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Small business technology, product and solutions: information, tips and advice
When search engines become free intelligence tools for UK small and medium businesses
Guest post from Cedric Chambaz, Marketing Manager - SMB, Microsoft Advertising Search makes you...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 06/11/2009
Beating the recession: selling home-made goods on the web
Interesting story on the BBC site today on how people are making extra money in the recession by...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 06/09/2009
TechNet Conference 2009 goes virtual
The very first TechNet Virtual Conference will be going live on 19 June 2009. The conference aims to...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 06/05/2009
Creating a community
Guest blog from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up - how to...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 06/01/2009
FSB promotes good news
The Federation of Small Businesses has launched a ‘Good News’ section on their website. “Amid all...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/29/2009
Mainly for women...
Two interesting websites we’ve recently discovered – WiRE – Women in Rural Enterprise “WiRE is...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/27/2009
Get ahead – could you be more competitive?
The market's tough, the competition's tough. Small businesses are having to work very hard to get by...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/25/2009
New security assessment tool on the Microsoft small business website
We've just launched a new security assessment tool to help you get a clearer picture of whether your...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/22/2009
60-Second Business Insider podcasts
New on the website is a collection of 60-second business insider podcasts. These are designed to...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/20/2009
The race is on!
Guest blog from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up - how to...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/18/2009
100 awesome business blogs that are better than an MBA
Since this Microsoft Small Business blog is featured in the 100 awesome business blogs we had to...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/15/2009
Wi-Fi locator helps you get web access on the move
The much-improved small business Wi-Fi Locator is now live on the Small Business site. Being able to...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/14/2009
When should you otpimise your pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns?
This is a great blog post on the Microsoft adCenter site and well worth a read. Whether or not...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/13/2009
Every minute counts
Guest blog from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up - how to...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/11/2009
New ‘My Microsoft' web page
We've got a new page up on the website - My Microsoft. The resources on this page are designed to...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/08/2009
Special offer on Windows Live OneCare
Windows Live OneCare helps protect and maintain your computer with antivirus, firewall, antispyware,...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/06/2009
The Pitch: Is your business Britain's best?
Small Business is enjoying tweeting and reading about small business in the UK. One tweet that...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 05/05/2009
Subscribe to online software services and cut overheads
Q. Software + Services, Software as a Service (SaaS), online services, cloud computing - what does...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/30/2009
Small firms showing their resilience
Increasing confidence but frustration with banks is the feedback this month from the ten small firms...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/29/2009
Top 10 reasons they don't like you at work
Want a break from the workload and a bit of humour? Take a few minutes off and read the MSN article...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/28/2009
Special offer on Small Business+, 30% off Avery promotional materials
Take advantage of this limited offer for SB+ visitors and save 30% on any business cards, labels,...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/24/2009
Budget implications for small businesses: round-up
Reactions to the budget implications for small businesses are somewhat mixed - here's a round-up of...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/23/2009
Budget summary at a glance
Quick post today - need to digest the budget properly before we can analyse the pros and cons for...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/22/2009
Advice for coping in a recession
The first glimmerings of positive economic news are beginning to appear - the number of mortgages...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/20/2009
The Ultimate Steal - Office Ultimate 2007 for £38.95 (students only)
For all you out there with children or relatives who are thinking about embarking on student life at...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/17/2009
Starting up a business?
Welcome back after the Easter break everyone. Time away gives us all time to reflect and think about...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/14/2009
Give your customers some TLC – and gain more business
We all need a bit tender loving care - and customers are no exception, which is why we've produced a...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/09/2009
Spam overwhelms email messages
This is a story on the BBC website on a just-published Microsoft security report, which states that...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/08/2009
Changes to flexible working legislation
New legislation means that millions of parents with older children how have the right to ask their...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/06/2009
From hobby to home business
Guest post from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation, the home business company, and author of...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 04/02/2009
What sells in a recession?
There's a great new article on MSN Money, 'What sells in a recession?', spotlighting products and...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/31/2009
Three ways to source new work
Guest post from Emma Jones, founder of the home business website Enterprise Nation...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/30/2009
Office Groove - helping small businesses reach new customers
Using Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and other collaborative technologies has enabled a virtual office...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/27/2009
How to find and keep customers
This generally comes top of the priority list for every business - large or small - which is why...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/25/2009
SMEs use Twitter to cut costs
Social networking, relationship marketing, LinkedIn, Facebook, Bebo, and now Twitter. As the...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/23/2009
Beat the recession: affordable online advertising made even faster
Guest blog from Cedric Chambaz, Marketing Manager for Micrsoft adCenter As a small or medium...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/20/2009
The art of selling in six simple steps
Guest blogger Emma Jones There is no finer talent for a business owner to possess than the skill of...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/19/2009
Plain-speaking please
There’s a great story on the BBC website today on a list of banned jargon, compiled by council...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/18/2009
Women in science and technology
It's no secret that there is a shortage of female employees in the fields of science, maths and...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/13/2009
New 60-second business insider videos
New 60-second business insider videos are great way to learn something very quickly! Many...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/11/2009
Do what you do best and outsource the rest
From guest blogger Emma Jones Never has this piece of advice been more relevant. You went into...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/10/2009
Tim Kimber launches Office Live Guy
Over the past few months or so Small Business Blog has featured several blogs from Tim Kimber, UK...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/09/2009
Sticks and stones
The awful and embarrassing names people call their children was a story floating around the press...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/06/2009
Roll out the red carpet ...the business owners are in town
From guest blogger Emma Jones With it being Oscar season and all, what better time to talk about...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/04/2009
The devasting effects of a fire
I’ve been banging on about IT security, worms and viruses, business continuity (aka disaster...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 03/03/2009