A contest that makes you reflect on your business, reveal all about your business communication issues and, in turn, stand a chance to win a set of technological business solutions, is surely worth attempting for any small business that is looking to grow and get ahead of the competition.
Selected from among 170 entries, Dynaflow will receive $50,000 worth of technology from Cisco, installed by partner Business Online Limited.
Dynaflow specialises in sales of hydraulics, hoses and fittings for industrial applications. The company anticipates the technology makeover will be used to connect its offices in Wanganui, Wellington and Auckland and boost productivity and collaboration between employees.
“It’s fantastic as it came just at the right time for us when we were looking to invest in improving our infrastructure, through an overhaul of our hardware and software applications,” Dynaflow director, Scott Clarke, told Business to Business.
“We have a small team of about 25 staff in our three branches who are out and about and need to communicate a lot with one another. This win will give our team a huge competitive advantage by way of Cisco’s technology like video conferencing,” he said.
In addition, he cited use of Cisco’s IP telephony as a specific area where Dynaflow expects to see significant gains from the makeover process.
The Small Business Makeover contest was open to any local company with fewer than 50 employees. Entrants were required to write a short description of how the technology makeover would help their business.
“The opportunity we see for Dynaflow in winning this contest is substantial,” country manager, Cisco New Zealand, Geoff Lawrie, said. “A family-owned Kiwi business is the perfect recipient for this prize. To some extent, we picked Dynaflow as the winner of this competition because they are typical, rather than unique. We think if we can show how this technology can bring productivity and cost benefits flow, then this example will resonate with thousands of companies like them.”
