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Emergency Preparedness for Smaller Businesses: How Good is Your Plan?

May 29, 2008 | With tornadoes tearing across America's Midwest, the deadly Myanmar cyclone, and China still reeling from the recent earthquake and continuing aftershocks, now is a time to consider emergency preparedness. And though most companies have formal, written emergency plans, few know for sure those plans will work when disaster strikes
By Paul Korzeniowski

Government Regulations Bog Down Smaller Businesses

May 5, 2008 | In developing regulations intended to thwart miscreants, the government's often a step behind. Smaller businesses often strain to comply with new regulations spurred by the misdeeds of the dot-com boom
By Paul Korzeniowski

Augusta's RFP Twist May Master Municipal Wi-Fi

April 30, 2008 | So far, municipal Wi-Fi hasn't delivered on the hype and hope, and many cities now confront spiraling costs, stalled implementations, and poor connectivity. However, a new approach by the city of Augusta, Ga., may blaze a path to viable metro wireless networks
By Paul Korzeniowski

SLIDESHOW: Election 2008: What Smaller Businesses Should Know About The Candidates

February 26, 2008 | The Texas and Ohio primaries are the next hurdles in the race to the White House. In light of these crucial upcoming primaries, bMighty.com cuts through the chatter about delegate counts and YouTube clips to zero in on what matters most: the candidates' stands on business and technology issues
By Benjamin Tomkins

Slide Show: 7 Things For Smaller Businesses to Love on Valentine's Day

February 11, 2008 | Feb. 14 is the day for love, so bMighty.com has come up with some objects worthy of small and midsize companies' affection. Forget the roses and chocolates -- we've got the stuff that will make even the most hard-hearted businessperson swoon
By Fredric Paul

Chicago Wi-Fi Plans May Rile ACLU

October 12, 2007 | Chicago's municipal Wi-Fi plan is ambitious -- and could get the ACLU and other privacy advocates riled up if the city also uses the network for "proactive homeland security monitoring"
By Paul Korzeniowski

8 Steps of Telecommuting

August 15, 2007 | Telecommuting can increase productivity and save your company money. It can also be risky. Here's how to find the right balance between benefit and risk.
By Jimmy Ray Purser, Courtesy of Cisco

Planning for Disaster

August 15, 2007 | What would your company do if half of its workforce couldn't get to work for days or weeks? What would happen if remote access to apps and data, and the ability to communicate with other employees, customers, partners, and suppliers were unavailable or impaired?
By Gene Knauer, Courtesy of Cisco

PR Tips for Security Breaches

August 14, 2007  | You've been hacked. Now what? Act quickly, and don't duck from the media, says a PR expert.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

"Uncorporate" Thinking Saves Farms

August 14, 2007  | Organic Valley Farms officials describe how a farm cooperative is helping to save the family farm.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Can Solar Power Cut Business Costs?

August 14, 2007  | Can solar power a manufacturing plant? Can it solve your business energy needs if you are leasing? Find out what's new for business in solar power.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Sorting Out SOX

August 14, 2007  | Dr. Peggy Jackson, author of "Sarbanes Oxley for Small Businesses" outlines the advantages to voluntary compliance.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

What is the Double Bottom Line?

August 14, 2007  | In this European accounting process, profits and sustainability are of equal weight. Find out what it will mean to you when it hits the U.S.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Hiring Tips for a Changing Workforce

August 14, 2007  | Employees are demanding more flexibility, and rejecting the corporate latter for the "lattice" of different jobs and careers. What does it mean to your search for great staff?
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

How To Fight Global Warming

August 14, 2007  | VCs are pursuing clean technology. See why SMBs in several industries are poised to play a huge role in the fight against global warming.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Beware Public Computers

August 14, 2007  | Public computers, such as those in hotel business centers, pose a unique set of dangers to mobile workers. Cleaning the cache to cover your tracks when you're done just won't cut it.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Anything to Declare?

August 13, 2007  | When mobile workers come back from the road, be sure they haven't brought back any unwanted souvenirs before you give them full access to all your office network resources.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Beware the "Evil Twin" Attack

August 13, 2007  | Your "evil twin" could be lurking wherever you connect from the road, just waiting to steal your data. Learn how to fight back.
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Survive and Thrive in an Untrusted Zone

August 13, 2007  | Anything outside the office is an untrusted zone. How can workers stay mobile, stay productive, and stay safe if "encryption sucks," as Cisco's Jimmy Ray Purser believes?
Courtesy of Cisco Systems

5 Steps Toward Disaster Preparedness

April 1, 2007 | Hurricane Katrina's devastation of the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005 impacted countless businesses, from retail stores and hotels to major corporations. Those with disaster recovery plans in place fared much better than those without such contingency plans.
By Gene Knauer, Courtesy of Cisco

How to Build Better Passwords

December 18, 2006 | Stronger passwords don't have to be hard to create or use.
By Fred Langa, Courtesy of InformationWeek