Cisco Webex grows with your business

Meet Sherry. She's the founder of a small business that's growing, fast.

The startup phaseMaximum impact, minimal travel.Sherry wears many hats. She's quickly having to adjust to be CEO, HR manager, Finance, marketing - the list is growing, and there is only so many hours in the day. Sound familiar?It's hard switching hats from meeting to meeting. Luckily, Sherry has Cisco Webex - so switching hats doesn't mean switching locations. From her basement office, Sherry plans her meetings on Webex, inviting potential new customers, suppliers and vendors to meet with her on video.Did you know: 40% faster absorption rate of information when using video.*87% teams feel more connected when they use video conferencing.** Webex gives small businesses all the benefits of maximum impact, with minimal travel. *Source: ZK Research, Unified Communications Survey
**Source: Why video conferencing is critical to business collaboration

Building the right teamSherry decides it's time to hire someone to help her manage her business operations so she can grow the business. As Sherry's business grows - she's struggling to find talent to take on these tasks in her small town.Great news - she's found a great operations manager a few hundred miles away that is looking for part-time work, with hours that grows with Sherry's business. By giving her new operations manager a Webex account, Sherry can hire from anywhere, and her new staff can take off some of the pressure. With one less hat to wear - Sherry's now more available to spend more time growing her business through customer video calling. Webex is a tool that grows with your business.Did you know: 50% of candidates expect to use their phones to apply for a job.*33% less time taken to hire a new employee, by fully distributed companies.** Amazing people want to work in amazing teams.
Find the right people fast.*Source: Jobvite Research
**Source: Owl Labs

Expanding your marketSherry’s reputation is growing fast. She’s found the right formula to nurturing her existing clients while expanding her contacts. Sherry knows nothing beats face time with her customers and prospective clients. With Webex, she can stay front of mind, share presentations and proposals all in HD video and from the comfort of her home office.Even though Sherry’s team are in 3 different cities across the country, if she needs her team around the table quickly, she can call the team space and get work done.Did you know: 52% of sellers believe collaborative selling has increased pipeline activity by up to 25%.*
73% of sellers say cross-department collaboration is ‘critical’ or ‘very important’ to sealing the deal.** Build relationships and seal deals with Webex. *Source: Second annual state of sales report
**Source: Second annual state of sales report

Managing your stakeholdersAs a small business owner, Sherry deals with multiple suppliers in Europe. The recent political climate has meant that Sherry needs to spend more time than ever planning for potential disruption caused by ordering or pricing changes with her suppliers, who are in 6 different countries across Europe. Sherry's business is growing and she doesn't have the time to travel to each supplier and talk through planning for various scenarios.Sherry loves using Webex to have those supply chain conversations that matter in full HD video - so she can have face to face conversations to manage any business impact along the way. Webex for small business makes connecting with suppliers in other countries seamless. That makes your supply chain that little more seamless too.Did you know:87% of teams feel more connected when they use video conferencing.*66% of managers saw a correlation between technology and their organization’s performance.** Use Webex for small business supply chain management.*Source: UK Work Foundation
**Source: Why video conferencing is critical to business collaboration

Growing with youSherry’s business is a success. Because of her business’ global reach and flexible workforce, she has outgrown her basement and needs to expand to an office space.It was time for Sherry to take collaboration and meetings to the next level. With an office and easily installed video endpoints, Sherry can have meetings with clients, customers and her team all in HD video and crystal-clear audio. Sherry says it's amazing and the next best thing to sitting side-by-side but without the travel.Did you know:People feel three times more engaged when they meet regularly.*
80% of employees feel technology has a positive influence on their productivity at work.** Webex is a tool that grows with your business. Source: HBR, What Great Managers Do to Engage Employees
Source: UK Work Foundation