3. Business Aids for Success Business: BambooHR www.bamboohr.com Management: Glip www.glip.com E-Commerce: Shopify www.shopify.com

4. Tools for Success BambooHR Employee Database Software Number one HR software for small to medium business that helps make the switch from spreadsheet tracking of employees to software, which frees up time for more vital workGlip The Team Conversation Platform Real-time communication for your business meetings, projects and files through live stream video. Shopify Online Host for Business Storefront Easy and hassle-free global business hosting website helping you put your store in your customers’ hands quick and professionally.

5. BambooHR Employee Database Software Useful : Small and medium business can the switch from spreadsheet tracking of employees to using HR software for their: track hours, sick leave, time off history, birthdays, training etc.. Management would not need spreadsheet training nor rely on HR staffing to access information on employees because of the anywhere, anytime access possibility. Business Benefits: Data can be accessed, analyzed, sorted, and requests handled instantly by Management Employees can access own information, see a calendar of time off already booked and see when time is available to take and send request from home, or on mobile devices. User level of access is available to restrict users to information for level of access. Integrated with several recruiting and applicant tracking to manage applicants and the hiring of employees. Automatically a candidate hired will be updated in employee information. Previous Employer Usefulness: This would be have been useful for previous employer and employees. Booking time off for the employees was daunting and management was unclear who was coming in and what areas temporary staffing was needed. Management could review employees from home which would have freed up time in office to concentrate on other analysis needed. Requests for hours work or disputes would have easier to track seeing that employees would have a week- to-week tally of pay, hours, and time off

6. Glip Communication for Your Business Team Useful: Teams can plan, share and organize work in real-time. No worry that some team members are not receiving notification as calendar notices, team meetings, and document sharing is accessible anywhere, anytime by each team member. Business Benefits: Offers the company to have team meetings no matter where team members maybe. Organized centralized file sharing, task management, and team projects for members on the road or at home. Fully searchable site allowing quicker retrieval of files and documents 24/7 Security and customer support to users. Previous Employers Usefulness: My previous employer would have found the instant communication to be useful when salesmen are on the road and dealing with customers. Previous years sales of clients could be uploaded locally and salesman could access three provinces away. The affordability of the linked communication and video chat would have been appealing to them as well since expense of other sites was frowned on. Having one application to access instead of 2 or more to view files, send documents, reply to emails and instant chat with team members is invaluable.

7. Shopify Your Online Web Store Useful: Small to medium business provides an inexpensive way to begin selling product globally easily Helps establish a presence in E-commerce business with its professional and proficient sales system and marketing features. Business Benefits: Flexible website designs Apps through Shopify helps increase marketing capabilities One website to keep track of online orders, sales trends, customer details such as size, color, quantity to offer outstanding customer service. Eliminate the need for a website designer which would save a large amount of money for a company Able to accept orders within minutes. Ability to manage store from iOS device Previous Employers Usefulness: This site is not be applicable for my previous employer which was a manufacture company. Because a lot of orders vary from one client to another,the amount of communication required would have a greater chance of getting jumbled and a frustrated client they would have. Even when they opened the retail shop, the site would still be too limited to offer customer orders for fencing. Most items were custom ordered and details and dimensions needed changing.