Business & E-Business

A Method to Their Madness: How Smaller Businesses Make it to the Top

May 8, 2008 | It's hard to remember now, but companies like Netflix and Meebo started out as smaller businesses. But by blazing their own trails, they managed to take on their much larger-sized competitors -- and win
By Justin Petruccelli

Q&A With Douglas Shuman: Domain Names are the Web's Great Equalizer

May 7, 2008 | For smaller businesses, a good domain name is crucial to attracting Web traffic. From choosing a domain name to buying one, expert Douglas Shuman tells bMighty everything smaller businesses should know to get noticed
By Naomi Grossman

SLIDESHOW: Interop for Smaller Businesses

May 6, 2008 | Interop Las Vegas was bristling with product announcements, new services, innovative solutions, and lively debate about the next hot technology. Back from the show, bMighty delivers a selection of show snapshots for smaller businesses
By Fredric Paul, Naomi Grossman, and Benjamin Tomkins

Smaller Businesses Learn From Enterprises: Integrating Business and Technology Initiatives Matters

May 2, 2008 | A recent study of Canadian small and midsize businesses indicates that they are investing in information and communication technology -- like their larger size peers -- but the study highlights the need among smaller businesses to integrate technology initiatives into business-planning processes
By Michael Astle, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

The New Rules of E-Branding

April 24, 2008 | Revamp your online brand and increase site traffic with these six guidelines
By John Williams

11 Internet Myths Debunked

April 17, 2008 | Think creating a Web site for your smaller business is too complicated? Think again. An expert sets the record straight and lets smaller businesses in on the simple truth
By Lindsay Holloway

Q&A with Russell Rothstein of Sales Spider: Social Networking for Smaller Businesses

April 14, 2008 | Smaller businesses must utilize every avenue to compete; that includes adopting new technologies such as social networking. Russell Rothstein, CEO and founder of Sales Spider discusses how smaller businesses can use social networking to grow sales and extend their reach
By Benjamin Tomkins

Q&A With Scott Huegerich: Become the Key(word) Master

April 10, 2008 | For smaller businesses, the press release is often the best way to get customers to visit their Web sites. Including the right keywords in those press releases is crucial to getting that revenue-generating attention. Keyword expert Scott Huegerich has advice on how to get noticed for your news
By Rachel Meranus

Q&A With Ben Wayne: Web-Based Video Solutions Smaller Businesses Can Afford

April 8, 2008 | Putting videos on your Web site is one of the most effective ways to communicate with your customers. Most of the solutions have been too expensive for smaller businesses to consider -- until now. An expert tells bMighty how smaller businesses can finally join the video age
By Naomi Grossman

10 Cheap Ways to Build Your Smaller Business' Brand

April 3, 2008 | From enhancing customer loyalty to leveling the playing field with larger size competitors, branding can be the key to your smaller business' success. There are lots of ways to effectively -- and inexpensively -- reinforce your company's brand
By John Williams

It's a (Web) Hit

March 27, 2008 | Get customers psyched about your smaller business by using all the Web has to offer
By John Jantsch

Strategy Matters: Positive Branding and the Customer Experience in Purchasing

March 27, 2008 | What is it like to buy your product? If a smaller business manages the purchasing experience well, the reward is not only a loyal customer who buys again and is your advocate but also a polishing of your brand. Here's how
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

How Not to Be a Spammer: The Truth About E-Mail Marketing

March 21, 2008 | E-mail can be one of the most effective, cheapest marketing tools, when used correctly. Make sure you use best practices in your e-mail marketing efforts -- or risk having your customers treat you like Spam.
By Rhonda Raider, Courtesy of Cisco Systems

Why Smaller Businesses Should Hire Independent IT Consultants

March 20, 2008 | Smaller businesses that lack in-house IT resources often look to external solution providers and consultants for help. How do you hire quality IT expertise that won't squander your budget and will deliver what you need?
By Mike Bohlmann

Automate Your Online Business

March 20, 2008 | These 4 easy steps will save you time, make you money, and free you up to run your business from anywhere in the world
By Mitch Meyerson

Q&A With Thomas Harpointner: Online Advertising the Smaller Business Way

March 19, 2008 | Online advertising expert Thomas Harpointner explains to bMighty why smaller businesses can no longer afford to ignore the Internet when developing their marketing campaigns
By Naomi Grossman

How to Get More Done by Doing Less

March 17, 2008 | Want to learn how to manage your in-box and minimize distractions and interruptions? It all starts with checking your e-mail less often
By Rick Telberg, courtesy of CPA Insider

New Ways to Pay

March 6, 2008 | Want to close more sales without doing more work? Give your customers more ways to pay with alternative billing methods
By Francine Kizner

United Business Media Transforms CMP into Four Independent Media and Information Services Businesses

February 29, 2008 | New market-focused agile businesses to leverage UBM global resources and infrastructure
By bMighty.com

Strategy Matters: How to Get Your Business to Listen to, and Execute, Your Plan

February 27, 2008 | Figuring out what is wrong in your smaller business is hard. Getting others to help you fix it is even harder. Here are 10 ways to get everyone on board
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

Web 3.0: How RIAs Can Get Your Smaller Business on the Next Web

February 21, 2008 | Rich internet applications are powerful tools that are bringing client server functionality to the Web and could dominate Web 3.0
By Frank Bell

Gauging Customer Satisfaction: The Importance of the Online Survey

February 14, 2008 | A little feedback can lead to major developments in your business -- and a positive impact on its bottom line
By Steve Oriola

Strategy Matters: From Porter's Five Forces to the Permeable Corporation -- A New Business Model

February 13, 2008 | Web 2.0 efficiencies disrupt old business models by reducing manufacturing and investment costs and decentralizing information. It's time for the permeable corporation, where success depends upon cooperation and interaction.
By Nilofer Merchant, CEO of Rubicon Consulting

Payroll and HR for Smaller Businesses: New Services Can Save Time and Money

February 12, 2008 | Outsourcing human resources and payroll functions may no longer be cost effective or even more productive for small and midsize companies. Between electronic deposit and Web-based features, bringing those services in-house is beginning to make more and more sense
By Randolph Johnston, Courtesy of CPA Insider

Slide Show: 7 Things For Smaller Businesses to Love on Valentine's Day

February 11, 2008 | Feb. 14 is the day for love, so bMighty.com has come up with some objects worthy of small and midsize companies' affection. Forget the roses and chocolates -- we've got the stuff that will make even the most hard-hearted businessperson swoon
By Fredric Paul