Surprising as it might seem, growth can be a killer for small businesses. Without proper support, it’s easy for a company to outgrow its finances or take on obligations it can never fulfill. During these times, success comes from careful management, a studied shift in resources and a strong accounting foundation. New technology makes all ...

At the end of the day, it’s all about the money. Business, especially small businesses, have to know where their money is and what it’s doing. That includes the most important money of all: unpaid invoices. For most small businesses, dealing with invoices and getting paid on time is a constant battle. Fortunately, new tools ...

For many small business owners, marketing can be a path to madness. Not only do they lack the skills to market effectively, but there are only so many hours in a day. Keeping up with marketing campaigns can be a full-time job all its own. However, effective marketing is the best way for a small business to ...

Small businesses do not have the luxury of an all-in-one solution. When they deal with suppliers, customers, contractors and other businesses, they need to run the tools and systems those people favor. This leads to a patchwork of finances and banking accounts, which makes it hard, if not impossible, for a small business to know ...

Small businesses have their own unique set of problems. Most of those revolve around being small; not only must everyone wear a lot of hats, the company can only afford so many hats to go around. One way to lift some of these burdens is with automation so business functions just happen in the background. ...

Customers don’t care about a company’s backend, they don’t care about a company’s infrastructure spending, and they don’t care about partner relationships. What customers want is a quick, simple interaction with no hassle, according to Steve Fusco, VP and GM of North America Distribution at PayPal Holdings Inc. As technology has gone mobile, customers expect that ...

Representation in a field runs deeper than a simple matter of numbers. Those who are under-represented must deal with issues of perception, social climate and a certain loneliness that makes them reluctant to express themselves to their peers. Culture is a vital part of any workplace experience. Those locked outside the prevailing culture by gender, ...

Information matters. One of the problems with studying the issues and details of women in technology is that information about their experience is hard to find. While a great deal of data about the tech industry is available, almost all of it is genderless. That is, the source simply didn’t consider the idea that women ...

People follow what they see. One of the problems with introducing women to the tech and business fields is they have few role models to inspire them. This isn’t because such role models don’t exist; there have been many successful women. Rather, media tends to focus on the male experience. Countering this collective bias is ...

When industry giants collide, the ground shakes. When they join forces, a new world begins. The merger between Dell and EMC is one such event; the market and the two companies themselves will have to adjust to a new reality. While this dramatic change is a time of uncertainty, it also presents opportunities for those ...