
San Francisco, CA (PRESS RELEASE – September 22, 2009) – WorkingPointâ„¢,a developer of easy-to-use online software for small businesses, independent contractors, and home-based businesses, a developer of easy-to-use online software for small businesses, independent contractors, and…

Last week Google announced that they had redesigned the Small Business Network to not only help small business owners stay informed about new legislation, but to also include a small business toolkit. The Toolkit was designed to help SMB owners learn about the free Google products available to help…

Raleigh, NC (PRESS RELEASE – September 22, 2009) – Professional services firm WireHead SecurityTM (www.wireheadsecurity.com) today introduced version 1.0 of Infosec IslandTM. Infosec Island is a new online community designed especially for IT and network professionals who manage…

I’d like to make sure that you understand the difference between a home-based franchise, and a work-at- home “opportunity.” The differences are huge. . .
A franchise is a licensing system by which the owner (franchisor) of a product or a service licenses others (franchisees) to…

If you have seen the movie, The Matrix, you know that some things are not always as they seem to be. I think there’s a parallel with email marketing. What we send is not necessarily what the recipient sees. There are at least 15 different email programs in wide use today (from Microsoft…

Plano, Texas (PRESS RELEASE – September 21, 2009) – Should small retailers invest in new point-of-sale (POS) technology in today’s economy, even when consumer spending is lagging and startup money is scarce? Yes, if that technology is affordable and provides rapid payback from…

After years of providing sellers and other interested parties with space to blog about products, services, or whatever was on their minds, eBay has decided to discontinue the blogging platform hosted by their company, effective Otober 31, 2009.
Bloggers and sellers are quickly weighing in on this…

San Mateo, California (PRESS RELEASE – September 20, 2009) -RingCentral today introduced RingCentral Office, the industry’s first complete, cloud computing based business phone system with one low, flat, fixed monthly fee, no contracts and zero setup costs. RingCentral Office combines a…

I had an interesting interview with the folks at Cisco earlier this week. Cisco is expanding its small business product portfolio for businesses with under 100 employees.
It comes as the company is feeling “cautiously optimistic” about the future, and sees small business buyers dipping…

(PRESS RELEASE – September 20, 2009) – SANTA CLARA, CA – To help weather the economic storm, 8KMiles, a leading provider of on-demand workforce and cloud computing infrastructure, is launching the Thrivabil-IT Challenge to encourage start-ups and SMBs to test their luck and enter…