Service simplifies creation of marketing and product animationsGoAnimate offers predesigned content and templates, but also lets small-business owners add their own video, images and audio.June 24, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Egnyte pledges cloud storage flexibilityBy bridging local and remote storage, the hybrid service offers another twist on collaboration and file archiving.June 21, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
IBM analytics help small zoo, museum engage visitorsData from admissions, exhibits, merchandise sales and membership is being used to get a better handle on popularity and preferences.June 20, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Zetta.net speeds up cloud backup solutionThe service provider has nabbed $8 million in venture funding, bringing its total backing to $39.5 million.June 19, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Top-tier SMBs view technology as strategic differentiatorThere's a big contrast between the IT investments made by successful small companies versus those performing in the bottom tier of their industries — but they aren't necessarily spending more money. June 18, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Endicia helps small businesses take e-commerce internationalShipping services targets small U.S. retailers stymied by the expenses and complicated processes associated with delivering packages to foreign locations. June 17, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
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.June 13, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Partnership puts ordering on the menuA 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.June 13, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
SMBs optimistic on cloud security in Microsoft research studyLarger 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?June 12, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
3 reasons this small commercial contractor uses DropboxWhile skeptics continue to question its scalability and reliability, Centric Projects looks to the cloud to share and store its most important data. June 11, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Startup mobilizes SMB Web sitesNew 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.June 10, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Salesforce app brings forecasting, analytics to SMBsInsightSquared, 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.June 6, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Insightly links cloud CRM with Microsoft Office 365, Outlook 2013The integration will enable small businesses to keep track of customer interactions or manage leads directly from within Outlook or the Office applications.June 5, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Get paid faster: Xero integrates Stripe online payment servicesUsers of the cloud-delivered accounting software can now accept online payments from Web sites more seamlessly.June 4, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB
Should you focus more marketing on Pinterest?New research underscores the assumption that women are most active on the fast-growing social network, but men actually have a higher average number of followers.June 1, 2013 by Heather Clancy in SMB