Endicia helps small businesses take e-commerce international
Shipping services targets small U.S. retailers stymied by the expenses and complicated processes associated with delivering packages to foreign locations.
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Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist specializing in transformative technology and innovation
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PayPal declares 'death to the cash register'
The digital payments company's Cash for Register programs will waive fees on up to $20,000 worth of transactions per month, from July 9 through January 2014.
Partnership puts ordering on the menu
A new deal between SinglePlatform and GrubHub makes it easier for small restaurants to be 'found' by diners seeking to order directly from Web or mobile menus.
SMBs optimistic on cloud security in Microsoft research study
Larger companies may be right to worry about the security and reliability of cloud services, but when a small business doesn't have a viable on-premises option, should that really be their first concern?
3 reasons this small commercial contractor uses Dropbox
While skeptics continue to question its scalability and reliability, Centric Projects looks to the cloud to share and store its most important data.
Startup mobilizes SMB Web sites
New York-based startup bMobilized has converted millions of existing Web sites into mobile editions, and is offering this conversion for free through the MobilizingUSA venture.
8 mobile apps for managing business cards
Still managing stacks of 'analog' contacts? These smartphone applications could make life easier; some even boast direct connections to LinkedIn and Salesforce.com.
Salesforce app brings forecasting, analytics to SMBs
InsightSquared, which just received $8 million in Series B funding, provides small companies with detailed analysis of what sales activities are working — and which aren't.
Insightly links cloud CRM with Microsoft Office 365, Outlook 2013
The integration will enable small businesses to keep track of customer interactions or manage leads directly from within Outlook or the Office applications.
Get paid faster: Xero integrates Stripe online payment services
Users of the cloud-delivered accounting software can now accept online payments from Web sites more seamlessly.