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Joel Osserman and 20 other people answered this question

What are some of the best small business pbx phone systems?

We are a small dealerhip and while we are right up on internet technology, we had a horrible experience with fiber optic and so returned to Verizon wired phone service.
For 22 years we used the Southwestern bell KSU 246 system with 4 FS800/900 headsets. ... more

May 22, 2012

Nicolas Duplessis asked a question

Is hosted Exchange well suited for SMBs?

May 17, 2012

Carolyn Stoll-Sokol and 8 other people answered this question

What are the biggest concerns about social media that need to be addressed?

Agree 100%. However, no matter how strong your case is, the social media companies charge big bucks to run your campaign for you and the very small businesses just can't afford to hire them. more

May 11, 2012

Fred Blauer and 12 other people answered this question

What alternatives to Quickbooks are there for the small business?

This a free and open source alternative:
http://www.xtuple.com/the-quickbooks-alternative
We have several clients up and running on xtuple, and it works well. Most people still don't seem to be aware that there are good alternatives to the traditional, proprietary legacy systems. more

Accounting Software

April 25, 2012

FERMAN THORNTON answered this question

What are your top five needs for your small business in today's economic environment?

1. Brand recognition-getting people to know who you are. 2. Operating capital-to be able to operate within budget and/or have good bank relationship. 3. Quality-people will come if you put out a quality service or product. 4. Good employees-any business is only as good as ... more

March 28, 2012

Jeremy Horn and 1 other person commented on a brief

How Are YOU Preparing Your Small Business Taxes?

I've been using a software now for a while that I've grown accustomed with. I really enjoy it, but maybe it's just because i'm so familiar with it.
www.taxworks.com/faq.aspx more

Small Business Taxes

March 21, 2012

Joy Ibeabuchi and 21 other people answered this question

What is the best back-office software for SMBs?

Hi! All, Whoa.. am so glad i came across this forum. Preparing for an Experience on Business productivity, Business Continuity and High Availability for SMBs. Other colleagues would be addressing Network, Security and Identity Management, Business Intelligence and Document Mgt.
I would recommend virtual workstyles ... more

Business Intelligence

March 14, 2012

Diego Bittencourt and 5 other people answered this question

Who are the top SMB CRM vendors?

Hi, Caty.
There are a couple of good CRM tools that are focused on the SMB Market. Definitely the applications mentioned by Brian are some of the best competitors of this area. A good information to add to this discussion is that some of the ... more

Feb. 13, 2012

Charlie Alter and 1 other person answered this question

What tools and/or methods do you use when researching a new product / service idea?

I use McKinsey's Three Horizons of Growth approach with clients. It's a great way to understand what it takes for a new product/service to progress in a systematic way to become a part of the core business. The dilemma is that many companies don't recognize ... more

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Feb. 6, 2012

promise desmond and 2 other people commented on a brief

Small Business CRM: 5 Considerations

Interesting,
How is everything with you, I picked interest on you after going through your short profile. I really want to have a good friendship with you. Beside i have something very vital to disclose to you, but I found it difficult to express myself ... more

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