Small Business Blog from Microsoft

Small business technology, product and solutions: information, tips and advice

The secrets to a successful business partnership

Guest post from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation, the home business website and author of...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 02/08/2010

So who needs a server, anyway?

In the current economic climate, small business owners need technology which pays its way many times...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 02/05/2010

Microsoft Small Business is now on YouTube

We’re branching out here in Microsoft smallbiz – we’ve just set up a Microsoft SB YouTube page where...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 02/03/2010

Extend your products, not your niche

Guest post from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation , the home business website and author of...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 02/01/2010

Mass Effect 2 promo - world’s 1st ad-served expandable Silverlight banner

For all you gaming and techie followers – check out the world’s 1st ad-served expandable Silverlight...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/29/2010

Starting a business from home?

Redundancy, pre-school children, returning to work or can’t stand the boss…. There are lots of...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/29/2010

Learn about digital marketing at SES London (discount offered by Bing)

Guest post from Cedric Chambaz, Marketing Manager (Search & SMB), Microsoft Advertising Bing has...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/28/2010

Two cheery (not) priorities for small businesses

I don’t wish to be miserable but listening to the radio on the way in to work this morning I heard...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/27/2010

Manufacturing & production moving back to UK?

I caught an interesting item on BBC breakfast news this morning, on a Nottinghamshire-based...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/25/2010

Small firms see the benefits of web hosting

News story on the Microsoft small business site - Small firms see the benefits of web hosting....

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/22/2010

Save your business £1,000 by the end of 2010

January is traditionally a time for pulling in the belts a bit – both literally and figuratively....

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/22/2010

Thinking about hosted services? Free Webinars 9 & 12 February

You’ve heard about cloud computing or hosted online services but aren’t quite sure if it’s relevant...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/21/2010

Grow your business – embrace the web

Small Business 2.0 launched last year, helping small businesses profit from the web. This year’s...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/18/2010

How to be more competitive in tough times

To compete with the big boys in these tough economic times, small businesses need as much help as...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/14/2010

Reminder! Tax Return online deadline Sunday 31 January

If you haven’t sent your Tax Return to HM Revenue & Customs yet (editor's note: yes, that...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/11/2010

Give your IT support people less to do

Show your IT support people how much you care - give them less to do! This is the title of one of...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/08/2010

New Year bugs and snow – are you prepared?

How many of you remember the millennium bug crisis? When no-one in IT was entirely sure whether or...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 01/06/2010

Email shaped to fit your business

Email has changed – take a look at our new Microsoft website and find out how. Mail solutions have...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/11/2009

How to do search marketing as an SMB

Cedric Chambaz, my colleague in Microsoft Advertising, has written a great article search marketing,...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/08/2009

The changing shape of SMBs – latest advisory panel video discussion

Continuing our quarterly SMB panel discussions on the economic and business climate for SMBs, we’ve...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/07/2009

Top Tips to better email & much more in free digital marketing guide

Digital marketing – what is it? How do I do it? Do I need to do it? To answer the last question...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/04/2009

Small firms urged to establish websites

In one of today’s news stories ‘Small firms urged to establish websites’, Steve Pogorzelski, chief...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/02/2009

New Windows 7 60-second Business Insider videos

New on the Small Business website are 8 brief videos, providing hints and tips on getting the most...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/30/2009

BBC small business recession tracker October update

The October update on tracking small businesses through the recession is up on the BBC website...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/27/2009

Windows 7 customer success stories

We’re just publishing some great new content on the Microsoft Small Business website. If you go to...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/26/2009

Visiting Business Startup tomorrow or Friday?

Come and see us! The Microsoft Small Business team would love to meet you at Business Startup,...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/25/2009

Get a free online security review

We’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating – your data underpins your business. If your data – or...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/24/2009

Free Cloud Computing briefing, London, 2 Dec 9.30 – 1.00pm

Open the gates to the cloud – that’s what Microsoft Gold partner contentandcode aim to do at a free...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/19/2009

Get Safe Online with free, expert advice

Today marks the start of Get Safe Online week, an annual event to raise awareness of Internet safety...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/16/2009

Top 7 technology tips to be more effective

Small businesses can kick-start recovery by selecting smart technology. So says Robert Epstein,...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/13/2009

Women better at dealing with technology problems

This is according to one of the latest newsfeeds on the small business website, which states,...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/12/2009

Prices down 40% for hosted online services

As Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) is expanding, so the powers that be have...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/09/2009

If it looks too good to be true..... it’s probably fake

We’re talking software here of course. Piracy is a constant problem – not just for Microsoft but for...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/06/2009

Free tickets for Business StartUp

Business StartUp takes place at Olympia, London 26-27 November. If you’re thinking about starting up...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/05/2009

New tips & tricks articles on the Microsoft Small Business website

We’ve got a great crop of new business articles on the Small Business website: 5 Time-saving tips...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/04/2009

Chartered accountants practice save time and money with Windows 7

Hexus TV was at the Windows 7 launch last week and filmed two short videos on how Microsoft’s new...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/02/2009

Get more out of Microsoft Office with Office Live Workspace

Guest blog from Tim Kimber, UK Office Live Lead & OfficeLiveGuy Without a doubt, Office Live...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/27/2009

Windows Home Server for small businesses

Spotted this great blog post from Cullen IT Consultancy on Windows Home Server for small businesses...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/23/2009

Windows 7 - works the way you want

It's here! And now everyone can get their hands on our new OS. Building on feedback from a billion...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/22/2009

Windows 7 – Case studies, business guides and 7-second videos!

Today sees the press launch of Windows 7 in readiness for general availability tomorrow – some...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/21/2009

Have your say in the 2009 Home Business Survey

Place your name in the hat to win a free HP notebook by completing the 2009 Home Business Survey....

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/19/2009

E-commerce success: Part 1 - What is e-commerce?

In the first of a seven part series running in conjunction with PayPal, Emma Jones from Enterprise...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/15/2009

Need a loan? Try the RBS

Trying to attract new customers, the RBS has opened up its hotline to non-customers for the first...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/14/2009

Windows Server 2008 Foundation - ideal for small businesses

Windows Foundation Server offers a dependable and affordable technology foundation for running your...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/13/2009

Suffering from computer dependency

Small Business Blog is moving house today & tomorrow and as my colleage Nick Saalfeld at True...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/08/2009

Enter the 2009 Home Business Awards to win profile and prizes

Guest post from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up - how to...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/06/2009

The UK's top five most creative and unusual business ideas

You might be surprised at these.... (or maybe not!) According to a recent survey by ACCA (the...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/05/2009

SMBs find Bing converts more for less

Guest post from Cedric Chambaz, Marketing Manager, Search & SMB, Microsoft Advertising...

Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/02/2009

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