Intuit redesigns GoPayment mobile credit-card reader
Financial software developer redesigns mobile credit-card reader technology for more accuracy.
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Long-time small-business advocate Heather Clancy translates the latest SMB trends -- from e-commerce technologies to cost-effective applications, hardware, collaboration tools and cloud services that improve SMB efficiency.
Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist specializing in transformative technology and innovation
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Quipu facilitates business plan collaboration
Built with Google programming interfaces, the Quipu incQubator dashboard integrates feeds from services such as Concur or QuickBooks, as well as key social networks.
New York retailer lets customers surf inventory via Apple iPad
Saturdays Surf makes the most of limited retail space by using LightSpeed software, helping it show off more surfboards and get lines moving more quickly.
Should your small business go completely wireless?
Before you decide to ditch your wireline connection completely, understand the tradeoffs in bandwidth, access speed and hidden costs.
Cloud accounting application integrates tightly with Salesforce.com
FinancialForce keeps financial teams in the loop about sales pipeline and progress update. Developed with force.com, the application supports the Chatter collaboration tool.
Mobile phones help small healthcare provider improve efficiency
By enabling caregivers to file paperwork electronically with Windows Phone and Allscripts, First Choice Home Health & Hospice of Utah dramatically reduced mileage expenses.
Workface puts 'face' on Web customer interactions
Software allows businesses to create team profiles that help make online chat more personal and extends communications options beyond chat to voice, video and email.
SMBs covet tablets, Apple iPads most of all (research)
More than half of small businesses plan to increase or maintain their spending on tablet computers this year, according to NPD Group's latest SMB Technology Monitor.
5 reasons cybersecurity matters to small businesses
Small businesses often think they are 'too small' to be worth hackers' notice, but that assumption could be devastating.
5 tips for improving your SMB e-commerce site
Mobility technology and better inventory integration will be key themes during 2012.