{"id":5399,"date":"2016-10-31T06:41:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T19:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=5399"},"modified":"2016-10-30T15:55:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T04:55:48","slug":"small-business-needs-embrace-technology-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/small-business-needs-embrace-technology-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business needs to embrace technology to survive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shopsmall-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"shopsmall\" width=\"148\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shopsmall-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shopsmall-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shopsmall-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shopsmall-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shopsmall.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/>New reseach from American Express has has\u00a0found that small businesses who expect to be operating three years from now are turning to technology in an effort to make their business more competitive be\u00a0increasing their online sales (32%) and improving their business use of special media (46%).<\/p>\n<p>Today American Express launches their &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/au\/content\/shopsmall\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Shop Small<\/a>&#8216; initiative to encourage consumers to support small businesses in their community and to provide small business with the tools they need to grow.<\/p>\n<p>I spoke with Katrina Konstas from American Express about Small Small month and just how technology can impace the success of small business. \u00a0Listen below.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5399-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AMEX_Shop-Small_IV_Katrina-Kostas_OCT31.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AMEX_Shop-Small_IV_Katrina-Kostas_OCT31.mp3\">http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AMEX_Shop-Small_IV_Katrina-Kostas_OCT31.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/au\/content\/shopsmall\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/au\/content\/shopsmall\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New reseach from American Express has has\u00a0found that small businesses who expect to be operating three years from now are turning to technology in an effort to make their business more competitive be\u00a0increasing their online sales (32%) and improving their business use of special media (46%). 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