Human Resources

Tough-Love Business Guru George Cloutier Issues A Wake-Up Call For Small Businesses

October 28, 2009 | "Turnaround Ace" and best-selling author George Cloutier calls himself "the Ann Coulter of small business, only smarter." He tells bMighty how his controversial tough-love prescriptions resonate for IT departments and technology companies.
By Fredric Paul

Should Your Company Outsource IT Services?

October 8, 2009 | IT consulting has become increasingly popular among smaller businesses. But you need to do your homework before deciding whether or not your business should outsource its tech functions.
By Merrin Muxlow

The Cost-- And Payoff -- Of Investing In Social Media

August 28, 2009 | Savvy SMBs are increasingly turning to social media -- from Twitter to Linked In -- as promising new ways to market their businesses. But which avenue is right for your small or midsize company?
By Lydia Dishman

Identity Theft Malware Surges 600%

August 19, 2009 | Hard times appear to be one reason for the explosion of malicious software designed to steal sensitive personal and financial information.
By Thomas Claburn, Courtesy of InformationWeek

What Cisco's Move Into Application Management Means For SMBs

May 6, 2009 | Small and midsize companies often struggle with network and systems management, but with processing power moving away from the data center, centralized device management is more challenging than ever before. Cisco's latest move is an attempt to meet that challenge.
By Paul Korzeniowski

Should You Socialize Your Hiring?

April 1, 2009 | Some midsize companies, like MTM Technologies, are using social recruiting to attract better talent with lower recruiting costs by tapping employees' social networking contacts.
By Rusty Weston

Should Facebook Be Your Company's Intranet?

March 19, 2009 | For at least one midsize company, the answer is "Yes!" But using Facebook as a business intranet raises some serious questions about security, privacy, and the effect on company culture. bMighty gets an inside peek at Serena Software's social networking experiment.
By Rusty Weston

How To Make Facebook Your Company Intranet

March 19, 2009 | Setting up a Facebook group is a snap, but using Facebook groups as your company intranet has a few more wrinkles, including how to handle private business information.
By Rusty Weston

bMighty Q&A: Leaders Talk IT For Your Business

February 26, 2009 | Leading executives, managers, and experts from SMBs and large enterprises share their insights and perspectives with bMighty on a host of IT issues, challenges, and opportunities that small and midsize businesses face.
By bMighty Staff

Q&A With Chas Roy-Chowdhury: How The Stimulus Bill Will Affect Smaller Businesses

February 17, 2009 | Now that the stimulus bill is starting to seem like a reality, it's time to figure out what's in it for small and midsize businesses. bMighty talked with Chas Roy-Chowdhury of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and you might not like what he has to say.
By Jennifer Moline

Get Ready To Scale Back Your Corporate Network

February 12, 2009 | As the recession lingers on -- possibly into the next year -- small and midsize businesses that considered growing may now find themselves facing challenges. Now they need to figure out how to scale back deployments, close offices, consider outsourcing, lay off staff, and rethink adopting technologies such as VoIP and unified communications.
By Paul Korzeniowski

On-Demand Staffing: Online Labor Exchanges Come Of Age

November 3, 2008 | From Elance to eBay, Lime Exchange to Craigslist, today's online labor exchanges offer resource-strapped businesses easy, on-demand access to workers with specialized skill sets -- and you pay only for what you use.
By Rusty Weston

Outsourcing Your IT: Off-The-Shelf Vs. Custom Built Solutions

October 1, 2008 | Adapting an outsourcer's IT solution or asking a provider to create a custom service is a pivotal decision that forces small and midsize businesses to weigh cost savings against revenue potential. While cost typically drives smaller companies toward ready-made solutions, businesses cannot afford to ignore the potential competitive advantage of custom solutions.
By Rusty Weston

Strategy Matters: 9 Ways to Develop Team Motivation

June 19, 2008 | When the ancient Greeks invaded, they burned their ships so there was no choice but to move forward. By "burning the boat" on your next initiative, you can motivate your employees to contribute to the objective and help your business succeed.
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

Retaining IT Talent Takes More Than Money

February 26, 2008 | The question is not if recruiters will pursue your top IT employees, but when. Smaller businesses need to ensure that their valuable IT talent isn't lured away. The good news: It's not all about the money.
By Jennifer Zaino

Payroll and HR for Smaller Businesses: New Services Can Save Time and Money

February 12, 2008 | Outsourcing human resources and payroll functions may no longer be cost effective or even more productive for small and midsize companies. Between electronic deposit and Web-based features, bringing those services in-house is beginning to make more and more sense
By Randolph Johnston, Courtesy of CPA Insider

Troubled Times Ahead For IT?

December 5, 2007 | IT staffers vent about disturbing employment trends.
By Naomi Grossman

Outsourcing Losing Its Luster

November 9, 2007 | Chances are diminishing that your CEO will ship your job overseas or hand it over to one of the big outsourcing suppliers
By Paul Korzeniowski

The Tricky Business of Network Use Policies

November 8, 2007 | In this brave new world of IM, e-mail, and YouTube, how can IT managers protect their networks, ensure productivity, and still have happy employees?
By Naomi Grossman

Insider Tips: Finding and Managing Contract Staffing

October 4, 2007 | An IT expert turned management consultant gives small and midsize businesses tips on how to find and manage contract staffing for greater risk management, productivity, and higher profit
By Dustin Walling

When Employees Leave, Make Sure They're Gone

September 25, 2007 | Employee resignations and layoffs raise questions about network security and data security. Here are 7 ways to protect your small or midsize business
By Keith Ferrell

Are You Ready to Outsource?

September 24, 2007 | There are plenty of good reasons to put some IT functions in a service provider's hands. But is your small or midsize business up to the challenges required to make outsourcing work?
By Jennifer Zaino

Move Over, Mick. IT Workers Want Satisfaction, Too

September 18, 2007 | The IT job market is more stable than it's been in a long while. Stability engenders navel-gazing, and IT workers are noticing how they're being treated, how interesting their work is, and whether their salaries are fair
By Naomi Grossman

ASP Business Experts Build Online Community For Caregivers

August 21, 2007 | Two IT professionals used their ASP skills to build Lotsa Helping Hands, a free Web community designed to help manage logistics for caregivers
By Keith Ferrell

8 Strategies for First-Rate Customer Service

August 15, 2007 | Good customer service starts with meeting customer needs: a trouble-free shopping experience and a smooth business transaction. Increasingly, it's also about anticipating and meeting their desires
By Eric J. Adams