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Social Media, SEO and Hiring Top SMB Priorities The survey indicated small businesses understand the importance of implementing online marketing tools to help achieve business goals. Intuit Offers GoPayment Card, Facebook Store for SMBs The free SimpleStore tool automatically syncs the merchant's Website and Facebook page. Mobile Apps Offer Information, Resources for SMBs These new mobile apps complement SBA's mobile application created for iPhones in partnership with Palo Alto Software. Small Businesses Have Trouble Finding Qualified Employees Sixty-one percent of those surveyed said the lack of skilled employees is an impediment to growth. Small Businesses Engaging in More Social Media Marketing The survey indicated small businesses are allocating more time to social media marketing to engage their targets. Small-Business Owners Confident About Future Success Small-business owners remain optimistic about their success because profits aren't always the definition of success. CompTIA Report Finds Small Businesses Support Tax Simplification According to the study, SMBs wrestle with a number of costly and complicated tax provisions. Intuit, Bank of America Partner on SMB Payroll Services Bank of America already works with Intuit to provide small business customers with Easy Online Payroll. Midmarket Businesses Investing More in Technology: Deloitte A survey reveals technology investments are playing an increasingly larger role in midmarket companies' bottom line. SaaS Growing More Popular With SMBs: Report The SMB market for mobile SaaS is already expected to reach $3 billion in 2011 and increase to $16.6 billion in 2016. Small Business Confidence Inches Up in September Twenty-eight percent of small business owners say poor sales is still their top business problem. Amazon Fire Tablet Won't Make a Small Business Splash Amazon's Kindle Fire has a low price, but not much of a punch for small-business tablet users. Mobility, Cloud Offer Opportunities for Businesses: Report More than 35 percent of SMBs have used professional technical support for server issues, the survey found. Oracle to Demo New Database Appliance at OpenWorld Oracle Database Appliance is a sort of converged, medium-size Exadata for SMBs, midrange and remote-office enterprise IT systems. Few Small Businesses Plan to Hire as Economy Struggles: Report There is more gloomy news from the small business front as companies report margins are squeezed and hiring prospects are slim. Small Business Owners Losing Confidence in Economy The NFIB report found that sales remained the largest problem for small businesses. Plantronics, Cisco Partner on SMB Communications Initiatives Plantronics paired up with Cisco to deliver a five-line IP phone with a Plantronics Voyager PRO UC Bluetooth headset. Projecturf Adds New Features to Project Management Software Features include YouTube and Vimeo integration, task synching, and Gantt chart features. Lenovo Launches ThinkPad Notebooks, Mobile Monitor for SMBs The notebooks feature AMD processors, unified communication capabilities and a host of security features. Small Business Optimism Falters in July While the national unemployment rate dipped marginally, for small businesses, the employment story is not a positive one. |
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