Celebrate Small Business Saturday with ChromeOS
Lawrence Lui
Product Manager, ChromeOS Commercial
Karina Chiqui
Associate Product Marketing Manager, ChromeOS
Saturday, November 30, 2024, is Small Business Saturday, a day where we celebrate and support small businesses and their impact on our economy and local communities. Like many small businesses, Google was built in a garage with the spirit of doing things differently.1 We are committed to providing tools and services that support local small businesses.2
Small businesses create jobs, drive innovation and contribute to the overall well-being of communities. In fact, 99.9% of American businesses are small.2 In addition, small businesses employ 45.9% of American workers, or about 59 million people, and make up 43.5% of US Gross Domestic Product (GDP).3
In addition to creating jobs for local talent, small businesses also directly give back to their communities by contributing tax revenues and supporting community based programs. Local charity programs rely on the help from their local small businesses through sponsorship, volunteer, and fundraising efforts.4 With the support of their local chamber of commerce, small businesses are deeply ingrained in their local communities generating social and economic good.
Like any organization, small businesses rely on technology to run their business. But when small businesses are time and resource-strapped, it can be difficult to get the best of technology. For instance, small businesses are three times more likely to be targeted by cyber criminals,5 and in a recent study, IT managers indicated they have to spend up to half their work week securing and managing devices.6 How can small businesses keep up? We believe it is critical to help small businesses be successful with devices that are secure, simpler to manage, and affordable.
How ChromeOS empowers small businesses
ChromeOS, the OS at the heart of every ChromeOS device, is designed to keep businesses safe, simplify IT management and save businesses money.
Security
ChromeOS is the most secure OS out of the box.7 In other words, you are protected from the moment you boot up the machine without having to add any antivirus software. In fact, there have been zero reported instances of successful virus or ransomware attacks on ChromeOS devices as of 2024.*
Calbag Metals is a West Coast leader in scrap metal recycling and is located in Portland, Oregon. Calbag’s mission is protecting the environment, recycling the past, and preserving the future. The business has been led by three family generations. As the business grew, they started to face integration challenges with a wide range of devices to manage, spending a significant amount of their work week on management. Recognizing the security benefits of ChromeOS, like not storing files locally, automatic updates, and easily blocking apps across all devices from one place, Calbag made the switch to ChromeOS.
We’re happy to leave the security to Google. The updates to ChromeOS are automatic and run in the background, so there’s no need to visit every workstation to confirm security,
Jim Perris, Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations, Calbag Metals
Simple to manage
When it comes to device management, ChromeOS gives time back; ChromeOS devices are 63% faster to deploy and 36% easier to manage than other operating systems.8
Sage Goddess is an e-commerce and e-learning provider for spiritual tools and teachings, reaching over two million people across the globe every week.
As the business grew with new employees and new devices, the business needed cost effective device management. Sage Goddess deployed 60 ChromeOS devices across different functions in the organization, and were able to centrally manage devices and keep them secure.
ChromeOS makes IT management easy, so we can focus on growing our business. We appreciate the simplicity because in the past, those management tasks were often time-consuming and complicated,
David Meizlik, President and COO, Sage Goddess
Save money
Chromebooks are generally more affordable than traditional laptops, making them an attractive option for budget-conscious small businesses. Additionally, ChromeOS devices require minimal maintenance or software add-ons, reducing IT costs.
One business benefiting from this is Triple Impact Connections, a veteran-owned business processing outsourcing (BPO) company based in Killeen, Texas. Triple Impact Connections delivers contact center services for banking, healthcare and retail. The company’s management and agent workforce is made up almost entirely of military spouses and disabled veterans.
To stay competitive, Triple Impact Connections was looking to save on costs without compromising high performance. ChromeOS allows Triple Impact Connections to use ChromeOS devices for longer periods with automatic updates, helping the company save 30% on deployment costs when onboarding new employees.
ChromeOS devices are designed to be durable and receive 10 years of automatic updates,** allowing Triple Impact Connections agents to use them for longer periods and reduce device replacement costs. In addition, since ChromeOS automatically updates in the background, we can rest assured that our devices are secure—saving us $60,000 per year on cybersecurity monitoring,
Josh Kuligowski, Chief Technology Officer, Triple Impact Connections
Celebrate Small Business Saturday with ChromeOS
These small-businesses are all driving transformative change for their communities in their own unique way. ChromeOS supports your journey by providing secure and cost-effective devices, freeing up IT teams, and giving back time to small business owners to do what they love. If you're a small business owner looking for security you can trust, explore the possibilities with ChromeOS. Visit ChromeOS to learn more, or try our quiz to learn how you can get started with ChromeOS.
Ready to celebrate Small Business Saturday? Show your support by shopping local, leaving positive reviews, and spreading the word about your favorite small businesses.
2 Google Economic Impact Report, 2023
3 Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business 2024, SBA.gov, 2024
4 Small Business Charitable Giving, score.org, 2024
7 Atredis Partners Google ChromeOS Competitive Analysis, 2024
*As of 2024, there has been no evidence of any documented, successful virus attack or ransomware attack on ChromeOS. Data based on ChromeOS monitoring of various national and internal databases.
**For devices prior to 2021 that are eligible to receive extended updates, some features and services may not be supported. See our Help Center for details.
