Ooma Business Blog

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In 2020, our professional communications needs changed dramatically. Many people are working from home, stores and restaurants have migrated to a much greater percentage of online and phone orders, and workspaces are being reconfigured to comply with new recommendations.

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Years ago, rural businesses only had one choice for internet access: dial-up. That’s changed. There are now multiple broadband internet access options to small businesses in rural areas. To guide you through the options, here are some of the most popular ones that provide the speed you need to browse the web, make calls and serve your customers.

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As your company shifts to digital venues, there is an increasing number of available services to help you to connect with new customers and increase your sales. One of the biggest changes to the eCommerce landscape is that Google Shopping now lets businesses list products for free.

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Restaurants, more than almost any other type of business, have had to rapidly pivot their operations in the era of Covid-19. Gino Scala, owner and operator of four Great Full Gardens restaurants in the Reno, Nevada, area, got much needed help from Ooma in developing new ways to connect with customers.

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Cutting your hair at home, if you’ll pardon the pun, just doesn’t cut it. When shelter in place shut down hair salons in March, The Wright Cut didn’t want to lose touch with clients who were calling repeatedly for updates on when they could once again get their hair professionally styled.

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Mulberry’s Market, a family owned specialty food store in Piedmont, California, thrives on face-to-face relationships with customers in a downtown location where there’s usually plenty of foot traffic from a school and other nearby stores.