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...
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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.
SAP TechEd 2012: Implications for SMEs and the Partner Ecosystem
Sanjeev Aggarwal, Partner, SMB Group During the week of October 15, I attended SAP TechEd 2012 in Las Vegas, along with about 6,500 SAP technology specialists and partners, and a small group of influencers. Although SAP is more widely renowned fo...
NYEXPO Panel: Using Technology to Drive Innovation & GROW Your Business
Thanks to all of you who came to our panel yesterday at NYEXPO, Using Technology to Drive Innovation & GROW Your Business,
Pathways to a Successful Mobile Business Strategy
The phenomenal rise of mobile applications development and adoption creates both new opportunities and challenges for businesses. Is ...
Today’s SMB Social Media Market Creates Opportunities for Tomorrow
SMB businesses are increasing their adoption of social media solutions year over year--rising from 44% to 53% in small business (1-99 employees) and 52% to 63% in medium business (100-999 employees). But what business functions are SMBs using social media for, and what social media tools are they using in different areas? Just released results from the SMB Group’s