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What Macworld Means For Smaller Companies

January 5, 2009 | With the annual Macworld Conference & Expo beginning today in San Francisco, plenty of new products will be unveiled. But in a time of belt-tightening, what do Apple products -- which are often pricier than those that are Windows-based -- have to offer small and midsize companies? And what else can growing businesses get out of Macworld?
By Jennifer Moline

The Top Blog Posts Of 2008

December 30, 2008 | In 2008, bMighty and SmallBizResource blogged about the emerging trends, innovative products, and industry shifts that the owners of small and midsize businesses need to know about and understand. Now as the year draws to a close, our editors have looked back over the year and picked our Top 20 Blog Posts of 2008.
By bMighty Staff

Last-Minute Year-End Tax Tips

December 29, 2008 | It's not too late for year-end tax planning. With just a few days left of 2008, there is still an opportunity for smaller businesses to minimize their tax bills. Here are some recommendations about what business owners should purchase now -- and how to afford it -- so that they can deduct it later.
By Jennifer Moline

The Top Stories Of 2008

December 23, 2008 | Over the past year, bMighty has covered new technologies and old technologies, trends and threats, first-time entrepreneurs and established, innovative companies, all with an eye to ways that business owners can use technology to gain competitive advantage in their market. Now as the year draws to a close, our editors have picked our top 20 for 2008.
By bMighty Staff

Q&A With Infusionsoft's Clate Mask: Automating Follow Up Boosts Sales

December 22, 2008 | Businesses invest big resources to generate leads for the sales pipeline, but without consistent follow-up those leads never convert to sales, lose value, and erode your business reputation. By automating the follow-up function, your business can ensure that no leads fall through the cracks.
By Naomi Grossman

Financial Crisis Survival Kit

December 18, 2008 | In the face of the current financial crisis, small- and midsize-business owners need strategies, tips, and tricks to help their companies weather the storm and emerge poised for the future.
By bMighty.com Staff

What The Coming Year Holds For Growing Businesses

December 18, 2008 | Unfortunately, the financial crisis will continue to take a toll on smaller businesses in 2009. But cloud computing and SaaS, green IT, and social networking are three markets that should evolve significantly next year and offer the prospect of reducing costs for growing companies while often enhancing quality.
By Benjamin Tomkins

10 Innovative Growing Businesses

December 17, 2008 | In 2008, bMighty and SmallBizResource covered scores of businesses. Along the way, we unearthed the details of the newest products and services from start-ups and established companies alike and captured the perspective of veteran business leaders and young entrepreneurs. We learned the secrets of their success and what keeps them awake at night. Now as the year draws to a close, our editors have selected 10 growing businesses for the first annual bMighty Innovation awards.
By bMighty Staff

A Business Is Not A Family

December 17, 2008 | Lots of businesses say that they're like a family -- but they don't really mean it. Calling your business a family may sound warm and fuzzy, but are you really ready to take on the obligations of a family?
By Fredric Paul

Mid-Market Heroes: Opting For Online Content Management

December 16, 2008 | Tired of e-mailing documents back and forth to co-workers and dealing with compatibility issues along with files that were too large, the Distressed Property Institute turned to Xythos on Demand, a document management site that allows customers to store any file type. At $400 to $600 a year, it's the right fit for a six-employee company that couldn't maintain a server and backup at that price.
By Jennifer deJong

Q&A With DirectoryM's Panos Bethanis: Why Now Is The Time To Grow

December 15, 2008 | Now that we're officially in a recession, business owners may have put thoughts of growth on hold. But Panos Bethanis -- CEO of DirectoryM, an online advertising platform with about 20 employees -- has some suggestions for smaller companies to try. One is to take aggressive measures.
By Jennifer Moline

12 Innovative Products For Your Business

December 10, 2008 | In 2008, a host of new products debuted (or introduced enhancements), many of them with unique appeal for small and midsize businesses. Sorting through the thicket of new products to find the ones that best suit your needs is a daunting task, but we're here to help. In the first annual bMighty Innovation awards, our editors select 12 (one for each month) of the best products for growing businesses.
By bMighty Staff

Calculate Your Web Site Conversion Rate

December 4, 2008 | Every visitor to your company Web site is a potential customer, and how effectively you can convert them from prospect to customer will drive your revenue. By accurately calculating your Web site conversation rate, you can adjust your marketing, site design, and pricing to increase your sales.
By bMighty Staff

How To Balance Capital And Operating Budgets

November 25, 2008 | IT decision makers manage two kinds of budgets: capital and operating. By balancing the combination of IT spending across these two budgets you can improve IT/business alignment and increase IT business value.
By Robert Garmaise, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

18 Value Gifts For The Holidays

November 24, 2008 | The holidays are upon us -- and that, inevitably, means shopping. But with the economy in turmoil, people want to shop smarter. And bMighty is here to help with its selection of gifts that provide value -- whether by helping your business be more portable or by simply providing a way to rock out in your downtime.
By Jennifer Moline

Cheap, Easy Tools For Productive Online Meetings

November 21, 2008 | Travel budgets are getting the ax, but a host of free and low-cost online tools make it easier than ever to hold productive online meetings that let teams collaborate and get things done.
By Heather Clancy

9 Underrated Technologies For Growing Companies

November 19, 2008 | The latest and greatest technologies always get the attention and accolades, but it's the unsung and unheralded technologies that often are the workhorses that keep your business running -- functional trumps flash and fancy every time. Here, bMighty reviews nine technologies that have been overlooked, underhyped, or taken for granted.
By bMighty Staff

What PaaS Means For Growing Companies

November 18, 2008 | Platform as a service is mostly for software developers. But by making it easier to create programs, PaaS promises more choices and higher-quality business applications for all kinds of companies.
By Fredric Paul

9 Overrated Technologies For Growing Companies

November 17, 2008 | Too often, the hottest technologies ride on nothing more than hot air. Don't confuse good looks, marketing hype, or even dominant market share with value. Many of the most familiar, popular, and widely used technologies cultivate cachet they just don't deserve. Here's bMighty's picks for nine overblown technologies that just don't deliver the goods for business.
By bMighty Staff

SaaS For Your Business

November 12, 2008 | Software as a service is seductive: low and predictable costs, robust feature sets, rapid deployment, and no in-house IT support. No wonder more and more growing companies are ditching on-premises software for SaaS.
By bMighty Staff

What IT Folks REALLY Think

November 10, 2008 | A peek at what technology professionals think about their jobs, their companies, and their fellow employees -- when they think the boss isn't listening.
By Fredric Paul

9 Projectors To Make Your Presentations Shine

November 7, 2008 | Without a top-notch business projector, it doesn't matter how smooth your presentation or how stunning your PowerPoint, your audience won't get the full effect. Make sure you can wow your customers, partners, and prospects with the latest projector technology -- and seal the deal.
By Amanda C. Kooser

How To Boost Operating Efficiency With TCO

November 6, 2008 | Too often, business owners don't grasp the full power of assessing total cost of ownership. If they calculate the TCO, they can measure, understand, and manage IT costs more effectively and boost the overall efficiency of the business.
By George Goodall, Courtesy of Info-Tech Research Group

Q&A With Darrell Rodenbaugh: Securing Your Business In One Hour A Week

November 5, 2008 | Businesses face security threats from every direction, but IT managers in small and midsize businesses have less than an hour each week to manage security. McAfee's midmarket senior VP discusses meeting this resource challenge and the five areas that spawn 80% of security problems.
By Keith Ferrell

Election Resource Center For Growing Businesses

November 4, 2008 | Joe the Plumber shoved business owners and entrepreneurs into the spotlight during the homestretch of the 2008 election. But there's more to the candidates' visions for small and midsize business than tax policy. And don't forget the importance of their differing views on key technology issues. Joe Wurzelbacher may have already cast his vote, but if you're still on the fence these resources may help you decide.
By bMighty Staff

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