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McAfee Hires Former Apple Executive to Oversee Small Business Market

By Joshua Sophy - Jun 19, 2013 - Leave a Comment

When suffering a cyber attack, small businesses lack the resources of a larger company and face different challenges. In acknowledgement of this, global software security company McAfee has created a new senior vice president position to be in charge of the small and medium size business … Read More

Small Business News: Stories This Week Not to Miss

By Shawn Hessinger - Jun 15, 2013 - 2 Comments

Another popular social media network adopts hashtags and Vine surpasses Instagram for Twitter uploads. Those are two news stories that are trending popular in the small business community this week. Entrepreneurs should also take note of the opportunities presented by a growing app market -- … Read More

Yahoo Will Free Up Inactive IDs, Possibly Including Yours

By Joshua Sophy - Jun 13, 2013 - 1 Comment

If you have an old inactive Yahoo ID you haven't used in a while, you may loose it...soon. The Internet giant plans to "free up" those IDs for the benefit of new or existing users who want them, if the old users don't sign in to Yahoo before July 15, 2013. It looks like Yahoo is doing this … Read More

IBM Acquires SoftLayer: Will Small Biz Hosting Remain?

By Shawn Hessinger - Jun 12, 2013 - 2 Comments

IBM is acquiring SoftLayer Technologies, a company specializing in hosting and cloud infrastructure. The deal is in the $2 billion range. SoftLayer, based in Dallas, Texas, claims to be the world’s largest privately held hosting company. It has 25,000 customers, many of them large customers … Read More

Small Business News You Don’t Want to Miss

By Small Business Edito… - May 24, 2013 - 5 Comments

Top small business news stories this week looked at what to do when you get suspended on Twitter, and policy changes. We also brought you information about new products such as the latest BlackBerry, a new tablet hybrid, and the possibility of a color book e-reader. Also in the headlines is … Read More

NFIB Celebrating 70 Years Advocating for Small Businesses

By Joshua Sophy - May 23, 2013 - Leave a Comment

The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) is celebrating a milestone this year, marking 70 years of advocating for small business owners. While the nature of its job has changed somewhat in those 70 years, NFIB continues to advocate for small business owners … Read More

U.S. Government To Pay $3 Million in Back Fees to Small Businesses

By Anita Campbell - May 22, 2013 - 2 Comments

The U.S. federal government owes 1,281 small businesses approximately $3 million collectively in termination fees. The small businesses are ones that were approved to sell to the government on the GSA's Multiple Award Schedule, but had their contracts terminated. The failure to pay was … Read More

$1 Billion Tumblr Deal Turns 26-Year-Old Founder into Mega-Millionaire

By Joshua Sophy - May 20, 2013 - 12 Comments

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a mega-millionaire with your next business idea? It's a reality for 26-year-old David Karp. The founder of Tumblr, the popular social blogging platform, has become the latest tech tycoon almost overnight. Today Yahoo officially announced plans to purchase the … Read More

Top Small Business News This Week: May 17

By Shawn Hessinger - May 17, 2013 - 1 Comment

This week's top small business news stories looked at the latest mobile technology, 3D printing, the future of the password, the latest in the battle over Obamacare and much more. The Small Business Trends editorial team doesn't just bring you the headlines. These stories explain how the news of … Read More

Remembering Passwords Could Become a Thing of the Past

By Joshua Sophy - May 13, 2013 - 8 Comments

For small business owners and staff who find remembering passwords challenging and find it difficult to manage the multitude of online passwords, a solution may be in the works beginning as soon as later this year. PayPal Chief Security Officer Michael Barrett told those in attendance at a … Read More