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Remote working project launched
A new project to help small businesses manage employees who work from home more effectively was launched this week. The Remote Manager?s Toolkit, launched by BT Business on Tuesday, will provide practical advice to small businesses on managing remote

Small Business Consortium Provides the Tools to Tackle Climate Change
As businesses across the country wake up to the need to tackle climate change, the Small Business Consortium today announces the re-launch of its dedicated resource site www.smallbusinessjourney.com According to

SMEs fear their own networks
Small and medium sized enterprises fear that their own networks could pose the biggest threat to business prosperity in 2008. A survey conducted by internet service provider Star found that 59 per cent of SME leaders do not believe that their networks

Should I sell my products to large or small businesses?
My mates and I are developing a fantastic new product that has a global market. We are now working on a sales and marketing strategy. The product has applications for the small and big business market. Which should we target first? And I am not sure if

Royal Mail must give some thought to small firms
'Whilst large firms are able to use alternatives to Royal Mail following the liberalisation of the postal service, many smaller businesses remain heavily reliant on them for final mile delivery.' This was the response of Chris Hannant, Head of Policy at

ComEd Gives $300,000 to Help Small Businesses and Nonprofits Pay Their Electricity Bills
CHICAGO, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of ComEd's CARE assistance programs, the utility is distributing $300,000 to help small businesses and nonprofits with their electricity bills. The program provides a one-time grant of up to $2,500 for eligible

Spiceworks 3.0 Helps 325,000 Small Business IT Professionals "Glide" Through Daily IT Management Tasks
- (HOSTSEARCH.COM) - Spiceworks™, Inc. (www.spiceworks.com) has announced the third generation of its free, ad-supported Spiceworks IT Desktop application, which is designed to meet the IT and network management needs of small and medium

Small Businesses Remain Optimistic Despite Bleak Economic Conditions, Finds Opinion Research
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SAP collaborates with HP and IBM to offer business solutions for mid-sized companies
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SAP stresses partners in SME strategy
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Warehouse Management for SMEs - HighJump Warehouse Advantage-45
Warehouse management is viewed by all involved in Logistics as a key to being successful in this fast moving industry. But the price of IT systems with the right mix of functionality for the SME market has been a major issue in the reticence of these

Bill to let small businesses negotiate jointly for health insurance clears House
The state's National Federation of Independent Business is behind small-business insurance legislation that cleared the House unanimously this week. Jim Brown, Tennessee state director of the NFIB, says in a release the measure will make it easier for

Gullickson named small-business "champion"
Twin Cities businessman Bill Gullickson has been named Small Business Champion of the Year for Minnesota by Solveras and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The Minnesota Leadership Council of the Washington, D.C.-based NFIB and

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What small companies need to grow
Experiences in Latin America and the Caribbena show innovation, having a big customer, international exposure and intellectual assets are what makes the difference in most high growth SMEs throughout the region. There are not many angel investors in

Microsoft adds $3 million to small-business subsidies
Microsoft has invested several million more dollars into an incentive program it recently unveiled for small businesses, hoping to make it easier for customers in that market to run their businesses using Microsoft products. continue

IBM's Server Appliance Will Change The Market For Small Business Computing
Lotus Foundations Server Adds Credibility To The Product Category with Eric G. Brown, Robert Muhlhausen This is a document excerptEXECUTIVE SUMMARY Small businesses want sophisticated IT functionality, but their lack of IT resources requires that IT is

Cut in steel prices an eyewash, says SMEs
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Small business helps boost Sam's Club sales
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cheap fuel, low food prices and a focus on its small business customers are helping Sam's Club boost the amount shoppers spend in its warehouse clubs despite the tough retail climate, according to its chief executive officer. 'In an

Where the accountants are: survey reveals UK hotspots for smaller firms
Where the accountants are: survey reveals UK hotspots for smaller firms

A new business survey by Barclays has revealed the most popular areas for small accountancy practices, and those expecting to hear about locations such as the City or Canary Wharf

Five Security Tips to Protect Your Small Biz Investment
By Lauren Simonds All the talk about lost data, e-mail scams, computer viruses and stolen identities can be overwhelming enough to turn a small business owner into the proverbial ostrich - head planted firmly in sand. But small-budget small businesses

Out in the cold: small businesses' ERP deficit
It took the United States just 45 months to defeat the combined forces of Germany, Japan, and Italy. It has taken SAP 48 months to get Business ByDesign, its SaaS (software as a service) play for the SMB market, off the ground. And it still isn't ready

Arkansas small business gets $224,000 from EPA to develop green' lighting
An Arkansas nanotechnology company has been awarded $224,997 from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a green alternative to fluorescent lighting. Nanomaterials and Nanofabrication

BOJ should cut rates to help small firms-lawmaker
The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, hedge funds and more TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - A senior lawmaker of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday called on the Bank of Japan to cut interest rates, saying small and midsize companies were

Tech tools bring big success for small businesses
After Hurricane Katrina lashed the Gulf Coast, small businesses such as the Silk Road Collection antique store in New Orleans had little hope of surviving. Tourists and local customers had vanished, and it would take years for the city to rebuild. Donald

MasterCard, FleetCor Target Small Businesses
MasterCard Worldwide will offer small businesses automatic savings on fuel and maintenance through the addition of the Fuelman Network, a nationally recognized fuel and maintenance network, to the MasterCard Easy Savings program. MasterCard BusinessCard

Indo-American Chamber to host SME meet
Indo American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), in association with the World Trade Centre (WTC), aims to host the fifth Indo-US economic summit to strengthen links between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India and USA and create opportunities for them

May 8, 2008 - HVACR Distributors and Contractors Promote Energy Efficiency, Small Business
The Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) partnered with the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), the Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors (PHCC) and the American Supply Association (ASA) on a joint

Arkansas small business gets $224,000 from EPA to develop green lighting
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Tressa Tillman at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov (Dallas, Texas ? May 8, 2008) An Arkansas nanotechnology company has been awarded $224,997 from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Small Business Innovation