Off-shoring IT: Time to Reconsider?
Did outsourcing your business' IT functions just get riskier? Obama's pledge to tax companies that move jobs overseas, the economic downturn, and the tragic ... Read more
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Tech Talk: Fruit Seller Uses Tech to Cut Costs
An Oregon-based online fruit retailer found that investing in technologies --from business management software to a new label maker -- helped increase sales ... Read more
What 2009 Rings in for IT Budgets
What will the financial crisis mean to your business' IT budget? Will there be pressure to make existing IT systems go farther? On the other hand, is this a ... Read more
Must-Have Tech Tools for 2009
Are you wondering what new technology tools you will need for business in the new year? Have you ever heard of the Mobigrip? Read more
10 Hot Technologies for 2009
What are the new technologies that stand to change the way you do business in 2009 and beyond? Here are at 10 to consider. Read more
Harness the Power of Weak Ties to Weather the Downturn
Sometimes it's who you know, not who you know well, that can help you land a new job. Using the Internet can help you stay in touch with a lot of contacts at... Read more
Lessons about Tech I Wish I Knew Then
There are some steps that small business owners should take today that will help them tomorrow when it comes to understanding and deploying technology. Read more
Document Classification Tools and Strategies
You've archived your data so well that even you can't get to it. How to organize and tag data for retrieval. Should you go with a Web-based outsource solutio... Read more
IT Budgeting When the Heat Is On
In the current economy, the pressure is on to cut IT budgets. IT departments need to encourage business leaders to set out a road map for prioritizing projec... Read more
Six Ways to Track Your Competitors Online
Who needs industrial espionage these days? Keeping tabs on your main competitors has never been so easy. You can use the Web in a variety of ways to make sur... Read more
Case Study: How Richard Ha's Workers Saved His Company
Has this farmer gone bananas? Read more
New IT Roles for Today’s Entrepreneur
As technology becomes more critical to a variety of businesses, entrepreneurs and CEOs are often taking on other roles -- in the IT organization. Read more
Ugly Surprise in Your IT Future?
When assessing IT solutions for your business, here are the top five technology questions business leaders need to ask. Read more
Running a Virtual Business
Who needs an office anyway? The stories of two small businesses show that there’s more than one way to run a virtual company. Read more
The Ultimate “Bargain” Bin of Software
Freeware sounds like a deal to small businesses that are stretching IT dollars. But before downloading anything marked "free" consider the security implicati... Read more
Bringing Out Your Inner Blogger
A thoughtfully planned new media campaign can beat big budgets. It can provide large-scale product refinement and increase the online conversations about you... Read more
Tech Talk: Energy Co. Gains Efficiency with BPM
A Canadian oil and natural gas company found it could streamline time sheets processing and operating expense accrual with the help of business process manag... Read more
Tech Talk: Unified Communications Helps Firm
An Arizona manufacturer of car audio equipment, such as speakers and subwoofers, cuts costs and helps mobile workers stay connected by switching to a unified... Read more
Angel, Venture Capital, or Bootstrap?
Tech entrepreneurs need to pursue different avenues for financing when starting out. Fortunately, online resources can help out. Read more
Providing Remote Tech Support to Workers
What are the best ways for a small or mid-sized business to provide efficient help desk support to employees? Software? Hardware? On-demand services? Or a so... Read more
Let’s Get Visible: Supply Chain Technology
A variety of technologies -- from software programs to hardware such as RFID -- now lets businesses see into their supply chain to ensure that the right reso... Read more
Fire and Motion
I’ve read a ton of books on competition and strategy, and none of them are as useful as this one simple concept. Read more
Taking Accountability: Selecting the Right Finance Software
As small and mid-sized businesses need more sophisticated technologies, it is important to avoid choosing the wrong solutions -- especially when it comes to ... Read more
Green Computing Choices
Small business has no exemption when it comes to helping preserve the environment. Here's why you should make eco-friendly computing choices for your busines... Read more
10 Money-Saving Technologies
In a recession, sometimes spending a bit on technology can actually end up saving your business money over the long term. Investments in virtualization, thin... Read more
How Does Technology Fit into Your Strategy?
When making strategic plans, you ignore technology at your peril. But focusing too tightly on tech can skew your plans too. Here’s how to strike the right ... Read more
IT Security: How Much $$ Should You Spend?
Small and mid-sized businesses keep spending more on IT security solutions, in response to the growing variety of threats. Here’s how to figure out mow muc... Read more
Lean and Mean IT Budgeting for the Shaky Economy
The economic times are uncertain these days -- what with the mortgage crisis and the big swings in the stock market. CIOs or IT managers can do their part to... Read more
Technologies to Eliminate Office Paper
As businesses look for ways to go green, one of the simplest is reducing the amount of office paper they use. But cutting out paper goes beyond merely printi... Read more
Breaking Through
How companies just like yours mushroomed into powerhouses in their industries. A conversation with Keith R. McFarland. Read more
Start-Up Secrets from the Inc. 500 
Some of the nation's top entrepreneurs reflect on their early days in business -- and offer advice to other entrepreneurs just getting started. Watch video
The Problem Solver
Every company has problems. And Joseph Grenny, the co-founder and co-chairman of VitalSmarts has spent the past two decades helping businesses zero in on ... Watch video
Small Business IT Budget Forecast for 2008
Will the economy impact technology spending for small and mid-sized businesses? Should you put off the purchase of new PCs for a year and consider outsourcin... Read more
Hot Technologies to Watch in 2008
The year 2007 may be remembered for Web 2.0, the rise of social networks, and YouTube. But what new technologies will impact business in 2008? We spoke with ... Read more
Managing IT through a Business Relocation
Small and mid-size businesses relocate to new office space every few years or so, experts say. How does this impact IT? Here are tips on how to relocate IT s... Read more
