The SME of the future: Insights from the 2017 SME Directions survey

Sponsored by Oracle NetSuite

Five years ago, cloud technology, flexible work and R&D into digital solutions were mere murmurings in the small business community. While everyone knew about these issues, few were focusing on them. Now, these trends have matured into driving forces in the future of SMEs.

This ebook, based on the findings of the annual SmartCompany survey, explores these trends, and beyond, to uncover what is driving SME growth now, and what small business owners and operators need to do to equip themselves for a strong and profitable future.

Oracle NetSuite

In 1998, NetSuite pioneered the Cloud Computing revolution, establishing the world’s first company dedicated to delivering business applications over the Internet. Today, NetSuite provides an integrated business system that includes cloud-based financials / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and omnichannel commerce software that runs the business used by more than 37,000 customers in 219 countries and territories.

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