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Do It Yourself
Searching for a new chief information officer? Take a look in the mirror. Read more
Using the Internet to Increase Productivity
From knowing who is online at any given time to avoiding secretaries who guard the boss like an offensive lineman, the Internet is a boon for helping get bus... Read more
Do Web-Based Email Programs Work for Business?
Free email services can save precious funds for a new business and provide access anywhere, but are these services safe and reliable? Read more
Does Certification Matter?
How to find a qualified techie? There are a jumble of certifications that exist and you need to consider before finding certified experts to help your business. Read more
Software to Help You Set Prices
Business goes wrong when the price isn’t right. Can your company afford the high-end software that helps set prices? Can your company afford not to have it? Read more
Web Conferencing: Which Service Is Right for Your Business?
How online conferencing works and how it can help small businesses communicate with customers, investors and employees like a big player. Read more
Effective E-mail: How to Communicate Better
Tips for composing better e-mails and improving communication with clients and potential investors online. Read more
Should You Pay for Premium Tech Support?
What are the benefits and risks of having a contract for third-party tech support and what small businesses should expect to pay. Read more
The Basics: Web Conferencing
How online conferencing works and how it can help small businesses communicate with customers, investors and employees like a big player. Read more
What is a VAR?
Value-added resellers are selling less hardware and software but providing more ongoing IT service and support to small businesses. Read more
IM Shorthand -- Kewl
Instant Messaging has become a key way that people communicate in business. But you need to talk the talk. Read more
Reasons to Read Business Blogs
Make connections and get inside the mind of a CEO -- those are some of the reasons to read popular blogs about business Read more
Six Ways to Use IM Productively
How to improve productivity by using instant messaging while avoiding the wasted time so often associated with IM. Read more
Recycling Cell Phones for Profit
Companies are finding that such environmental strategies can be more than good--they can be profitable. Read more
How to Buy a Computer for Your Business
When it comes to equipping your office, should you get a desktop or laptop? PC or Mac? These tips can help you decide. Read more
Integration: Where Technology Meets the People
Businesses are increasingly turning to technology to help increase profits while lowering costs. It’s a road fraught with problems, but they aren't insurmo... Read more
How to Dispose of Your Computer Equipment
Recycling and other forms of proper computer disposal are available in the digital age. Read more
Killer Tech Ideas to Watch
MMORPGs, robots and location-based advertising are three emerging technologies that may change the way businesses operate. Read more
Inc. 500 Interview: Merlin International
Technology planning is essential today for IT leaders to confront a plethora of risks – from rapid growth to terrorist attacks. Read more
Hatching New Revenue Streams [Video]
Associate editor Nadine Heintz explains how the maker of Marshmallow Peeps, the colorful Easter candy, learned to cash in on its cult following -- and how... Watch video
It's In The Execution
Bill Payne, Entrepreneur in Residence at The Kaufman Foundation, says that most start-ups fail due to a lack of execution. Watch video
Case Study: Was Outsourcing to India the Right Move?
With revenue flattening, David Galbenski needed a bold new plan. Read more
What's Next: Going Medium-Tech
Falling behind in technology is a bad idea. But getting out in front isn't always so smart either. Read more
Tech Spending Top Small Business Concern
A new survey suggests small business owners plan to boost IT spending to help cut costs and grow businesses. Read more
Case Study
The Problem: Handmark had 50% of the market for software for PDAs. Unfortunately, fewer people are buying PDAs Read more
Thinking Small
Forget about finding the killer app. New research shows that smaller ideas pack a bigger payoff. Read more
The Best Bang For Your Tech Buck
With new offerings hitting the market like a tsunami, entrepreneurs should spend their precious IT dollars with care. Read more
More Bang for the IT Buck
Corporate buyers of IT goods haven't had it so good in a long time. Technology vendors, feeling the pinch after two years of sluggish sales, are discounti... Read more
2003 Tech Buying Guide: Shopping Tips
Tips on squeezing the most from your technology dollar. Read more
Leading Through a Crisis
Terror attacks, war with Iraq, natural disasters -- any extraordinary event could have a devastating effect on the health of your business. To help business ... Read more
Leading Through a Crisis
Terror attacks, war with Iraq, natural disasters -- any extraordinary event could have a devastating effect on the health of your business. To help business ... Read more
Getting IT Spending Right This Time
By Diana Farrell, Terra Terwilliger, and Allen P. Webb Who can blame business technology executives if half a decade of overspendi... Read more
What's Next: Software for Non-Dummies
Integrating new applications can be easy, if you let it be. Read more
Just-in-Time Strategy for a Turbulent World
Uncertainty and rising levels of risk make it impossible for companies to determine the future. But a portfolio-of-initiatives approach to strategy can help ... Read more
