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Small Business Advances :: Ideas and information for small business success Articles pertaining to Small Business Advances :: Ideas and information for small business success http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com Small Business Online Presence Growing and Focusing on Local Less than half of all American small businesses have websites or advertise online Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=164 OpenOffice.org or Google Docs: Which is the right Office-alternative for your Small Business? If your company's budget doesn't have room for the new version of Microsoft Office, here are some alternatives Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=163 HR 3590 Obama Healthcare in Your Small Business for 2010 Looking at the changes which take effect this year in the new healthcare law. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=162 The Rules for Credit Cards Changed - Or Did They? Business credit cards do not fall under new rules Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=161 I.T. Steps When Someone Leaves the Firm Your job: Protect the firm's data from duplication and destruction Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=160 What is metadata and how could it affect my firm? Don't send more information than you really intended! Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=159 5 I.T. Concepts Small Firms Shouldn't Overlook in 2009 Six months to go - almost a full generation in technology Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=158 Should our firm allow work to be done from the ballpark, beach, or beer garden? Mobile computing changes the office landscape and adds a few vulnerabilities Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=157 Why Password Policies Matter in Small Businesses Your firm may not have has much data to protect as big firms, but it's your lifeblood and your repsonsibility Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=156 Conficker's I.T. Implications for Small Firms It's like a moving, invisible target that might do nothing or everything Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=155 Vista Service Pack 2 - Finally Ready for Prime Time? Windows 7 is a few months away - it's now or never for Vista Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=154 Keyboard Shortcuts to Save You Time Your mouse isn't necessarily faster than your keyboard for many repetitive tasks Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=153 Should your firm consider netbooks instead of notebooks? The words look similar, but the experience isn't even close Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=152 2.5 Critical Levels of Backup Needed It's not the old days anymore and a good old tape drive by itself just won't cut it. Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=151 10 Good Reasons Encryption Should Be Required for Your Firm's Mobile Data The data on your drive is probably worth more than the drive itself - your liability for protecting that data is potentially worth even more! Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=150 WSJ Opinion Journal Feed Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=149 Small Business Health Insurance Legislation Durbin offers up S. 2795 to create a new federal small business health insurance program run by the federal government Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=148 American Small Business Work Ethic and Spirit Get Some International Credit U.S. leads the world in employee productivity by wide margin, 2nd in hourly value Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=146 Small Business Customer Relationship Management Understanding clients is key to success - some simple approaches can work well Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=145 How many small businesses feel when dealing with the government Regulation, regulation and more regulation... Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=144 Federal minimum wage legislation to affect small business Artificial wage floor likely to hurt entry-level workers Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=143 Should a small business cast a wide net or aim for the niche? Focus on your purpose until the answer becomes clear Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=142 Inspiring Small Business Marketing Book 'Selling the Invisible' by Harry Beckwith Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=141 Small Business Bookkeeping Essentials Keep it realistic and don't go it alone Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=140 Key People the Key to Every Small Business How do we keep them? Fri, 08 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=139 Balancing the Small Business Plan vs the Small Business Mission Statement Different ideas that should support each other Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=138 Imaginative Planning for Small Business Tools make planning more fun Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=136 In Small Business, Cash Flow is King Bookkeeping a key to success for smaller firms Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=135 Health Savings Accounts Help Provide Health Insurance for Small Business Taking advantage of HSA's work in many ways Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=134 Selling in a Small Service Business How does the prospect become the customer? Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=132 SBA Advocacy Office Helping Small Business Resources keep entrepreneurs up to date Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=131 National Federation of Independent Business NFIB is the small business lobby! Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=130 Computer Network Support Critical to Small Office Success Dependency on computer system in smaller companies escalating Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=129 Multiple Monitors Make for More Efficient Workday More displays can make users more efficient Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=128 Fiber to the Home/Office Brings New Level of Speed Not available in Chicago yet Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=126 Core Duo Introduction to Challenge AMD Core 2 Duo Raises the Technical Bar and the 2006 Outlook Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=125 Array of Choices for Small Business Data Redundancy Hard drive, tape, USB drive, offsite, optical, paper, ... Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=122 Another Memory Advance on Deck: MRAM Motorola Spin-Off First to Market with New Technology Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=121 Further Delays: Vista Ship Date Could Move With Office 2007 pushed back, will Vista follow suit? Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=120 Microsoft OneNote Makes Meeting Notes A Breeze Get better meeting results Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=118 Network Installations Present Unique Problems for Do-It-Yourself Types Experienced consultants improve the process Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=117 A Hard Drive with No Moving Parts from Samsung Impressive speed, low power, but high price (for now) Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=116 Vista Delay Causes Leadership Upheaval at Microsoft Allchin to retire, Sinofsky moving to Windows team Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=115 Serious Backup with Maxtor's 1 TB External Drive High-speed, high capacity vs high reliability, lower capacity Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=114 Flight to Microsoft Leaves Novell Looking for New Opportunities Shift in market share to Microsoft causes even more to switch Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=113 Hackers target people flaws more then tech problems: Mitnick 'Social Engineering' technique tricks the unsuspecting Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=112 Microsoft Announces UMPC - Previously Origami Project Will the small Ultra-Mobile PC find a place in the big world of small business? Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=111 Palm's Treo 700W: Mobile Communications Workhorse Your Office Really Can Be Anywhere Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=110 Disaster Recovery Should Be a Small Business Priority Planning for Preparation & Recovery Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=109 System Defense Systems from Symantec and Microsoft Security remains hot topic for small business Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=108 Vista to Launch in Six Flavors Microsoft's Upgrade to Windows XP Coming Soon... Thu, 02 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=107 Blackberry Dispute Keeps Business Mobility Intact One Time Payment Keeps NTP and RIM Out of Court Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=105 A Misto-fying Invention from HP HP Labs, Congratulations on your 40th! Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=104 Safety First, Browsing Second: Kids Need Guidance Online Protecting children online requires attention Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=103 Vista Analysis - Is Small Business Anxious to Upgrade? Build 5308 offers the full Vista feature set Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=102 Data Dependency in Small Business Continue to Grow Computers play a critical part of many successful, small organizations Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=101 Computer Networking for Small Business 101 Fundamental Articles by Responsive Network Services LLC Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=100 New Exchange Server Ready to Talk? Exchange 12 offers new access opportunity: voice Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=99 Backup the Backup Another case of more is better than less Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=98 Blackberry Work-Around New software avoids patent issues Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=97 Email Issues: Will the real email please stand up? Authentication techniques require constant attention Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=96 Verizon's EV-DO Broadband Wireless Fast, reliable EV-DO speed Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=95 Symantec's Turn at Emergency Patching Antivirus needs protective patch Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=93 Update: Fee-Based Email: Only for the "Legitimate" Mass Mailer AOL and Yahoo look to new system Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=92 How Rich is "Bill Gates Rich"? Answer: really, really, really, really... Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=91 Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Making small business work like big business Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=90 Remote Access Update Much to be considered for remote access success Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=89 Blackworm to make its debut on Friday Download current definitions for virus protection today Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=88 Apple ships 14 million iPods last quarter Video adds to iPod momentum Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=87 IE7 lets you forget Clear browser information with one button Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=85 Windows Vista: Which comes first, the launch or the patch? Security focus apparent even before release Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=84 Microsoft's Office Small Business Accounting Released Targets Companies of 25 or Less; QuickBooks Competitor Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=83 eBay in Talks to Purchase Skype Internet Phone Service Creating Major Buzz Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=82 Apple Offers New iPod Nano Super slim but still holds 1000 songs; iPod Phone Also Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=81 Internet Explorer Upgrade Expected Soon IE7 to Upgrade Security; Take on Firefox Wed, 07 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=80 Comair: We Don't Need No Stinking Upgrade Skipping the upgrade - big mistake Thu, 06 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=77 Australian Spyware Police Turning the tables on criminals using technology Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=73 Small Business - Big Data Dependency Computers now a central part of many small business offices Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=72 Very Effective Addition to Your Tape Backup: An External Hard Drive More backup points, the better chances of full recovery Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=71 Displays Now, Displays Then Using the phrase 'a thousand times better' actually fits Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=69 In-House Wireless Security Locking down systems becomes mandatory Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=68 Smart Phones Need Security Protections As mobile devices become more sophisticated, so do the threats against them Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=67 End of an Era: No More The originator moves on Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=66 HP's Fingerprint Pocket PC Biometrics now available to protect all levels of PC's Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=63 MPEG - Video Compression and Encoding What's it mean and why is it important? Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=57 Upgrade Planning Reviewing options before New Year's Eve makes upgrading make sense Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=56 Pioneer Creates 500+ GB Optical Disk Could be a backup tape killer Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=55 Windows CE Passes Palm PocketPC's popularity making the difference Tue, 16 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=54 BMW Now Handles Your Music as Well as It Handles the Road Option offers convenience and safety Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=53 Remote Desktop Connection Tool makes outside support more effective and efficient Wed, 10 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=52 Firewall Protection Understanding how a firewall helps to protect your small business Tue, 02 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=48 Video Now, Video Then Now you can really see it! Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=45 Connecting Separate Office Locations Many factors influence choice of internet connections and software Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=44 TabletPC's in Action Reduced learning curve finds improved usability Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=41 Terminal Services Remote access has another option Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=40 WiMAX New technology to change the concept of internet access Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=38 Obsolescence: How Soon is Now? Planned time frame vs warranty expiration Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=35 Confessions of a Virus Author Curiosity leads to significant damage Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=33 Spyware Blocking with XP SP2 Protection now native to operating system Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=31 Fiber Optic as a DSL Replacement? ISP competition will improve the landscape for small business Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=30 Memory Then, Memory Now From 640 KB to 1024 MB Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=29 Windows Small Business Server 2003 Comprehensive foundation for small business information and communication Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=28 Don't Let Pfishing Catch You! Small business users beware! Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=27 VOIP Starting to replace traditional phones in some offices Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=26 Disaster Recovery Plan now, keep on working later Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=22 Responsive Services Small Business Support for All of Chicago and Suburbs Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=18 Spam Image Files Tracking You Disabled images in Preview Pane can make the difference Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=11 Is There Anyone There for Old Email Accounts? Missing messages, unhappy clients, waste of server resources Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=10 Pointing Toward Improved Security on ThinkPad Notebooks Notebook computer incorporates biometric protection Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=7 Bill Gates and Spyware When the Microsoft mogul has issues, it's time for action Thu, 07 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=6 Scheduled Maintenence - Spyware Beware of malicious websites/programs Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=4 Small Business Advances Small Business Topics That Matter to Small Business Owners Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.smallbusinessadvances.com/article.asp?a=1