Operations
Credit-Card Processing Options For SMBs
September 24, 2009 | It's a fact that adding payment options boosts sales, whether online, in brick-and-mortar stores, or even remote locations. Resource Nation helps small businesses understand how to leverage their credit-card processing options to increase revenue and speed payment.
By Merrin Muxlow
Coupa Software: Elevator Pitch
December 12, 2007 | Coupa Software's CEO and founder Dave Stephens explains how his web-based software solution enables small and midsize businesses to cut purchasing costs by up to 10 percent
Courtesy of StartUp City TV
Coupa Software Puts Procurement Online
December 12, 2007 | Coupa Software's online solution automates the purchasing process for small and midsize businesses, from issuing POs, to paying invoices
Courtesy of StartUp City TV
VIDEO: How to Prep a Smaller Business for Disaster Recovery
November 13, 2007 | Howard Marks, a networking specialist with expertise in disaster recovery, outlines nine steps smaller businesses should take now -- before disaster strikes.
Courtesy of Interop TV
Spiceworks Brings Sizzle to Network Management
October 29, 2007 | IT pros at small and midsize businesses are hot for free, ad-supported network management software from Spiceworks. Find out why
Courtesy of TechWeb
Fostering Innovation
August 14, 2007 | Author Geoffrey Moore explains the link between effective innovation and a company's growth stage, and reveals the advantage of being a smaller business.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Juicing Employee Innovation
August 14, 2007 | Danika Davis of the Northern California Human Resources Association describes how to keep creative-thinkers, and the teams they're in, compensated and happy.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Embracing Sustainability
August 14, 2007 | Jill Bamburg says creating businesses that work within the limits of our finite planet is "the greatest business opportunity in the history of the world."
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
How Collaboration Fuels Innovation
August 14, 2007 | John Winsor, author of "Spark," discusses how new ways of collaborating can ignite creativity across departments and throughout organizations.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
If You Value IP, Set it Free
August 14, 2007 | MIT Professor Marshall Van Alstyne explains how giving away the rights to intellectual property can actually maximize its value.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
"Uncorporate" Thinking Saves Farms
August 14, 2007 | Organic Valley Farms officials describe how a farm cooperative is helping to save the family farm.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Sorting Out SOX
August 14, 2007 | Dr. Peggy Jackson, author of "Sarbanes Oxley for Small Businesses" outlines the advantages to voluntary compliance.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Growing to Scale
August 14, 2007 | Jill Bamburg, dean of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, describes how appropriate financing can help you maintain your mission as you grow.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
What is the Double Bottom Line?
August 14, 2007 | In this European accounting process, profits and sustainability are of equal weight. Find out what it will mean to you when it hits the U.S.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
How and Why to Outsource
August 14, 2007 | Ashok Divakaran of Booz Allen Hamilton describes the advantages of outsourcing and which departments are best suited to it.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Cheat Sheet: Micro-multinationals
August 14, 2007 | Cisco networking expert Jimmy Ray Purser diagrams the network you need to be a micro-multinational.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
CEO Cheat Sheet: Outsourcing
August 14, 2007 | Cisco networking expert Jimmy Ray Purser diagrams the network you'll need to outsource your operations effectively and safely.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Hiring Tips for a Changing Workforce
August 14, 2007 | Employees are demanding more flexibility, and rejecting the corporate latter for the "lattice" of different jobs and careers. What does it mean to your search for great staff?
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Boost Your Sales Force
August 14, 2007 | Discover how to boost your sales force by contracting with an outside sales rep firm. Sales expert Jim Dickie points out the caveats and lays out the advantages.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Beware Public Computers
August 14, 2007 | Public computers, such as those in hotel business centers, pose a unique set of dangers to mobile workers. Cleaning the cache to cover your tracks when you're done just won't cut it.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Anything to Declare?
August 13, 2007 | When mobile workers come back from the road, be sure they haven't brought back any unwanted souvenirs before you give them full access to all your office network resources.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Beware the "Evil Twin" Attack
August 13, 2007 | Your "evil twin" could be lurking wherever you connect from the road, just waiting to steal your data. Learn how to fight back.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Your Top 5 Mobile Worries
August 13, 2007 | Pardon me, your data leaking. And that's only one of your problems. Tune in for the rest of the most common threats to mobile workers.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
Survive and Thrive in an Untrusted Zone
August 13, 2007 | Anything outside the office is an untrusted zone. How can workers stay mobile, stay productive, and stay safe if "encryption sucks," as Cisco's Jimmy Ray Purser believes?
Courtesy of Cisco Systems
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News, Views, Insight, And Advice
| Verizon Introduces 'Security-As-A-Service' Packages |
The new Total Protection offerings are intended to protect SMBs against all five forms of security threats at an affordable monthly rate. Read Post |
| Why Google Buzz Could Be A Bust For SMBs |
Google is gunning for Facebook -- again. Will its efforts really build a better mousetrap, or will they simply make a mess out of Gmail? Read Post |
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| Nasuni Offers Cloud-Based Primary Storage |
By providing a virtual machine that caches data actually stored in the cloud, Nasuni is trying to make it possible for a midsize business to use online storage as a primary file server. Read Post |
Cachengo Rolls Out Appliance + Cloud Storage Option
The Director series from Cachengo pairs a local storage appliance with cloud-based backup in a "unified storage solution" priced to appeal to small and midsize businesses. Read Post |
For SMBs, PayPal Could Mean Risky Business
Many small businesses that deal with PayPal do so because they don't see any viable alternatives. In some cases, however, I wonder if these companies are really aware of the risks they are taking. Read Post |
Internet Access Options Grow
Broadband has evolved so it means more than just a cable modem or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connection. Now, companies are able to use optical Ethernet links to provide their employees with network access. Market research firm, Dell’Oro Group, expects interest in broadband connections to increase, with new optical Ethernet connections being very popular. Read Post |
The Virtual Future Looks Bright For SMBs
A year ago, many SMBs were still asking, "what's virtualization?" Today, it's a very different situation. Read Post |
Are Netbooks The Future For The PC Market?
Chip designer ARM's chief executive says that netbooks are the future of computing -- and the future doesn't need Microsoft. Is he onto something here, or is he just blowing smoke? Read Post |
WiMAX: a Better Option than 4G Networks?
Speed, no matter how much a company provides to its users, they often desire more. As mobile applications become more pervasive and more sophisticated, small and medium businesses need ways to boost wireless bandwidth. In the short term, WiMAX is in a better position to provide extra bandwidth than cellular networks, according to market research firm In-Stat. Read Post |
SMB Trends To Watch In 2010
Technology consultants Access Markets International Partners have pointed to six trends among small and medium businesses that, they say, deserve more attention. Read Post |
iPad And SMBs, Take Two
Now that we've all found out what Apple has had up its sleeve all these months, we can start to assess the iPad's usefulness for business more confidently. At least one possible use case is clearly out the window -- at least for now -- but the demo introduced one no one had thought about. Read Post |
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