Thu 11 Jan 2007
Why your small business needs an intranet
I found this great Microsoft article on how small business can benefit from having an intranet which I will summarise for you now. An Intranet is similar to a Website but it’s an internal network. Only people within the company have access to it. Most large companies have intranets but there are three ways that intranets can assist small businesses as well. First of all communication suffers when dealing with more than one person. As anyone on the receiving end of an inaccurate rumour will tell you, stories change as they spread. An intranet can solve this problem. It’s the perfect place to post weekly reports, memos, and goals so that everyone is on the same page.
Secondly time is money. An intranet can save you time as critical information can be posted there for all employees to see. That way they don’t have to go looking for it. Finally it’s better than email. Emailing multiple versions of the same document or presentation can lead to confusion and information overload. By using an intranet, people can work on a shared file and have a central location for the most recent file, this will also safe space on your server.
The full version of this article is available here. Or if you’re interested in setting up your own intranet contact us at info@lancom.co.nz