Archive for the ‘SMB’ Category

Small Business Poll – Top Technology to Implement in 2012?

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Are you starting to think about planning for next year? Do you have any feel for the top cost-effective new technology that will boost your company sales and productivity? During the fourth quarter, we asked Small Business Executives, Managers or Owners to share  the Top 3-4 NEW Technologies that they were thinking about implementing in [...]

Low-Cost Way to Share Files on the Web in a Small Business

Monday, August 1st, 2011

Question from a Small Business I was looking to store some company files (powerpoint presentations, excel workbooks, etc) in the cloud securely and inexpensively.  That way my other partners can access them and upload updates.  Sort of like a Microsoft Share-point without the overhead.  Any suggestions?  ….keep reading for the answer!

Should I Buy iPad Tablets for my Small Business?

Monday, July 18th, 2011

          Question: Should I buy iPad Tablets for my Small Business? …or another manufacturer’s Tablets? Answer: This is an easy answer – YES!.  For now, you should buy an iPad Tablet!  In 2011, 85-90% of all Tablets sold are Apple iPads. They own the market.

The 15 segments of the ‘Core Green Economy’ in California

Monday, February 7th, 2011

A New Report was recently published on the Green Jobs and Green Business Opportunities in California.   Next 10 is an independent, nonpartisan organization that educates, engages and empowers Californians to improve the state’s future. They did a good job summarizing the key segments of the green industry below. 1. Energy generation 2. Energy efficiency [...]

Sales and Marketing Teams Work Together to Increase Sales Productivity in 90 Days

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Here is a low-cost tip for quickly Improving Sales Productivity:  Get Sales and Marketing to talk to each other! Unfortunately, Sales and Marketing Teams do not always work together very well.  Sales Productivity often suffers as a result of having different metrics and goals. When the Teams do work together to focus on improving the existing [...]