I work alone why do I need support? Micro Businesses in Kent

The majority of enterprises in Kent are classed as micro businesses which mean they have 0-9 employees. Interestingly Kent has a higher proportion (18.5%) of sole proprietor enterprises than expected nationally.

As at March 2016, that means that of the 58,940 businesses in Kent nearly 11,000 are individual sole traders.

Moving from Large Businesses to  Working Alone

Many sole traders have come to work alone having worked in larger businesses which had IT support and IT systems. Having with policies and structure in place which provided efficient business services that are not available for small individual solopreneurs.

Working Safely Without  An IT Department

To keep computers safe they need security patches applied. Software needs to be correctly licences, the mysteries of domain name hosting, website hosting and the correct type of email for optimum efficiency are all too often cause for concern. Which without an IT department, business owners turn to friends, relations and ill-informed networking acquaintances to help with technical issues and obtain assistance.

Surely I Only Need A Laptop?

Many feel that they can piece together the requirements for computing in business, after all, surely a laptop is all they need to get moving.  They do not think about security, data backups, data protection and email synchronisation across devices.  More interestingly there is no one to turn to for friendly, affordable. Surrounded by practical advice who is aware of good business practice, appropriate costs and technical developments in local commerce.

The result is often a computer which does not have the correct security patches, it has unlicensed or inappropriate software, data insecurely stored on a poorly performing machine and no relevant off site backup. Often no backup at all resulting in sensitive information being left vulnerable, worryingly the entire business is vulnerable to self-destruction in the event of a virus or hardware failure through careless management.

Your Computer Working Efficiently Along With Your Business

However it is possible to have their computer working efficiently, with software securely patched, data securely backed up, email synchronised across all devices and someone to call for advice and assistance using a friendly Support Desk service.

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