Dreading The Cost Of Software For Your Business?

Several years ago, one of the biggest costs for small businesses was software. Accounting software? Expensive; Word processing and spreadsheets? Expensive; Contact management software? Expensive; Calendar and scheduling software? Expensive. Quite often, the total bill would be enough to make you wince in pain. Since then, fortunately, we've moved on to a better era. With the advent of free open source software along with the growing maturity of the software industry as a whole, most of the key software needed for small businesses are now available for free - if you know where to look.