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Why Vendor Definitions of SMB Size Matter
The SMB "market" actually represents a very diverse, fragmented collection of businesses—from solopreneurs running home-based lifestyle businesses, to mom-and-pop shops, to fast-growth startups, to midmarket firms who've been in business 30-plus years—as well many more permutations and combinations. While all sorts of segmentation nuances must be considered, technology vendors most often use e...

Six Inspirations for Small Businesses From ICON14
Entrepreneurs have always been a rare breed. And, as the U.S. employment rate has improved, the overall rate...

VerticalResponse: Taking the Guesswork Out of Email Marketing and Social Media for Small Businesses
Laurie: Hi, this is Laurie McCabe from the SMB Gro...

SAP’s Big Bet on SMBs—With a Fast Growth, Millenial Twist
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to meet with Kevin Gilroy, SAP’s Senior VP and GM for Global Small and Midsize Enterprise Segment & Indirect Channels to ...

SMB Technology: Mind, Matter, Money–and the Cloud
SMB Group recently wrapped up our 2014 Small and Medium Business Routes to Market Study, in which we looked how U.S. SMB (small businesses are defined as those with 1-99 employees, medium businesses as those with 100-999 employees) technology adoption and the buying cycle in ten key solution areas. As part of this study, we gather SMB perspectives their top business ch...

Cloud Is The New Normal for SMBs—But Integration Isn’t
SMB Group recently wrapped up our “2014 Small and Medium Business Routes to Market Study,” in which we looked how U.S. SMB technology adoption and the buying cycle in ten key solution areas, as shown below.

Can IBM Make the Collaboration Connection With SMBs?
Last week, I made my annual pilgrimage to IBM Connect to learn about the latest a...

Discussing SMB Tech Trends: Part 4, The Affordable Care Act Puts Workforce Management in the SMB Spotlight
Recently, I was a guest on Act Local Marketing for Small Businesswith host Kalynn Amadio. Each week, Kalynn shares inf...
Discussing SMB Tech Trends: Part 1, Social Media Marketing and Technology As a Game Changer
Recently, I was a guest on Act Local Marketing for Small Business with host Kalynn Amadio. Each week, Kalynn shares information and actionable tips to help inspire and motivate small and medium businesses (SMBs) reach their business goals. On this episode, Kalynn and I discussed