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Technology Trends and the Future of Small Business
The latest installment of the Future of Small Business report is out. The Future of Small Business report outlines major trends affecting small businesses in the United States over the next ten years.
This latest installment of the report focuses on technology. It outlines three categories of…
Why Service Businesses Should Accept Credit Cards
Last week on the Small Business Trends Radio Show the topic was about accepting credit cards in your business.
My guest made a key point: that service businesses often do not think of accepting credit cards.
One of the biggest motivations for a service business (e.g., accountant, consultant,…
Microsoft Goes Deeper in the Small Business Market with StartupCenter.com
Microsoft this week launched StartupCenter.com to offer advice and resources for entrepreneurs starting their own businesses.
According to Cindy Bates, general manager of U.S. Small Business at Microsoft, one million new businesses are started each year in the United States (including home-based…
Have a Better Backup Plan Than This One
The whole U.S., it seems, has been watching a local story unfolding here in Ohio about Jessie Davis. She’s the pregnant woman whose boyfriend now has been charged with murder.
But there’s another local story getting national and even international attention — in tech circles.…
Skype Symbolizes the Changes in the Telephony Space
Five percent (5%) of small businesses use Skype, mostly for quick chats.
That little tidbit was part of the findings in a research report issued by AMI Partners yesterday.
And that little factoid also symbolizes how far the world is changing when it comes to handling voice calls and other forms…
Practical Advice About Cyber Threats
The latest edition of Success Magazine is out, and I have an article in it. In the article I take a look at the threats and dangers that your business faces today with your computer system and how to keep it safe.
Many thanks to all who gave background information and interviews for the article.
In…
Email Right to Privacy – Why Small Businesses Care
We’ve become a nation of email-using business owners. That’s why it’s such a good thing that a U.S. Federal Appeals court today found that businesses have an expectation of privacy over their emails and the government can’t seize them from an ISP without a warrant.
Consider…
Interesting Blog Roundups
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists round-up is now available at Blog Business World.
Be sure not to miss Amy Fontinelle’s entry, Ten Pros of Working for a Small Business. I see she also has a companion piece, Ten Cons of Working for a Small Business. The two articles offer good…
The Trend of Small Retail Moving to the Web
The Discovery Channel’s brick-and-mortar retail stores are all closing. Discovery Communications will retain its online store, as online sales are up 144% in 2007.
Why? Cost savings. A Washington Post article points out:
“We realized we could reach millions of people without having…
The Small Biz 7 Survey
Many business owners and managers know Constant Contact for its easy-to-use email marketing software and service. A lot of the newsletters and updates that I receive from other small businesses go out through Constant Contact. (We use Constant Contact for our weekly radio show newsletter,…
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