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Lessons from Web 2.0: Fast Track Innovation Process

By Vijay Chittoor |  May 1, 2009

Web 2.0 companies have some natural advantages that help them innovate fast. The good news: You can use the same Web 2.0 methods to foster innovation, even i...  Read more


IT Cost Reset

By Mike Gorsage |  May 1, 2009

As businesses cut their IT budgets, it's important to find creative ways to cut costs without compromising quality.  Read more


Time to Renegotiate Vendor Contracts?

By Minda Zetlin |  Apr 1, 2009

With the economy in major slowdown mode, now may be a good time to try renegotiating some of those one-sided vendor contracts you entered into in better time...  Read more


Using Cloud Computing to Simplify IT and Unlock Resources

By Mike Gorsage |  Apr 1, 2009

Tomorrow’s forecast? Clouds -- with a good chance of success. Is cloud computing right for you? When you understand the risks and engage in constant due di...  Read more


Online Accounting: Numbers in the Cloud

By Andrea Peiro |  Apr 1, 2009

Web-based tools make sophisticated financial management usable and affordable to all small businesses.  Read more


Tech Talk: Circuit Maker Automates Accounting Processes

By Elizabeth Wasserman |  Apr 1, 2009

An integrated circuit designer and manufacturer that supplies electronics companies deployed new accounting software to better manage the reconciliation of a...  Read more


Big IT Lessons Small Businesses Can Learn

By Mary O. Foley |  Mar 1, 2009

What are the key technology lessons that small and mid-sized businesses can learn from large enterprises?  Read more


Boosting Revenues with Better Data

By Mike Gorsage |  Feb 1, 2009

The economic downturn should convince IT managers to re-evaluate whether they are making the best use of IT, from maximizing use of customer data to virtuali...  Read more


Reboot: Reinventing a Technology Startup

By Anand Rajaraman |  Feb 1, 2009

Startups flounder for a variety of reasons. It's up to the management team to chart a new course. Which approach to reinvention will succeed and which one wi...  Read more


Social Media's Good, Bad, Ugly and Unexpected

By Brent Leary |  Jan 1, 2009

It’s no longer a question whether you should embrace social media. It’s now a question of identifying the business opportunities in doing so.  Read more


Doing More IT with Less Money

By Michelle V. Rafter |  Jan 1, 2009

The recession is driving small businesses to make tough choices when it comes to IT -- deferring upgrades, cutting back on outside consultants and in some ca...  Read more


Off-shoring IT: Time to Reconsider?

By Mary O. Foley |  Jan 1, 2009

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


Tech Talk: Fruit Seller Uses Tech to Cut Costs

By Elizabeth Wasserman |  Jan 1, 2009

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

By Mary O. Foley |  Dec 1, 2008

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

By Anita Campbell |  Dec 1, 2008

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

By Mary O. Foley |  Dec 1, 2008

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

By Anand Rajamaran |  Nov 1, 2008

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

By Anita Campbell |  Oct 1, 2008

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

By Renee Oricchio |  Oct 1, 2008

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

By Mike Gorsage |  Oct 1, 2008

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

By Renee Oricchio |  Sep 1, 2008

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

By Alex Salkever |  Aug 1, 2008

Has this farmer gone bananas?  Read more


New IT Roles for Today’s Entrepreneur

By Brent Leary |  Aug 1, 2008

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?

By Mike Gorsage |  Jul 1, 2008

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

By Michelle V. Rafter |  Jul 1, 2008

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