Articles on Small Business

Reinventing a Small Business with Simple Technology

The infrastructure for a full-time mobile business is in place today. The backbone is reliable enough for employees to work from anywhere.

There are many challenges facing the IT function within the midsize organization. Actually, there are many challenges facing the IT function within all

I’m always on the look-out for stories of companies using data and analytics to manage their business. In a recent case study, IBM presented the story of

There’s been much discussion of the concept of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) over the last few years. While the topic has been written about by many

Last week I noticed this little gem over on ReadWriteWeb.com: Gartner highlights that only 8% of enterprises have actually deployed big data projects

I ran across IBM's "How NOT to run a midsize business..." site and immediately spent some time sifting through the site. You've most likely seen the cards

How well does small business and IT work? Can you run a small business today without an IT staff? Yes...you can.

Do small businesses have the tools and skills to take advantage of big data, or will it drive innovation for large companies and leave them behind?

The events in Japan over the last week are heartbreaking....but there's lessons to learn from these events. Elliot Ross has a great post titled Disaster

I've just joined IBM's InfoBOOM community. I hadn't heard of InfoBOOM until last week when I was asked to join as one of their compensated experts.  I was

I've been thinking about approaches to small business technology initiatives and whether it makes sense for small business to outsource a good portion of

Can all of the information technology assets within a small business be outsourced?  Could we see the IT desks within small businesses be as empty as

Over the last few weeks I've been conducting a very unscientific survey of small business CIO's, VP's and Directors of IT. Using LinkedIn, I gathered a

I received quite a few positive responses to my Small Business CIO post last week so I thought I'd continue the topic this week. Over the last few days

How to Defy Newton's Laws of Motion in Marketing by Valeria Maltoni on Conversation Agent: Quote: Emerging media allows you to develop laser focus in your

I've been trying to catch up on my reading list. Most articles, books and blogs that I've been reading have been focused around CIO's and IT organizations

How CIOs can sense if their companies are getting ready to fall? by Mark McDonald on The Gartner Blog Network 10 Tips on Building a Better Business by Ted

I read Seth Godin's post titled "You're Boring" the other day and shrugged my shoulders.  OK Seth...most companies and products ARE boring...what's new?

Last week I was looking for something to read on my Kindle and saw Guy Kawasaki's new book titled Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting,

Is Marketing Evil? by Seth Godin Process Improvement - Been there, done that. Have you Really? by Glenn Whitfield on IT Business Alignment (IT2B) 6 Ways

Success without failure is impossible. . . by Alexander Muse on Texas Startup Blog Top 10 Outsourcing Trends by Small Businesses in 2009 by Amit

A recent article by J Schwan at The Technology Edge titled "Stop Hiding Behind your Role and Get it Done" has an interesting spin on the world of