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Online Bank Fraud: 5 Riskpoints Your Business Needs To Worry About

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:35 PM ET | Sep 25, 2009

How much do you know about the security habits, practices, technologies policies of your business's online bank and other financial services and institutions? Odds are, if Terry Austin of Guardian Analytics is right, it's nowhere near enough.

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Document Management For The SMB Masses

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:44 PM ET | Jul 9, 2009

Document management systems are too expensive, and way too complicated, for small businesses to use -- right? Not necessarily.

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How To Calculate Your Odds Of Business Success

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:18 AM ET | Jun 9, 2009

Calculators provide clear concise answers -- that's the appeal, but for a question as complex and abstract as "will my business succeed" reducing probability to a single percentage is more parlor trick than useful tool -- fortunately a new free online calculator looks (a little bit) deeper.

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SMBs Can Trim Costs With Remote Workers, But Do It Securely

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:07 PM ET | May 14, 2009

If you're looking at ways to trim operating costs without trimming staff, sending employees home to work may be near the top of your list. Just be sure, before you do, that the employees' home workspace is as secure (or more!) as your business facility.

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SMBs Can Trim Costs By Sending Workers Home (To Work)

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:57 AM ET | May 14, 2009

If there was ever a time to think out of the box about ways to cut costs, it's now. One tactic that's hardly new, but deserves another look is telecommuting (or Web commuting). Rather than thinking outside the box, you may want to think outside of the office.

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Cost Cutting Resources For SMBs

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 10:55 PM ET | May 13, 2009

Saving money is always important, but in these economic times it's the difference between staying in business and closing up shop. As the recession grinds on the cost cutting resources are growing.

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Home Worker Security Is Business Security

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:09 PM ET | Apr 2, 2009

The news that IBM will no longer reimburse home-based workers for their Internet connections makes you wonder if Big Blue is going to make home-workers and telecommuters responsible for their own security. And that raises the question of how far you should go to make sure your off-site employees are using sound security sound security practices and procedures.

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Will Buying New Nehalem Servers Save Your Business Money?

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 03:01 PM ET | Mar 30, 2009

Spending more to spend less? That's HPs claim for the new line of ProLiant G6 rack, blade, and tower servers. But do Nehalem processors, improved power management, enhanced automation, and seductive financing make it so?

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Voice System Data Gives SMBs Decision-Making Power

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 11:33 AM ET | Mar 30, 2009

Mitel's new business dashboard offers small and midsize businesses real-time call reporting data that can enable your business to make smarter, faster, and cheaper choices.

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SMBs Will Increase IT Investment This Year; 86% Will Use SaaS

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 10:53 AM ET | Mar 25, 2009

According to the findings of a new study from Microsoft, more than half of small and midsize business will spend the same or more on IT in the coming year with priorities on virtualization, IT consolidation, business intelligence, SaaS, and supporting remote workers.

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Crisis Survival Kit: 10 IT Management Mistakes You Can't Make

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 12:45 PM ET | Mar 12, 2009

Right now every dime counts, but there's more to keeping your business thriving than just cutting expenses. Effective, day-to-day management is crucial to keeping your business operations flowing and that's particularly true with IT. Watch out for these 10 pitfalls.

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bMighty News Flash: Tuesday March 10, 2009

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 12:21 PM ET | Mar 10, 2009

SMB news: Mac netbook, social network growth, crippled Win 7, free CRM, mobile PayPal, domestic outsourcing, startup funding, SMB optimism & stimulus, smartphone growth, Clearwire CEO, broadband growth, rugged laptop, collaboration platforms, cloud endorsement...

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Crisis Survival Kit: 6 Recession Questions About Your Business

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 12:36 PM ET | Mar 9, 2009

Business as usual won't do in today's recessionary market. Business owners must make tough choices about where to cut, where to invest, and how to position their business to survive, but honing in on the right choices is daunting. Asking these 6 questions will help bring clarity and focus to your decisions.

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Juggling Civic Duty And Your Business

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 10:34 AM ET | Feb 6, 2009

Last night we delivered a verdict. Guilty of all charges -- including 5 counts of identity theft. The victim: a small business. But what about those of us on the jury -- are we victims too? Our identities weren't stolen, but our time and freedom was.

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How To "Fire" A Vendor

Posted by Fredric Paul 02:53 PM ET | Jan 29, 2009

The folks over at ChannelWeb have just posted an excellent story on midmarket companies that have had to ditch a vendor. Here are some tips in case your company has to end a supplier relationship.

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