{"id":11646,"date":"2025-06-24T17:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/collaboration-tools-for-smbs\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T20:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T20:07:29","slug":"collaboration-tools-for-smbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=11646","title":{"rendered":"Collaboration Tools for SMBs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eb-entry-article clearfix\" data-blog-content=\"\">\n<h2>Cloud Productivity<\/h2>\n<p>One option a business can take is by adding in a cloud productivity suite. Options like Google\u2019s G Suite and Microsoft\u2019s Office 365 can bring a business a lot of value, without the typically massive capital outlay the yearly software license would command. Besides, you probably already need licenses for a word processor and spreadsheet app anyway. Inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/why-is-it-super-important-to-keep-your-software-updated\/\">software<\/a> there are integrated collaboration options that allow your team to work on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations together in real time.<\/p>\n<h2>Communication<\/h2>\n<p>Efficient collaboration is not possible without strong communications. Today, there are options out there where an organization doesn\u2019t necessarily need to invest huge sums in replacing their normal communications strategy to get the benefits that innovations made in the solutions can bring. By utilizing instant messaging, web-based conferencing, and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colemantechnologies.com\/download-cloud-whitepaper\/\" title=\"cloud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cloud<\/a>-based email companies can improve their top-to-bottom communication without taking on a lot of extra cost.<\/p>\n<h2>Collaboration Apps<\/h2>\n<p>New innovations in communication software are now available that provide advanced collaboration options. Developed like a forum, but with direct communication options, and integrations with third-party applications, collaboration apps like Slack and Microsoft Teams have a lot of options to help drive team productivity forward.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for ways to improve your organizational productivity, call the IT experts at Coleman Technologies today at (604) 513-9428.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud Productivity One option a business can take is by adding in a cloud productivity suite. Options like Google\u2019s G Suite and Microsoft\u2019s Office 365 can bring a business a lot of value, without the typically massive capital outlay the yearly software license would command. 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