--- title: Telecommunications Blog From The Experts | CircleLoop Blog | small business description: small business | For industry news and expert advice, read CircleLoop's telecommunications blog. Get plain and simple advice to help your business comms and ways of working. --- [CircleLoop](https://blog.circleloop.com) [![CircleLoop icon](https://blog.circleloop.com/hubfs/CircleLoop_June2018/Images/CircleLoop-Logo-Ghost%20(1).png) CircleLoop ](https://blog.circleloop.com) — The CircleLoop Blog Share this # Keeping you in the loop... ## Finally, a better business phone system # small-business [![Are legacy systems harmful](https://blog.circleloop.com/hubfs/CL_blog_hero_legacysystems%20(1).jpg) ](https://blog.circleloop.com/could-legacy-systems-be-holding-your-team-back) [ small business ## Could legacy systems be holding your team back? Innovation moves at a rapid pace. What was state-of-the-art last year might be borderline irrelevant by the next. 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