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Mobile Apps Offer Information, Resources for SMBs
An electronic application that finds loans, grants and other useful small business resources and its developer, Somesh Kumar of Fremont, Calif., won first prize and $5,000 in a nationwide competition sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The competition and resulting seven apps are meant to put new and useful Web tools at the fingertips…
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Cisco Launches OnPlus Managed Services for SMBs
Expanding on its offerings to small business partners, networking specialist Cisco announced a cloud-based service called OnPlus that offers channel partners a way to provide network assessment, management and advisory services to their small business customers. By enabling value-added resellers (VARs) to create or expand their managed services practice, OnPlus aims to help to evolve…
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WatchGuard Releases Small Business Security Appliance
WatchGuard Technologies, a provider of business security solutions, unveiled its latest security operating system for the XTM line of unified threat management appliances. With this release, businesses gain advanced networking capabilities for mobile workers, as well as enhanced management and reporting functions that provide insight into applications, bandwidth usage, user behavior and more. The release of…
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Small Businesses Have Trouble Finding Qualified Employees
A study examining impediments to growth in the small-business sector reveals that 72 percent of small-business owners would like to expand by adding employees within the next five years, but various impediments are currently standing in their way. According to Growth and External Factors, a report prepared by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)…
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Tech Data Profits Up as Currencies Change
Showing strength under challenging conditions amid fears of a worldwide economic slowdown, IT products distributor Tech Data saw its third quarter sales rise to nearly $6.6 billion, a 7 percent increase from the same period last year. Operating income for the third quarter was $89.6 million. The company noted the strengthening of certain foreign currencies…