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Recent Articles about Microsoft Excel

Working Smarter With Microsoft Office

Are you using Microsoft Office integration to put an end to busy work?  Read more

Working Smarter With Microsoft Office

Are you using Microsoft Office integration to put an end to busy work?  Read more

Consultant in a Can

At last, a program that can really help with budgeting and planning.  Read more

4 Essential Data-Mining Tools

Statistical analysis software such as Google Chart API and SAS Analytics help companies make the most of their data.  Read more

The Best Back Office Software for Running Your Business

Last month we told you the best options for front office software. This month we asked the experts to weigh in on back office software to improve your busine...  Read more

Infor Launches Warehouse Management Software

The application offers built-in best practices for storage and allocation strategies.  Read more

Timing's Everything

A CEO recounts how she brought computers online in her office in a short amount of time and how you can do the same.  Read more

iCharts: Think YouTube, Only Charts

I'm still catching up on all the latest Web 2.0 launches that debuted a few weeks ago at TechCrunch...  Read more

How To Create Pareto Charts with Excel

I think I ran across this link from Raven the Maven's site . She has the best project management blog arou...  Read more

High Concept: Fields of Genes

Will scientists managing the results of automated experiments embrace bioinformatics?  Read more

Microsoft Quietly Launches Web-based Office in Beta

The headline says it all, but I'll say more of course. After many months of rumor and speculation, Micrsoft is now offering an "all-in-one" subscr...  Read more

It's Not The Post-PC Era

It's more like the "multiple device" era. It's amazing to me that there are people who can buy into conspiracy theories like questioning President Obama's...  Read more

Getting Financial Reports You Can Use

Maybe the controller or CFO in your company is suspicious of sharing financial information. The accounting staff can't seem to speed up the monthly close ...  Read more

The Secret to Formatting Cash Flow Projections

Here are the keys to creating a powerful tool to take control of your cash flow.  Read more

Convofy: A New Collaboration Tool

Scrybe Labs has launched Convofy , a new private social network for companies. Like other collaboration t...  Read more

Tech Talk: Moving Business Applications Online

Home Paramount Pest Control's CTO Andrew Bartels wanted to move his company's paper-based business applications online, but didn't want to invest in a variet...  Read more

Mature Industry

A retired engineer explains how he is producing an award-winning newsletter.  Read more

Tips for Streamlining Accounts Receivable

If you feel you are not getting paid promptly and in full by your customers, here are some simple ways to upgrade your billing system.  Read more

Business Objects Introduces New Dashboard Tool

The tool is designed to help businesses turn complex data into dynamic, actionable information.  Read more

Sage Expands Support for Accounting Tool

The SimplyCARE Elite Support plan offers priority phone access for small businesses.  Read more

How Self-Tracking Can Benefit Business

What if you could track everything you do in life? That is the idea behind self-tracking, a new method of tracking daily tasks, whether by using a health mon...  Read more

Take the E-Mail Quiz

E-mail communication is the lifeblood of customer relations. But if you aren't careful, you can end up spending too much money operating it with little to...  Read more

Take the E-Mail Quiz

E-mail communication is the lifeblood of customer relations. But if you aren't careful, you can end up spending too much money operating it with little to...  Read more

How to Set Up Sales Territories

Deciding how to divide sales territories create the most efficient environment for your sales team is more difficult than just drawing lines on a map.  Read more

How to Create a Personal Financial Statement

If you own a small business or are self-employed, this guide will help you track income and expenses on a regular basis.  Read more

View from the Top

Four different types of business are represented in this piece that examines executive information systems.  Read more

No More Trivial Pursuits

Suggestions on using reporting systems that can make data collection more efficient.  Read more

How to Set Up Accounts Payable

Here are some simple guidelines to follow in order to formalize your bookkeeping system for business payments and outstanding invoices.  Read more

OVR My Dead Copy

Okay I confess, I still use Word and Excel 2003 (not sure if this applies to the 2007 versions). Here's the bugaboo that drives me crazy most frequently, ...  Read more

The Devil Is in the Details -- on the Spreadsheet

The road is littered with mistakes businesses have made in recording details in their spreadsheets. Here are some common pitfalls to avoid when trying to use...  Read more

Five Ways that Smart Companies Comply

Some tips for playing by the Sarbanes-Oxley rules.  Read more

Sage Launches New Support Program

The program is designed to help small businesses use Peachtree and Excel.  Read more

Identify the Features You Need in a Turnkey Solution

Whether you're building a storefront that requires a merchant account and inventory management software to handle sales or just an online brochure-style s...  Read more

Identify the Features You Need in a Turnkey Solution

Whether you're building a storefront that requires a merchant account and inventory management software to handle sales or just an online brochure-style s...  Read more

Present Value

Related Terms: Discounted Cash Flow ...  Read more

Sarb-Ox Spurs New Accounting Systems for Small Businesses

August 3, 2004 -- Microsoft Excel might be nearing its 20th birthday, but a recent study shows that small and mid-sized companies have be...  Read more

5 Tips for Using Collateral to Secure a Small Business Loan

Almost all banks require a small business to offer collateral for a loan. Here are a few tips on how to use your assets to secure financing for your company.  Read more

Projecting Outcomes with Probability Modeling

Plans based on averages are wrong, on average. So says "the flaw of averages," as coined by Sam. L. Savage, a consulting professor in the Department of Ma...  Read more

ADP Launches New Online Payroll Solution

ADP Small Business Services has unveiled its new online payroll solution, RUN, which allows accountants to view their entire small-business client base wi...  Read more

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