
Dallas, Texas (PRESS RELEASE – September 15, 2010) – Starting at $90 a month, small businesses can get connected to the most relevant business communications technologies, including tech support and data backup services, thanks to the new “All for Less” bundle announced by…

By now you’ve probably heard of LinkedIn, the business oriented networking social media site which appeals primarily to B2B networking encounters and has even begun being used for job recruitment and other business functions. Groups and status updates make LinkedIn even more unique and usable…

Santa Clara, California (PRESS RELEASE – September 14, 2010) – Demo Fall – Profitably, a small business analytics company based in Manhattan, announced today the official launch of a new web-based analytical platform for small businesses that promises to bring finance into the cloud and…

James Earl Jones has one of those unmistakable voices. Yes, he was the voice of Darth Vader in “Star Wars.” But whenever you hear Mr. Jones, in whatever role he’s playing, you stop and listen to his commanding voice. You almost can’t help it. That’s what you want…

When I write about franchising, 90 percent of the time it’s about buying franchises, researching franchises, and updating folks on the latest franchise news. (I throw in some op-ed sometimes, also. It’s just my nature.) There’s another part of franchising, and it’s really the most important…

Through the help of social media and good site architecture, small business owners have come a long way in creating sites that not only rank, but also engage users. However, it’s no secret that one area where SMB owners still struggle is in the world of paid ads.
Last year we quoted a study that…

Windisch, Switzerland (PRESS RELEASE – September 14, 2010) – coresystems ag, the world’s leading provider of added-value apps in the SAP environment, presents the laptop computer version of coresuite mobile. This solution is particularly well-suited to small and mid-sized companies…

The Facebook phenomenon may be the most important to small businesses on the Web currently, even if other tools like Twitter are sometimes more talked about. The importance and the reach of this giant among social media platforms cannot be underestimated. To ignore it is to ignore a gigantic…

San Jose, California (PRESS RELEASE – September 13, 2010) – Skype announced the introduction of the Skype Channel Partner Program to help businesses who are looking to use Skype for their collaboration and communication needs. Recognizing that most businesses purchase their IT and…

Corporate venture capitalists often invest in start-up companies to identify the right businesses to purchase later. In fact, according to David Benson of Brigham Young University and Rosemarie Ziedonis of the University of Oregon, 20 percent of acquisitions made by the companies with the largest…