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Business efficiency and best practices resources from Webster Bank

Best Practices for Better Business

Improve your business growth and profit margins by increasing efficiency and protecting against fraud.

Get to know your business (again and again)

Don’t wait until you’re in the red before you start looking at cutting costs. The most successful enterprises make it a priority to measure efficiency and align with industry best practices on a regular basis. Consider the following:

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Staffing

Assess your current workforce, identify strengths and weaknesses, and create a long term staffing plan that aligns with your business goals.

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Vendor relations

Choose your vendors and negotiate contracts carefully, and then monitor performance and maintain open lines of communication to foster a healthy relationship.

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Supply chains

Leverage staffing and technology to manage your supply chains effectively, and reduce costs, improve collaboration and promote social responsibility.

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Cash flow

Understand and monitor your cash flow, using projections related to sales and expenses to better inform your budget and performance.

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Boost Business Strategy with Consultants

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Identifying Your Business Drivers
Identifying and monitoring the key drivers of your business will help track what’s happening in your business and trigger red flags for when remedial action is needed. A whole range of internal and external factors affects the performance of every business, so the secret is to focus on a handful of key drivers that: Reflect […]

Key Considerations

Understanding cybersecurity and fraud

Cybersecurity and fraud are two areas of increasing importance when addressing efficiency and best practices. Here are some key considerations:

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Be smart about security

Create (or update) an Information Security Policy and obtain formal acknowledgement from all relative parties.

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Watch your transactions

Use dedicated computers and develop procedures to reconcile your payments.

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Protect your check supply

Use a trusted, established vendor and secure storage when dealing with checks.

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Conduct periodic risk assessments

Identify and inventory potential security problems across all lines of business.

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