LCIA’s Next Interactive Workshop Will Help Businesses Use Data to Improve Operations

The next Every Hat Entrepreneur Series workshop, “Using Your Data to Improve Business Operations”, will be held at The Irish House on March 25th. The interactive, half-day workshops designed for the jack-of-all-trades business owner and the all-hands-on-deck small business team.

Every Hat WorkshopHosted by LCIA, the Member Services of LCI Workers’ Comp, the workshop will focus on sharing how data management is a relevant tool that businesses of all sizes can utilize and profit from.

“While small-business owners may get overwhelmed with big data, they should still consider gathering and using this information,” says Dan Newman, President of Broadsuite in an article in Entrepreneur. “The reason being is that as the business expands, the data pile is also increasing significantly. When all this data is sorted properly and analyzed, it reveals many important aspects of the business that may have otherwise gone unnoticed.”

Throughout the day, workshop participants will hear the “whats,” “hows,” and “whys” of collecting, understanding, and analyzing data from the following speakers:

“The Age of Information: The Importance of Data and How it Can Help Businesses” with a Jude Olinger, Found & CEO of The Olinger Group. Answering such questions as:

  • What can data do for me?
  • What is the data collection process?

“Business Intelligence:  How the Data Elements of a Strategic Plan Can Help You Make Better Decisions” with business consultant, Mark Lewis of Simmons & White, covering the following:

  • What are my goals as a business?
  • What do I want to know about my business?
  • What kinds of questions do I need to ask my managers?
  • How can I set up my business operations to collect and analyze data?
  • Who is involved in the process?

“Tech Talk: Architecting Your Data Collections Process through IT Management” with IT professionals, REVLY, addressing concerns such as:

  • What kind of IT set up will I need?
  • What programs are out there that I can utilize for data collection?
  • Are there security issues when using the cloud?

There are three days left to get the early bird registration price at everyhat.eventbrite.com. Enter discount code BAYOU at checkout and receive 15% off both early bird and regular admission.