Small Business Blog from Microsoft
Small business technology, product and solutions: information, tips and advice
There’s snow on the ground... but Clouds above!
Any owner of a small business will be juggling priorities over the Christmas period. You’ll...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/20/2010
Growing your small business?
Learn how you can use technology to manage your business growth and get set for continued success....
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/17/2010
Every business needs marketing
Guest post from Maria Ross, founder and chief strategist of Red Slice a branding and marketing...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/14/2010
Meteors tonight (13th)
I'm a bit late spotting this so apologies to all those who've just come in to work on Tuesday am and...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/13/2010
What future for the High Street?
A news item on BBC Breakfast this am featured a couple of high streets - Swindon in Wiltshire and...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/06/2010
6 tips for an effective 'call to action'
Guest post by Tina Fotopoulou, an editor & SEO Copywriter at WebSEOAnalytics.com Once you have...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 12/02/2010
From the Shell Young Entrepreneur of the year: The growing importance of technology in transport
Guest post from Robert Matthams, founder of www.shiply.com] and recently named Shell Young...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/29/2010
Server investment holds the key to business growth
Growing a business can be a difficult enough task at the best of times, without attempting to cut...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/26/2010
The ABCs of Selling: Always Be Client Ready
When you’re in the middle of making a sale, you need to keep the rhythm of your client...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/24/2010
Why would I bother with a server?
The big buzzword – and success - of 2010 has been Cloud Computing: data storage and services...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/23/2010
Office.com presents the 2011 Calendar Contest
Quick! You’ve got just 6 days to enter the Office 2011 Calendar Contest. Build a 2011 calendar...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/22/2010
Lessons I didn’t learn until I ran my own business
A big welcome to a new guest blogger: Glen Feechan is Chief Executive of Spreadsheets by Email and...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/17/2010
Power-up your workday with Windows 7
Here's a cool collection of 7 Windows 7 Productivity Tips - we bet there’s something here you...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/11/2010
Want more productivity? Get smarter technology (Tip #3)
Unleash Your Task (Bar) Force -->Comparing documents used to be a pain. And simply finding the...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/11/2010
Want more productivity? Get smarter technology (Tip #2)
Let your machine do the work -->So little time, so much to remember. But with Windows 7...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/07/2010
Bing, a year on: growing opportunities for small businesses
Guest post from Cedric Chambaz, Marketing Manager - Search & SMB, Microsoft Advertising A year...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/05/2010
A tip that can put you on cloud 9
Are clouds on your company's horizon? If not, maybe there should be. No, we don't mean the nasty...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/04/2010
SME employees seeking flexibility to work away from the office
More UK employees wish to take advantage of mobile technology for work purposes, but should they be...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/02/2010
Want more productivity? Get smarter technology
Deadlines. Meetings. Conference Calls. When your plate is full, time moves fast. So how can you...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 11/01/2010
Philanthropy: business model or brand message?
Guest post from Maria Ross, founder and chief strategist of Red Slice a branding and marketing...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/28/2010
SMB Advisory Panel & effects of Govt spending review
The Small Business Advisory Panel met last week to discuss the implications of the...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/25/2010
Get in the cloud with Microsoft Office 365
Office 365 – cloud productivity for businesses of all sizes. Launched yesterday, Office 365...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/20/2010
Office Publisher 2010 features & benefits
How to get a free trial of Office Publisher 2010 is one of the most popular search queries on the...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/18/2010
Get online!
Today marks the start of 'Get Online' week and the BBC's Connect one click at a time page is a good...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/18/2010
‘Tis the season to get busy with search marketing
Guest post from Cedric Chambaz, Marketing Manager - Search & SMB, Microsoft Advertising Devoting...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/15/2010
Get all the IT you need to start a business, without breaking the bank
Even if your shiny new business will never involve writing lengthy proposals and reports, the...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/13/2010
Can avatars substitute for colleagues in video-conferencing?
'Location liberation' Not Microsoft-speak but all part of the video-conferencing, telepresence,...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/11/2010
10 ways to power up your PowerPoint presentations
- Show your speaker notes on your laptop and your slides on the big screen With PowerPoint, you can...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/08/2010
Announcing: Microsoft Security Essentials available FREE to Small Businesses in October!
Blog courtesy of Eric Ligman and the Microsoft Partner SMB Community Blog. Here is some great news...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/05/2010
Step by step: the perfect marketing email
Forget your own business for a moment, and let’s take a look at other people’s. How...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 10/04/2010
Don’t let your social media campaign die on the vine
Guest post from Maria Ross, founder and chief strategist of Red Slice a branding and marketing...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/30/2010
Microsoft’s Internet Business Vision: SharePoint for Internet sites & FAST search
Could your organisation benefit from a more streamlined Internet presence? We’re talking about...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/29/2010
Britain Works!
Last week’s unemployment statistics highlighted that young people aged 16-24 are at most risk...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/27/2010
5 ways to ‘run a business in your sleep’!
Before the financial crash, property experts were fond of saying that investing in property was as...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/24/2010
Calling all budding movie makers!
Windows 7 is proudly sponsoring the 54th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival, 13-28...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/21/2010
The power of your network: how social marketing can help you sell
Most businesses today have some sort of web presence – even if it’s just a listing on a...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/20/2010
Gorillaz launch Internet Explorer 9 Beta
Internet Explorer 9 Beta has arrived! And we even had help from our friends the Gorillaz, the...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/17/2010
SMEs look to homeworking as economy fears grow
Small and medium-sized enterprises can reduce costs and appease employees by embracing home working...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/15/2010
You’re asking – the Small Business experts are replying
Got a business-related IT question? Ask the experts on Facebook and you’ll get a prompt,...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/15/2010
Social media competition boosts hotel bookings: case study
Guest post by Dimitris Zotos. Dimitris is an editor & SEO Professional at WebSEOAnalytics.com....
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/13/2010
You ask - our experts answer
Thanks to Jane Buswell who has just posted the first question on the new Facebook/AskTheExpert page....
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/09/2010
Is the media or the message getting in your way?
Guest post from Maria Ross, founder and chief strategist of Red Slice a branding and marketing...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/07/2010
Ask the Experts via new Facebook page
Got an IT-related business question? Need some expert advice from someone you can trust? Ask our...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/06/2010
Ten tips for advertising online with Microsoft adCenter
This post first appeared on HP's Business Innovation blog - check it out for more business tips and...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/03/2010
Back to school with free search marketing classrooms
Guest post from Cedric Chambaz , Marketing Manager, Search & SMB, Microsoft Advertising Every...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 09/01/2010
HM Treasury Spending Challenge - rate the ideas
On the news this morning was the government's spending challenge - our chance to help shape the way...
Author: Microsoft Small Business Date: 08/31/2010