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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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Smartphone credit-card reader expands transaction options
NetSecure's Kudos payment kit retails for less than $100; transactions cost the merchant 2.7 percent plus 20 cents per transaction.
Telecommuting is popular, so why not 'teleshopping'?
Research firm comScore predicts e-commerce surge of 15 percent for the 2011 holiday season as consumers shun crowded malls in favor of convenience and potentially lower prices.
As consumers go mobile, so goes SMB marketing
Mobile technology developer Cellit offers several platforms that help small businesses run mobile marketing campaigns starting at $49 per month.
5 tips to prep your e-commerce site for Cyber Monday
Can your Web site handle the demands of a visitor or transaction spike? Here are some suggestions for getting the planning started.
CDW offers up server virtualization self-assessment tool
Approximately one in four small businesses has invested in server virtualization. Is your organization ready to make the leap?
When technology is a game
The number of Internet users who play social games at least 15 minutes per week has doubled in the past two years.
SMBs tell of social media paralysis
Two separate surveys about SMB social-media strategies point up ongoing angst over how much time should be invested participating in social platforms.
SMBs more security-savvy but don't see themselves as targets
The latest SMB security awareness research from Symantec suggests that while more than half of businesses are up on the latest threats, they aren't protecting themselves against them.
Goodsie helps small businesses set up shop on Facebook
Payment options have also been expanded for online retailers.