BCT in the News

As we continue to come out of the global pandemic, we as a civilization have learned many lessons. One economic lesson, in particular, was learned by small businesses almost immediately: If your business does not have an online presence, then it may as well not exist. Those that adapted to this shift in the consumer market maintained a competitive advantage. Those that didn’t, were likely to see their doors closed for good.

There are several factors at play right now with the world’s economic state, and how that’s affecting small businesses. With a looming recession, high inflation, and supply chain struggles that are fueled by climate change and the ongoing pandemic, some businesses are barely able to keep their head above water.

In 2022 alone, scams that were committed online outweighed all other scams by 55%, with 75% of people losing money when targeted by fraudsters — the highest percentage to date. Other scam delivery methods such as texting, phone, and email are also rising at an unprecedented rate. One of the newest ways scammers are defrauding companies is by impersonating other companies and using SMS messaging services to reach a larger portion of targets that are offline.

On November 2nd, Fresno State is celebrating its 6th annual Day of Giving Fundraiser event with the greater Bulldog community. All friends, family, and alumni are welcome to join and lend whatever aid they feel to support the next generation of leaders.

California small businesses are being sued more than all other US states combined over their websites not being ADA compliant. Due to a combination of state tax laws and a general lack of business awareness, law firms are capitalizing on the opportunity to file lawsuits against companies whose websites lack certain web accessibilities.

Over the past five years, California businesses have led the nation in data breach incidents From 2017-2021, more than 3.7 billion dollars in lost revenue can be attributed to poor cybersecurity, according to a recently released report from Forbes. California nearly doubled the next closest state in both data breaches and lost revenue, and the number is only expected to go up.

BCT Consulting, a Fresno-based business technology firm, announced the acquisition of a Los Angeles company that provides technology solutions to nonprofits. The acquisition will allow BCT to better serve clients in the nonprofit space, said Eric Rawn, BCT Consulting founder and CEO.

Over the past few months, there’s been a high increase in solar activity that has drastically interrupted communications and technologies here on Earth. On July 19th, Dr. Tamitha Skov — who has worked with NASA and The Weather Channel —reported on a solar flare that impacted the Earth-strike zone, causing radio blackouts and GPS disruptions for several hours on many parts of the planet as it interacted with Earth’s magnetic field. 

”nearly 100 million Americans are living under shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders this week"