- es with 15 to 250 employees, which encompasses most of the companies in Western Mass.
“There is not an industry that isn’t applicable,” he said. u
These sentiments comprise the main thrust of a virtual seminar to be presented by Bean, in conjunction with BusinessWest and Comcast Busi- ness, on Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. To sign up for the event, visit businesswest.com/
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In this presentation, Paragus I.T. CEO Delcie Bean will demonstrate how your business can leverage accessible tools and technology to automate
In this presentation, Paragus I.T. CEO Delcie Bean will demonstrate how
processes in a way that can have a significant impact on your efficiency
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automation can also help you run a tighter ship and maximize productivity.
Potential Automated Processes Include:
Potential Automated Processes Include:
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Appointment booking
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Wednesday, September 15 | 11am
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