Although the number of women-owned businesses is rising, women still face a steeper uphill climb than men when it comes to starting and running ...
Author: Sanjeev Aggarwal
Charting Your Big Data Journey
In the first post in this series, I examined the underlying trends driving the ...
VSBs Use Mobile Payments Solutions to Get Ahead
SMBs are taking to mobile solutions like ducks take to water, as revealed in SMB Group’s 2013 SMB Mobile Solutions Study, and as I discussed in 2013 SMB Mobile Attitudes and Challenges. In fact, I’m hard-pressed to think of any other technology area that has enjoyed such a meteoric rise. In...
Is Big Data Relevant for SMBs?
There’s little doubt that “bi...
Is Big Data Relevant for SMBs?
There’s little doubt that “bi...
CollaborHaitian: How CIC Uses Social Business to Crowd Source Medical Care in Haiti
When small business owners and entrepreneurs think of IBM, they often mistakenly assume that IBM’s sophisticated solutions are only affo...
2013 SMB Mobile Attitudes and Challenges
The rapid rise of mobile in the consumer space is accelerating the explosive growth of mobile solutions in the business world. Businesses recognize that mobile solutions can empower employees to be more productive and responsive to customers. Likewise, they realize that providing mobile solutions to customers, partners and suppliers is vital to improving customer experiences and fueling busines...
2013 SMB Mobile Attitudes and Challenges
The rapid rise of mobile in the consumer space is accelerating the explosive growth of mobile solutions in the business world. Businesses recognize that mobile solutions can empower employees to be more productive and responsive to customers. Likewise, they realize that providing mobile solutions to customers, partners and suppliers is vital to improving customer experiences and fueling busines...
Will Actian Connect, Analyze and Act on the SMB Market Opportunity?
After marking my calendar to attend Pervasive’s 2013 Integration World, I had to wonder whether or not Actian’s pending acquisition of Pervasive would be a done deal–or not–by April 14, when the conference was due to kick off. After all, I figured that if things were still up in the air, I’d probably leave with more questions than answers. Although it seemed pretty clear to me that the combine...
Infusionsoft: Big Dreams for Small Business
Infusionsoft: Big Dreams for Small Business Last week I attended InfusionCon 2013, Infusionsoft’s annual user event. In case you’re not familiar with Infusionsoft, they provide web-based all-in-one sales, marketing and ecommerce software aimed at “true” small businesses with 25 or fewer employees.