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Steps For Starting A Small Business
Apr 2009
Starting a business is no big deal, considering the potential avenues explored by the minute and scope of the Internet connectivity. Starting a small business involves dedicated research for...
Provided by Buzzle.com
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Starting A Small Business - Advice On Starting A Franchise
Jan 2009
An important step in the small business start-up process is deciding whether or not to go into business at all. Each year, thousands of potential entrepreneurs are faced with this difficult...
Provided by fresh business thinking
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Top PR Tips And Advice For Small Businesses
Jan 2009
As a new business, attracting customers who will buy your product or service is paramount. There are many different ways that you can go about this, but if you have the time to invest in applying...
Provided by Bytestart
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White Papers
Advice About Starting Up Your Own Business
Jan 2009
Are you thinking about setting up your own business? Have you an idea for a new business but are unsure about how to proceed? If you have answered yes to either of these questions, this paper...
Provided by iSnare.com
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Webcasts
T2 Server Virtualization Case Study
Jan 2009
T2 Systems offers a unified, hosted solution for parking management - a unique offering for the industry. As demand for its solution grew, the company had to add physical servers to its environment
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Crutchfield Case Study: A Win-Win Situation
Sep 2009
Fast growth had pushed Crutchfield's data center to the maximum capacity of its cooling unit. The company wanted to reduce the number of physical machines to avoid buying a new air conditioner as...
Provided by Dell
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Whitepapers
Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2008 R2 with Microsoft System Center
Jan 2009
Microsoft System Center supports organizations as they deploy and use Windows Server 2008 R2. System Center optimizes the deployment and management of Windows Server 2008 R2 by, automating...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Business Productivity with Microsoft Online Services
Jan 2009
In today's competitive global market, businesses need technology that enables flexibility and cost-effectively adds value to their organization. Internet-based hosted services provide a way to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 Version Comparison White Paper
Jan 2009
The Microsoft Office suites of productivity applications give information workers the tools they need to create compelling and powerful documents and solutions. With each new release of the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Drivers on Dell PowerEdge Servers
May 2008
Upgrading Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers to the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS also typically requires selecting, installing, and troubleshooting device drivers. Using tested and validated drivers...
Provided by Dell
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Migrating Dell PowerEdge Servers to Microsoft Windows Server 2008
May 2008
Upgrading to the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS can offer myriad advantages, including enhanced performance, security, and stability. By following best practices for in-place upgrades and...
Provided by Dell
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HotSchedules Case Study: Workforce Scheduling Provider Increases Capacity and Competitiveness with Virtualization
Nov 2008
HotSchedules needed an agile and scalable IT environment that could respond quickly to growth opportunities. The company deployed the Windows Server® 2008 operating system with Hyper-V™...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
Maximum ASP Case Study
May 2009
MaximumASP wanted to offer highly available virtualized servers in order to increase service levels and efficiency and lower costs. The company deployed Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Data Center...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
Migrating Failover Clusters to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on Dell PowerEdge Servers
May 2008
The Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS includes significant changes to the failover clustering architecture designed to enhance flexibility and availability, but migrating a cluster from Windows...
Provided by Dell
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Performance Advantage of Dell PowerEdge R900 over HP DL585 Running Microsoft Hyper-V
Sep 2008
Information Technology organizations are finding that combining today's industry standard servers based on multi-core processors with server virtualization can create highly efficient solutions. A...
Provided by Dell
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Using the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server Core Installation Option
May 2008
The Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS offers an alternative Server Core installation option that creates a minimal environment for specific server functionality. Although this installation option...
Provided by Dell
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Downloads
Installation and deployment methods for Windows Server 2008
Nov 2007
When installing a new system like Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn), many datacentre managers want to know what technologies and best practices are available to make the process foolproof. So what...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V Technology Introduction
Sep 2008
Dell'sHyper-V Technology Introduction for Windows Server® 2008 is a rapid approach to the deployment and configuration of a Hyper-V systems Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) based Proof...
Provided by Dell
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Webcasts
Dell PowerEdge Servers: Energy Efficient and Powerful - The Best of Both Worlds
May 2009
Listen to Chad Fenner, product manager for Dell M Series blades, explain the new features of this series of servers.
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
Anthem Education Group: More Bang for the Buck
Sep 2009
Anthem Education Group was paying too much for a third-party service that charged a monthly fee for printer toner with a premium for service calls. The company needed to find a lower-cost solution...
Provided by Dell
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Enabling the Windows Optimized Desktop through Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 R2
Sep 2009
There is more pressure than ever on information technology (IT) departments to deliver business value, despite the challenges of shrinking budgets, rapidly changing technologies, and increasing...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
Curve
Jan 2009
Curve, a theater which opened in November 2008 in the UK, needed a highly flexible communications solution that could support both its current communications and customer interaction requirements....
Provided by NEC
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Webcasts
Join Us for the Informatica 9 Launch: Transform your business. Transform your world
Oct 2009
Join Us for the Informatica 9 Launch Transform your business. Transform your world. Business and IT will finally be on the same page. Data quality issues will be a thing of the past. The promise...
Provided by Informatica
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Dell-Advanced Printing and Imaging Solutions for SMBs
Oct 2009
Different types of businesses simply require different types of printing and imaging solutions and it isn't always an easy decision for small and medium businesses (SMBs). In this TechRepublic...
Provided by Dell
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Whitepapers
How to Market and Sell Services with Webinars
Sep 2009
Let's face it: Marketing budgets are not growing by leaps and bounds. Instead, services marketers are honing their budget-stretching skills. There is, however, one cost-effective strategy that...
Provided by Citrix Online
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Whitepapers
It's Time To Review � And Renew � Your Telecommuting Policy
Apr 2009
There's no "one size fits all" when it comes to telecommuting. This new Forrester white paper explores how implementing best practices to create a telecommuting program and standardized policy...
Provided by Citrix Online
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Presentations
Web Conferencing for Better Collaboration and Reduced Travel
Oct 2009
"Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I might remember. Involve me and I'll understand." Hear Robert P. Mahowald, IDC research
Provided by Citrix Online
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White Papers
Utilizing Budgeting Software For Small Businesses
Jan 2009
Some web based budgeting software for small businesses have features like forecasting, analysis, and reporting, in addition to streamlined budgeting. Moreover, they can easily unify a single...
Provided by contentdig.com
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White Papers
Small Business Start Up Costs
Oct 2007
Small business start up costs can prove to be frustrating and stressful for a beginner business owner. Several entrepreneurs are intimidated by small business start up costs and choose to avoid...
Provided by Press Articles Directory
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Best Start Up Small Business - Does It Exist?
Jan 2009
What is the best start up small business you can have? Any business that is 'Knowledge based'. To use a tired old cliché, information is power. And it's truer now than ever before. As the world...
Provided by Smart Institute
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Business Info Small Start Up Needs To Know
Jan 2009
The business info small start up needs to take care of is important if you are planning to start a small business. This is critical in order to get the business up and running quickly and...
Provided by Smart Institute
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The One Thing That Could Make The Mobile Web Finally A Reality
Jun 2009
For years now, small business owners have been hearing about and waiting expectantly for the growth of the Mobile Web. It's coming! It's coming! Get ready for it! Uh-huh. Right. The Mobile Web...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Have Hackers Turned Your Website Into A Link-Generating Drone?
Mar 2008
Hackers have a new shtick: gaming the search engines. And they are using small business websites and personal blogs to do it. There is an alarming trend in which hackers take over small business...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Those Crazy RSS Icons And Why They Matter To Your Business
Jan 2009
RSS is one of those tools that's phenomenally wonderful for website/blog publishers and readers who are information junkies or looking to stay up to date efficiently. Unfortunately, RSS is saddled...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
As Attention Spans Shorten, So Does Blogging For Some
Apr 2008
First it was blogs. In the world of small business, people started going nuts over blogs a couple of years ago. Business owners and entrepreneurs and those who work in small businesses found the...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
High Growth Firms Tend To Be Old Fogies, Not Startups
Jun 2008
Economic development organizations, non-profit entrepreneurship programs, venture capitalists and other groups jumped on the bandwagon. Gazelles were in. If you wanted to see jobs, economic growth...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Businesses, Tear Down Those Walls
Aug 2008
Tear down those walls that keep your employees from working together, from collaborating together, from communicating together. Why and how should you tear those walls down? The answer to WHY: you...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
None Of Us Is An Island: Why Small Business Owners Like Me Want A Credit Rescue Plan
Oct 2008
Our financial system and our markets and our businesses are interrelated. No man (or woman) is an island. We need the economy as a whole operating well, if we expect our businesses to do well....
Provided by American Express
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Entrepreneurs With Poor Credit Face Crunch
Oct 2008
Entrepreneurs with poor credit have to pay so much more than entrepreneurs with good credit to borrow money from their peers right now, the former are probably unable to borrow money at rates that...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
For Small Businesses, We Ride It Out
Oct 2008
For many small businesses - the effects of the credit crisis playing out around us day by day, hour by hour, have not changed what we do. Many of us have felt no impact - at least not so far. Oh,...
Provided by American Express
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Political And Business Interaction Among Small Firms In The European Union
Aug 2008
The large majority of firms are small enterprises. In the European Union they account for 99 % and politicians are increasingly emphasising their importance for job creation, technological...
Provided by IMP Group
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How Should A Small Company Interact In Its Business Network To Sustain Its Exchange Effectiveness?
Jul 2008
This paper investigates the dynamic alignment of network and business development of two small firms in the printing industry. Developments are followed over more than 8 years. The aim of the...
Provided by University of Twente
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Do Inter-Firm Cooperation And Social Networks Change Over Time In Regional Clusters?
Sep 2009
An extensive amount of research deals with clusters and industrial districts, however only limited studies explored differences in same clusters over time. Schutjens and Stam (2003) called for...
Provided by University of Strathclyde
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Whitepapers
Five Calls To Make When Developing a Mobile Learning Strategy
Jun 2011
With smartphones becoming commonplace and new mobile devices such as tablets skyrocketing in popularity, the interest in mobile learning has begun to heat up as well. Many organizations see the...
Provided by SkillSoft
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Analysis Of Factors Influencing Czech SMEs After EU Accession
Feb 2009
The main goal of this paper is to present current research findings in three fields - business environment as a source of innovations, education needs and dynamics of SMEs units. The conclusion is...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Globalization Tendencies In The Czech SMEs - Historical Approach (1997-2004)
Feb 2009
The main purpose of this paper is to present historical development of SME's in the Czech Republic between years 1997-2004. It covers sections about changing strategy approach to prepare SME's to...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Dismissal Costs And Their Impact On Employment: Evidence From Australian Small And Medium Enterprises
Nov 2007
The influence of labor market regulation on employment and other macroeconomic variables is intensely debated across the OECD. In Australia the focus is currently on the employment impact of...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Information Asymmetries, Credit Rationing And Banking Concentration: The Argentinean Case
Sep 2008
This paper highlights the importance of the information efficiency in the banking sector as a way to ensure his correct operation as financial intermediary and the correct functioning of the...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Entrepreneurial Orientation, Intangible Assets And Firm Growth: The Impact Of 'Spirit And Material' On The Growth Of Chinese Private Firms
Jun 2009
This paper has three contributions. First, it shows how field work within small firms in PR Chinese has provided new evidence which enables one to measure and calibrate Entrepreneurial Orientation...
Provided by University of St Andrews
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Growth And Survival Determinants Of Chinese Private Firms: Fieldwork Evidence And Econometric Estimates
Nov 2009
This paper reports on one of the first empirical attempts to investigate small firm growth and survival, and their determinants, in the Peoples' Republic of China. The work is based on field work...
Provided by University of St Andrews
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Indian SMEs And Their Uniqueness In The Country
Dec 2007
The singular contribution of SMEs is on account of their unique characteristics .Their role in economic activity is manifest in both tangible and intangible ways. If this contribution is to be...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Value Based Information Systems For Small And Medium Enterprises
Apr 2008
Projects for informational systems frequently fail. Statistics show that the rate of failure for large projects is about 50 - 60% (Dorsey, 2004). Concerning the role of methodology in the success...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Indonesian Trainees In Japanese SMEs, Capital Accumulation And Micro-Small Business Development In Indonesia: A Preliminary Study
Nov 2008
Indonesia is one of the world important suppliers of young trainees in Japan. The authors present a preliminary study's result on Indonesian trainees in Japanese SMEs and their potential to...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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ICT Adoption Model Of Chinese SMEs
Nov 2008
Chinese SMEs have played an important role in stimulating economic growth, increasing employment, expanding exports and promoting science and technology innovations. In 2005 there were more than...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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White Papers
Who Needs Credit And Who Gets Credit? Evidence From The Surveys Of Small Business Finances
Aug 2010
In this paper, the authors use data from the Federal Reserve's 1993, 1998 and 2003 Surveys of Small Business Finances to classify small businesses into four groups upon their credit needs and to...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Innovation In Nigerian SMEs: Types And Impact
Sep 2010
This paper seeks to explore the types of innovation that are predominant in SMEs in developing countries and to investigate the impact of these innovations on different dimensions of firm...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Constraints To SMEs: A Rotated Factor Analysis Approach
Oct 2010
There is little doubt that SMEs plays a vital role in development of an underdeveloped economy, but still this sector is facing multifarious problems relating to raw materials, power, land,...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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R&D Network And Value Creation In SMEs
Dec 2010
Research and Development (R&D) activities are fundamental drivers of value creation in today's technology-based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Seemingly, a successful R&D is a task of...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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White Papers
TCO for Open Source Social Publishing
May 2011
More and more, Open Source presents not only a cost alternative, but instead an innovation alternative, to proprietary enterprise software products. This paper compares the total cost of...
Provided by Acquia
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What Do We Know About The Capital Structure Of Privately Held Firms? Evidence From The Surveys Of Small Business Finance
Apr 2008
The capital-structure decision is one of the most fundamental issues in corporate finance. Numerous studies have been conducted to test the two major competing theories of capital structure...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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White Papers
Quality Management System An Ace In The Sleeve Of The SME To Gain Competitiveness On The International Markets
Mar 2009
After the adhering of Romania at European Union, the level of competition became very high, so, it is vitally important for entrepreneurs know what helps company to be successful on an...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Overnight Success: Helping Small And Mid-Sized Businesses Prepare For Sudden Spikes In Online Traffic And Sales
Apr 2011
The short history of the Internet is replete with stories of major crashes, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and just plain downtime, but the ones the authors hear about always involve...
Provided by Neustar
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What Types Of Small And Medium-sized Businesses Are Utilizing New Financial Products?
Aug 2009
The increased diversification of fund rising methods among small and medium-sized businesses has been a major policy challenge in recent years, and private financial institutions are proactively...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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Webcasts
Small Business Rules: The GrubHub.Com Rule
Dec 2010
It's easier to make a million dollars than it is to make that first dollar. - The GrubHub.com Rule. After ordering yet another pizza on a late night work shift back in 2004, programmers Mike Evans...
Provided by American Express Company
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Webcasts
Small Biz Newsmakers: Urban Entrepreneurs Find Success
Mar 2011
Each year the National Urban League releases a report focused on the country's urban and underserved communities. This year's theme is about rebuilding jobs and putting urban America back to work....
Provided by American Express Company
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Webcasts
The PTAC?s Role In Government Contracting
Apr 2011
In this webcast the author explains why small business owners should seek assistance from the PTAC and discusses the differences between the PTAC and the Small Business Development Center.
Provided by American Express Company
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Webcasts
The Small Business Administration ? Here To Help
Apr 2011
In this webcast the author, Associate Administrator of Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration (SBA), outlines what the SBA is doing to assist the Small...
Provided by American Express Company
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Webcasts
Insights From The Small Business Administration
Apr 2011
In this webcast the author, Associate Administrator of Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business Administration (SBA), discusses prospects for the future, how the SBA is...
Provided by American Express Company
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Webcasts
Small Business Rules: The Inhabitat Rule
Nov 2010
This episode of Small Business Rules talks to the author, an eco-designer, blogger, and green design consultant. As founder of the Inhabitant family of websites, she's helped business people,...
Provided by American Express Company
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Webcasts
Small Business Rules: The rEvolution Rule
Dec 2010
First learn how to be a great player. Then learn how to be a great coach. - The rEvolution Rule. At a critical turning point in the sports marketing industry, the author saw an opportunity to...
Provided by American Express Company
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Webcasts
Top Five: SMB Industries
Jan 2011
How is your industry shaping up in the New Year? Here now are the top five performing industries dominated by small and medium-sized businesses, as projected by IBISWorld were discussed in this...
Provided by American Express Company
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Webcasts
From The Floor: Dealing With Bad Customers
Jan 2011
It's the bane of any small business owner's existence: how do you handle bad customers? That's the question we asked a group of small business owners in this week's "From the Floor."
Provided by American Express Company
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White Papers
Measuring The Dynamics Of Young And Small Businesses: Integrating The Employer And Nonemployer Universes
Jul 2007
The authors develop a preliminary version of an Integrated Longitudinal Business Database (ILBD) that combines administrative records and survey data for all employer and nonemployer business...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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Whitepapers
Setting a strategy for secure mobile printing
Mar 2011
With our portfolio of mobile printing hardware, software and solutions, HP makes it possible to print where business takes you. Using HP ePrint Enterprise-a solution that enhances workforce...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Critical Factors For New Product Developments In SMEs Virtual Team
Nov 2010
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are considered as an engine for economic growth all over the world and especially for developing countries. During the past decade, New Product Development...
Provided by Munich Personal Repec Archive
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White Papers
Do Small Businesses Create More Jobs? New Evidence From The National Establishment Time Series
Feb 2008
The authors use a new database, the National Establishment Time Series (NETS), to revisit the debate about the role of small businesses in job creation. Birch (e.g., 1987) argued that small firms...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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Whitepapers
ITG MANAGEMENT BRIEF: Cost/Benefit case for IBM INFORMIX: Compared to Microsoft SQL server for midsize organizations
Apr 2011
This paper from the International Technology Group (ITG) explains why Informix is one of the world's most widely used relational databases. The paper finds that Informix costs of ownership are...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Brochure: Simple, cost-effective collaboration and messaging for small and midsize businesses
Apr 2011
With collaborative solutions from IBM, small and midsize businesses can: • Stay within budget while delivering best-in-class, collaborative solutions, • Provide mobile and remote workers with...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Open source white paper - Extending open source tools for more effective software delivery
Apr 2011
IBM Rational® software provides an integrated and modular software development ecosystem that supports a broad range of open source tools. The ecosystem helps enable timely and efficient software...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Sageza Group Whitepaper
Apr 2011
Few organizations can claim a homogeneous IT environment. For most, the reality is heterogeneous, and the ability of future IT investments to not only coexist, but even thrive in this environment...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Those Crazy RSS Icons And Why They Matter To Your Business
Jan 2009
RSS is one of those tools that's phenomenally wonderful for website/blog publishers and readers who are information junkies or looking to stay up to date efficiently. Unfortunately, RSS is saddled...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
As Attention Spans Shorten, So Does Blogging For Some
Apr 2008
First it was blogs. In the world of small business, people started going nuts over blogs a couple of years ago. Business owners and entrepreneurs and those who work in small businesses found the...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
High Growth Firms Tend To Be Old Fogies, Not Startups
Jun 2008
Economic development organizations, non-profit entrepreneurship programs, venture capitalists and other groups jumped on the bandwagon. Gazelles were in. If you wanted to see jobs, economic growth...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Businesses, Tear Down Those Walls
Aug 2008
Tear down those walls that keep your employees from working together, from collaborating together, from communicating together. Why and how should you tear those walls down? The answer to WHY: you...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
None Of Us Is An Island: Why Small Business Owners Like Me Want A Credit Rescue Plan
Oct 2008
Our financial system and our markets and our businesses are interrelated. No man (or woman) is an island. We need the economy as a whole operating well, if we expect our businesses to do well....
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Entrepreneurs With Poor Credit Face Crunch
Oct 2008
Entrepreneurs with poor credit have to pay so much more than entrepreneurs with good credit to borrow money from their peers right now, the former are probably unable to borrow money at rates that...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
For Small Businesses, We Ride It Out
Oct 2008
For many small businesses - the effects of the credit crisis playing out around us day by day, hour by hour, have not changed what we do. Many of us have felt no impact - at least not so far. Oh,...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Relax - The New COBRA Rules Do Not Impact Many Small Businesses
Apr 2009
COBRA is an acronym for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986, which requires that certain employers provide qualifying individuals the right to continue their health...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
More Reasons To Pay Attention To Consumer Review Sites
Apr 2009
Review sites can be very useful from the consumer's standpoint, because they give valuable input. There's no doubt they are more popular than ever. Taken to extremes, or when inaccurate, online...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Are You Leading An Imbalanced Small Business?
Jun 2009
In a small business, where the owner usually sells, serves customers and does all the support work, it creates imbalance. You tend to focus more on some and little on others. This paper explains 3...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Non-Profits (And Small Businesses) Should Focus More On Design
Oct 2009
We love great products and services even more when they are designed well. Among the many reasons for our appreciation of good design is that it helps us understand things better. Design can...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Ready To Make That Deal? 5 Things To Keep In Mind
Sep 2009
As you navigate the world of small business, you'll be hit with challenges and opportunities you never anticipated. As you grow, you will increasingly encounter and interact with people who will...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Contract Based On Deliverables, Not Hours
Jul 2009
In this economy, bigger isn't necessarily better. The fact of the matter is that small businesses with less overhead are well-positioned. Already used to being creative with limited resources,...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
SHOP: Small Business Health Care Reform
Jun 2009
The currently dismal system of health-care coverage is a small business issue. It skews prices and other things in a way that makes it easier for larger corporations to insure their employees,...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Across The Nation, Taxing Issues For Small Business
May 2009
As Washington, D.C. prepare to unleash stimulus trillions across the country, U.S. small businesses should benefit from ramped up spending and investment. But in many corners of the country, they...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Businesses Are Bartering Because That's What It's Come To
Apr 2009
There are actual barter companies, which provide membership networks that enable disparate businesses to find good matches for barter arrangements. Apparently, over $16 billion in services was...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Empathy: The Small Business Advantage
Apr 2009
Even in the best of times, the deck seems stacked against small companies. So what's a small business to do when times are tough? Already outdone by large companies on margins, volume, and...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Outrunning The Bear: Advice For Small Businesses In Dark Times
Dec 2008
Almost all markets have turned bearish of late. How should the small business react? Not panicking is a good start. However gloomy conditions may seem, they will be gloomy for competitors, too....
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Dealing With Delegation: Quick Tips
Mar 2008
Any small business reaches a point at which the inability to delegate will cripple a manager. Yes, delegation is a critical skill. You must always ask yourself if you are doing something that...
Provided by American Express
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Downloads
CDPS Analyst Interview with John Webster of Illuminata
Oct 2009
Instead of focusing on recovery after disasters, midmarket businesses need solutions that enable business continuity before and during them. Listen to the recording, "CDPS Analyst Interview with...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
What Small Businesses Can Learn From ABC's "Shark Tank"
Oct 2009
Reality television, at its core, is typically about showcasing some type of conflict. Most often that conflict comes from relationships and unrealistic portrayals of "Real people" acting badly,...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Businesses Are Atwitter
Jun 2009
If you're a small business owner without an Internet presence, then you are not even close to alone. You are also playing ball with one hand tied behind your back. And web advertising is much more...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
How To Get Your Small Business Covered In The Media
Oct 2009
Local advertising can be effective to reach a regional audience, but when it comes to exposure, nothing beats having a profile piece done on you and your business in the local, regional or even...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
5 Pillars Of A Small Business Social Media System
Sep 2009
A business at its best is an integrated set of systems that come together to create value for an owner, employees, suppliers and customers of that business. There is no question that the emergence...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
What Small Business Needs From The Economic Stimulus Package
Mar 2009
There are some great opportunities for small business in the current bill and you should get with your accountant right now to talk about taking advantage of accelerated depreciation of equipment...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
5 Winning Post Ideas For Your Small Business Blog
Sep 2009
Keeping content fresh is one of the most important things you can do on your small business blog. Consistently putting out quality posts accomplishes two important goals: it turns visitors into...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
The Small Business Guide To Wikis
Aug 2009
Streamlined communication, collaboration, and information sharing are all vital aspects to building a successful small business. You need to build ideas as a team, record past successes and...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
6 Adobe AIR Apps For Small Business
Aug 2009
Adobe AIR, launched in 2007, is a unique platform (a "Runtime environment") that allows developers to transform Internet applications into desktop apps. Why should you, the businessperson or...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
5 Ways Your Small Business Can Go Green
Jun 2009
Going green is pretty trendy, but in this day and age, it's also a smart and efficient way to make your small business stand out from the rest. Thankfully, there are a myriad of online resources...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
Small Business Optimism Grows
Sep 2009
More than half (55%) of entrepreneurs have an optimistic outlook on near-term business prospects, up from 45% in March 2009. One quarter (26%) report expanding opportunities for their business, up...
Provided by American Express
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White Papers
How To Jump On The Webinar Trend
Sep 2009
Webinars' popularity is being driven in part by the high cost of travel, not to mention the hassles and time involved. Why not avoid travel if you can? Another reason webinars are getting more...
Provided by American Express
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Small Business Owners Taking Control To Survive The Recession
Jul 2009
If you think you're on your own in helping your business survive during this recession, you're right. And several other small business owners agree with you. According to a recent survey, 94% of...
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The Small Business Manifesto: It's Always A Good Time To Be A Small Business
Jun 2009
As a small business owner, you're not relying on the entire economy. You're relying on your customers. If you offer something of value, you should be able to sell it to your customers, regardless...
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A Business Disaster Can Destroy Your Small Business
Jun 2009
One of the biggest threats to any small business is a disaster. And as fast as you can say business disaster, your business can go up in smoke. Most small business owners think a business disaster...
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When Big Business Giants Like GM Fail, Small Business Is Not Far Behind
Jun 2009
The recent announcement about GM's failing is horrible news. The headlines trumpet the truth about plant and dealer closings. They cite numbers of employees affected. This is all very sad. Not...
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Small Business Health Insurance - System Hurts The Newest Businesses
Apr 2009
One of the most startling facts about health insurance in the United States is that almost all employees of large companies have it, but many employees at small companies do not. New small firms...
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Innovation In Tough Times
Mar 2009
Why should you be the company that people will always want to return to? If you can develop that area alone, you will have a much brighter future. Small businesses are in a very unique position...
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Create Your Own Small Business Economic Stimulus
Feb 2009
It's pretty obvious that those of you who are the backbone of the US economy aren't going to get an economic stimulus package anytime soon. As a matter of fact, you may even have a hard time...
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The Super Bowl For Small Business Owners
Feb 2009
For small business owners, having loyal, strong, supportive fans is a necessity. With them, your business will succeed. Without them, you'll struggle year after year to get your brand known and...
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Netbooks, Mobile Computing And Small Business
Dec 2008
Small businesses need to recognize the growing use of netbooks, smart phones and digital navigation systems. The use of mobile search and local review and information sites continues to increase....
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