Small Business Matters
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Sage simplifies SMB payment management
The new Sage Exchange portal makes it easier for small businesses to link POS and e-commerce environments with their back-end accounting systems.
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Do you have enough social-media savvy for your city?
If your small business is located in one of these 10 cities and it isn’t taking advantage of social media, it could be left behind.
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Schneider Electric launches SMB infrastructure configuration
The energy management and infrastructure company has created a series of reference architectures focused on data centers up to two megawatts.
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Netgear creates video surveillance suite for small businesses
Netgear builds on existing network and network storage infrastructure with a solution that supports up to 16 cameras.
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Rethinking your SMB e-commerce strategy? Check out these platforms, trends
Forrester Research considers close to 30 SMB e-commerce platforms in a new guide, and 3 common themes emerge.
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Cosmetics entrepreneur turns to Alibaba.com for sourcing
The online marketplace helps small businesses find international suppliers, many of whom have been inspected for quality and reliability.
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SMB cloud usage nears 50 percent (survey)
Web hosting and email remain the most popular cloud services among small businesses, but data backup and recovery services are becoming more coveted.
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BigCommerce e-commerce service integrates Pinterest
By including pins next to products sold on their site, retailers can help encourage inbound links via the fast-growing social network.
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Upstart Flint taps smartphone cameras for mobile payments
By cutting out the need for separate card reader, the startup hopes to make it simpler for small businesses to test mobile transactions.
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SMB mobile payment options add up
VeriFone and MasterCard are targeting small businesses with new mobile payment technologies, but there are plenty of start-ups bringing innovation to these solutions.
