Calendar module increases your efficiency by allowing you to set meetings with Links in your network. Setting tasks for your schedule will also help you remember important activities you set aside for yourself. View your Links availability while scheduling a meeting to avoid any re-schedules in future, set recurrences for weekly or monthly calls with your Company Links (colleagues). 

You can set a meeting request with multiple links provided they are linked with you. To send a Calendar invite, kindly follow the below steps: 

• Post signing in, select Tools from the Menu and click on Calendar and 'Add' > 'Meeting' on the Calendar page
• Enter the invitee details along with meeting details and click on ‘Add’
• A notification will be sent to all the invitees informing them about the meeting and option to accept/decline the request

Note: In case you wish to share files with the invitees, please select 'Attach from eBriefcase' in 'Add files' field (within Add Meeting option) and click on 'Add' Maximum of 10 files can be added and shared in one Calendar invite.

To modify your Calendar invitations, follow the below steps:

• Post signing in, select Tools from the Menu
• Click on 'My Calendar' and further select ‘My meetings’
• Click on the ‘Modify’ button for the meeting invite that you wish to modify
• Make the desired modification and click on ‘Save’

Yes, you will. The scheduler only indicates your Links availability.

eBriefcase offers a solution for storage of electronic documents - including word, excel, power point, pdf etc. may all be stored and accessed from your eBriefcase. It also allows creation of folders to hold such electronic files and allows you to share such files and/or folders with other Links who are also Members of GlobalLinker. You can mark documents as favourites and can enjoy up to 1GB of free space with an overall cap of 4GB per Company.
The Company Admin may allocate initially, and on an ongoing basis, eBriefcase storage space to Members within your Company. She/he may also reallocate unused space between Members from the same Company. Additionally, she/he may purchase extra space at a cost and Members may request for additional space from the Company Admin. This service will foster better collaboration and help increase effectiveness of your businesses and that of your employees.

To upload documents on eBriefcase, kindly follow the below steps:

• Post signing in, select Tools from the Menu
• Click on eBriefcase and select ‘Add’ and select 'File' or 'Folder' and choose the file/folder that you wish to upload on eBriefcase and click on ‘Open’
• Once the upload is complete, click on ‘Proceed’

eBriefcase's cloud storage allows you to electronically store the following files:

• Documents: word, excel, power points, pdfs
• Images: .gif, .png, .jpg

Note: You may upload multiple files till you reach your space limit, however, each file you upload should not exceed 25MB.

Strong security measures and strict controls have been implemented to ensure your files and folders are not accessible to anyone, except, with whom you have shared your files and folders with.
Additionally, all your eBriefcase documents are stored in a secured environment to avoid unauthorised access and hacks.

No. As all Members may not be eligible to access all documents, documents uploaded by Members on their eBriefcase will not be viewed by Company Links. However, folders and files can be shared  and made available with select or all Company Links. Visit the file or folder and click on the 'Share' option next to it. 

You may do the following to add more space once your eBriefcase is full:

• Clear existing storage to increase space: Increase free space in your eBriefcase by deleting old/dated files and folders
• Request Additional Space: Request your Company Admin to assign additional storage space. Select Tools from the main Menu and click on eBriefcase and then click on 'Request Space ' from the right
• Assign Space: As a Company Admin, you may visit 'Manage Space' and assign space to yourself from the available storage space. If there is no storage space you may purchase additional space, by clicking on 'Purchase Space', select your desired space and click on 'PROCEED'

Your Links can view all files and folders within a shared folder. Any new files added or deleted will be updated on the shared folder. However, your Links will not be able to delete or upload new files or folders to the shared folder.

As the Company Admin you can 'Manage Space' by 'Assigning' space to and/or 'Withdrawing' space from your Company Links. Additionally, Company Links may also send requests to allocate space to them. You will:

• Receive a notification
• View such requests in 'Manage Space' accessible via eBriefcase or Settings

You may purchase space from 'Manage Space' via eBriefcase under Tools or via 'Settings' under from your logo/picture on the top right. Select your preference, confirm your selection and complete your purchase.

GlobalLinker is for use for business purpose and files and folders are treated as Company assets. The members who have left a company will not have access to the files after their account with a company is closed.  

When the Company Admin accepts you in the Company, he/she  is also requested to assign space to your eBriefcase. However, in case the Company Admin does not respond, you may visit your eBriefcase and send a reminder to the Company Admin by clicking the 'Request Space' link.

You can invite your contacts by performing the following:

Post signing in, select your logo/picture or initials on the top right and click on My Connections from the Menu. You may choose options under 'Invite to GlobalLinker' from the right panel:

• To invite your colleagues: Under ‘Invite to GlobalLinker' on the right select ‘Invite Colleagues’ and enter details of the contacts you may want to invite and click on 'CONNECT'. Alternatively, you may scroll down to send a group invitation request to all your colleagues, by scrolling down to the 'Import Contact file' section.
• To invite your contacts: Select 'Invite other businesses' and enter details of the contacts you may want to invite and click on 'CONNECT'. Alternatively, you may send invitations to multiple contacts by importing contacts from Gmail, Yahoo & Outlook.

Your invitation to connect with you on GlobalLinker will be sent via email

GlobalLinker is a unique business networking solution built for Small and Medium Enterprises to help better manage & grow their business. Using your GlobalLinker account you can:

1. Invite your Business Contacts: GlobalLinker is committed to make business networking simpler and convenient for small businesses. The first step to building your network on GlobalLinker is to invite all your contacts (colleagues, suppliers, clients and peers) to sign up on GlobalLinker.

• Post signing in, select your logo/picture or initials on the top right and click on ‘My Connections’. Under 'Invite to GlobalLinker' from the right, select ‘Invite other businesses’, enter details of the contacts you may want to invite to GlobalLinker
• Additionally, invited contacts will have to sign up on GlobalLinker and create their individual accounts.

        2. Connect with like-minded SMEs: GlobalLinker offers a unique feature of searching for links using the location or industry filter. This helps you establish connections with potential clients, suppliers and customers in your industry. Follow below simple steps to link with new Members and grow your GlobalLinker network:

• Post signing in, select the ‘Connections’ icon (next to ‘Home’ icon) from the Menu. Select 'Add Connections' from the right. You may want to search for:
  • A Member in a specific location:  Select the location by entering the desired city from ‘Advanced Search Filters’. By default, your city is already selected.
  • Industry specific Members: Please choose your selections from 'Advance Search Filters' and click on 'SEARCH'

You will get a list of eBiz Cards as your search result. Click on individual 'CONNECT' buttons to send your connection request to the desired contact(s).

Searching for new business links on GlobalLinker is very easy. Follow the below simple steps:

• Post signing in, select the ‘Connections’ icon (next to ‘Home’ icon) from the Menu.
• Select 'Add Connections' from the right and enter the products and services you are looking for. eBiz Cards of those who match your requirement will show up dynamically, and you may review their profiles and invite them to connect with you
• Additionally, you may narrow the selection by selecting location, industry etc. If you are looking for someone specific, you may enter the details in the ‘Add Connections’ search bar

Note: You may use the 'Recommended' section at the bottom of the 'Search Connections' page to view our suggestions based on your industry and products and services you offer and seek

Searching for new business connections on GlobalLinker is very easy. Follow the below simple steps:

• Post signing in, select the ‘Connections’ icon (next to ‘Home’ icon) from the Menu
• Select 'Add Connections' from the right and enter the products and services you are looking for. eBiz Cards of those who match your requirement will show up dynamically, and you may review their profiles and invite them to connect with you.
• Additionally, you may narrow the selection by selecting location, industry etc. If you are looking for someone specific, you may enter the details in the ‘Add Connections’ search bar

Note: You may use the 'Recommended' section at the bottom of the 'Search Connections' page to view our suggestions based on your industry and products and services you offer and seek.

To remove a connection from your network, follow these simple steps:

• Post signing in, select your logo/picture or initials on the top right and click on ‘My Connections’
• Under 'My Connections' section, look for the desired eBiz Card and click on 'x' on the eBiz Card
• Confirm to remove the connection from your network

Note: Since your Company connections are a part of your Company Network, company connections cannot be removed from your Network.

Introductions allow Members to link with other Members via a common Link. You may request for an introduction to a Member 2* (degrees) away from you. When you click on ‘Invite’ option for such a Member, you will see an option of 'Getting introduced by a common link'. You may click on this link, and seek an introduction.

You can invite your colleagues/employees by performing the following:

• Post signing in, select your logo/picture or initials on the top right and click on ‘My Connections’
  
• Select 'Invite to GlobalLinker' from the right, enter details of your colleagues/employees you may want to invite to GlobalLinker and click on 'INVITE'
• Your invitation to connect with you on GlobalLinker will be sent via email

Note: The Company Admin can also set up an auto-accept for all company members with email IDs ending with your company domain via Company Settings by clicking here.

The Knowledge forum helps your businesses and employees stay updated with information relevant to your industry. It does this by presenting news from a range of trusted sources, articles/features and discussions on a range of topics. You may ask a question, respond to questions or comments and share articles and discussions with others.

Articles published on GlobalLinker are classified into 'Topics' which may be of your interest. The 'Topic' of an article is mentioned under the article title. To view all articles under a Topic, you may:

• Click on a topic under 'Popular Topics' on the Articles home page

                  or

• Select View All topics and choose a topic from the list of Topics displayed.

Posting comments is a simple way to express your opinions and views; and share insights with other Members on an article or a discussion on Biz Forum. Look for the 'Comment' button at the bottom of an article, under a discussion and add your comment.

We at GlobalLinker, firmly believe, that our Members have great insights, tips and opinions which will be of high relevance to their peers and SMEs. Thus we invite you to contribute articles to our informative & popular 'Articles' section.

Visit our 'Write an Article' page by clicking on the 'WRITE AN ARTICLE' button on the Articles home page and follow the steps mentioned there.

Articles or Discussions selected as interested are added in the 'Interested' folder for easy access. You may access these by either of these ways:

• Select ‘Knowledge’ from the menu and click on ‘Interested’ under Articles or Discussions
• Select 'Interested' under ‘View All' option on the top right within Articles or Discussions (when the respective section is open).

Look for the 'Report Abuse' link under a Comment or an article posted; select your reason for reporting this comment.

You may share articles with a colleague/friend not registered on GlobalLinker using these options:

• Share articles via Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
• Copy the unique article link to share via email or message via the ‘link’ icon

 Discussions can only be shared with your connections in your Network. You may also invite your colleagues/ friends to Sign up for GlobalLinker to read our articles and discussions

The Knowledge forum helps your business and employees stay updated with information relevant to your industry. It does this by presenting news from a range of trusted sources, articles/features and discussions on a range of topics. You may also connect with other businesses by asking questions, responding to questions or comments and by sharing articles and discussions with others.

Offers is a collection of products and services relevant to Small Businesses and offered by reputed organizations. These services are selected by GlobalLinker, to help you save precious time, effort and money! Business Services on GlobalLinker come on specially negotiated terms, are often specially packaged for you and your Company and come with simplified forms, prefilled with information, where available and relevant. In addition, as an SME too can list their services via Member Offers.

You may access products or services by either of these ways:

• Select ‘Offers’ from the menu and click on ‘Interested’ under My Offers
• Under 'View All' option within Offers (when the section is open).

Please follow the below steps:

• Sign In to GlobalLinker
• To the right of the 'Search' and 'Notification', click on the ‘Biz Cart’ button
• You will see a list of all your pending orders

Offers is a collection of products and services relevant to Small Businesses and offered by reputed organisations. You can find the product of your choice by performing the following steps:

• Post signing in, select Biz Offers from the Menu
• Select ‘Popular Offers’, ‘Partners’ to view offers in your desired category
• Choose from a wide range of products and services offered by our Affiliate Partners

You may also view ‘Member Offers’ to view offers by members to you on various business services