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April 22nd, 2020 // Cloud Veterinary innovation

If you're in business, it goes without saying that you want to be a success. But what is the definition of success? To decide that, you need to set yourself goals. But not just any goals. You need SMART goals.

It's not enough to declare that you want to increase your turnover or open two new branches. That's vague thinking. The truth is, the best goals in business are SMART goals.

Clearly, SMART is an acronym. It stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound.

With SMART goals, you get to track your progress and stay motivated. Assessing your progress keeps you focused, helps you hit your deadlines, and creates a sense of excitement when you get nearer to hitting your targets. SMART goal-setting can also stop you feeling overwhelmed by the enormity of a project.

Let's look more closely at each of those five elements.

Firstly, let's clear up where the term began. SMART goals were born in 1981, when George T. Doran, a consultant for the Washington Water Power Company, published an article in the November issue of Management Review. "There's a SMART Way to Write Management's Goals and Objectives" introduces SMART goals as a way of setting out criteria that improve the odds of achieving a goal.


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Collaboration in a cloud environment gives your business the ability to communicate and share more easily outside of the traditional methods. If you are working on a project across different locations, you could use cloud computing to give employees, contractors and third parties access to the same files. You could also choose a cloud computing model that makes it easy for you to share your records with your advisers (e.g. a quick and secure way to share accounting records with your accountant or financial adviser).

Access to automatic updates for your IT requirements may be included in your service fee. Depending on your cloud computing service provider, your system will regularly be updated with the latest technology. This could include up-to-date versions of software, as well as upgrades to servers and computer processing power.