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Companies of every size in every industry are facing a cascade of staffing problems. They simply can’t find the workers to fill open jobs. While there are many people who simply haven’t returned to work, there are currently more jobs available than there are workers. The US chamber of commerce reported in May that there

The DatCom team loves helping businesses streamline their workflows and increase productivity. We’re excited about liberating workers from boring work. That’s why we’ve invested in the tools and talent to  to liberate and support small and medium businesses.  We are evangelists for business automation technology, and we’ve talked a lot about the tools. But we

Facing a recession, business owners can look to the past to see how other companies successfully navigated economic crises. While many factors contribute to post-recession flourishing, they know that success is not based on “luck.”  The major factor in coming out on top after a recession is being proactive, rather than reactive. After that, it

If you own or manage a small business right now, you know that inflation is extremely high. While the average worker feels the pain at the pump and at the supermarket register, you feel it when you look at your expenses for sourcing materials and shipping products. You feel it when you must match competitive

This period of high inflation could lead to a recession. As the Federal Reserve increases the cost of borrowing by raising interest rates, people will slow their spending. A decline in consumer confidence and decreased sales is a real threat to your business. If you don’t take it seriously, you could have a hard time

If you own or manage a small business right now, you have a critical decision to make in response to inflation and the potential recession that may follow.   What Could Happen?  Consumers are experiencing real pain because the CPI recently hit its highest rate since 1981. As a result, anyone under the age of 60

Robotic process automation (RPA) is a hot topic among business leaders because it’s a real answer to problems that companies are facing in 2022. Namely, the impact of inflation and the difficulty of hiring right now. Yet, when people hear about it, they tend to raise certain concerns about the negative impact they believe it

Data Processing Automation (DPA) is transforming office work across every industry. Adoption has been highest among financial institutions such as banks and accounting firms, but Law offices have been slower to embrace it.  Despite general approval by legal industry thought leaders, many law offices have yet to invest in process automation. One reason maybe that

Let’s face it, there are tasks that you do every day that take up too much of your precious time. Time that could be spent doing what you love. The feeling of loss when you spend too much time on a task that isn’t producing is helpful feedback that something is wrong.  Why is that? 

Shadow processes are processes at your company that don’t officially exist. They are tasks and activities that you won’t find written in any procedure manuals and cannot be tracked by company software. It’s what your employees do to “get things done.” Shadow processes can be mundane or outright irresponsible. From using software in an unintended