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Optimize Your Small Business: Part 3, Rethink Your Email System

September 6th, 2010 · No Comments · small business, technology

This post is aimed at small business practitioners who are looking to become more effective in their daily practice. We’ll talk about basic email applications and how to handle your Inbox. If you’ve been in business for awhile, you’re probably muddling through with something already. Here’s a way to make a new start and work smarter in future.

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Optimize Your Small Business: Part 2, Best Basic Apps

August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · small business, technology

Are small businesses ready for Web 2.0? In many instances, yes! Some of the best software solutions for small business are “in the cloud.” Here are some recommendations, and a few cautions.

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Optimize Your Small Business: Part 1, a Backup System That Works

August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · small business, technology

For my small business to survive and grow, I needed to get a lot smarter. Specifically, I needed to quit avoiding new technologies and embrace them. Or at least figure out which ones fit my lifestyle and biz model.

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Are You Making This Common Small Business Mistake?

March 16th, 2009 · No Comments · technology

Check out Erica Douglass on the Small Biz Tools website. She presents a not-uncommon, and costly, failure-to-back up scenario then describes her own system in some detail.

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Small Business Backup Essentials

March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · technology

Is there ever a convenient time to lose your data or re-load all your software? In slow times we might have more time for our own troubleshooting and recovery, but less money for paid assistance when those efforts are unsuccessful.

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