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A Tale of Five Conferences: InfusionCon 2013, Infusionsoft

A Tale of Five Conferences: InfusionCon 2013, Infusionsoft

By Paul Greenberg on May 1, 2013

Infusionsoft is one of five conferences I’ve been to in April and its was incredibly revealing. There is no question that Infusionsoft is the player to beat in the small business customer facing technology world. There are things they have to do yet, b…

Posted in Business | Tagged 5conf, InfusionSoft, small business, smb, sme | 2 Responses

Cost Management Failures: 10 Reasons SMBs Stink at Procurement

Cost Management Failures: 10 Reasons SMBs Stink at Procurement

By Jason Busch on January 16, 2013

Last week, we began a blog series exploring the state of procurement in the small and middle market sectors. See 2013: The Year of Source-To-Pay Adoption for SMB Procurement and 3 Essential Procurement Services For Small and Middle Market Businesses. As we continue our analysis of SMB procurement practices, it makes sense to do a […]

Posted in Business | Tagged procurement, small business, smb, sme, supply chain

Turning Pro and The Lunch Pail Manifesto

Turning Pro and The Lunch Pail Manifesto

By Bob Warfield on June 12, 2012

Long-time readers will know that I am a serial entrepreneur and I love small businesses.  I also love the way America used to be before Wall Street became a game of building bubbles from which to plunder other’s savings and manufacturing became a game of outsourcing.  I still believe we can get back to those […]

Posted in Business | Tagged bootstrapping, CNCCookbook, small business

CRM reaches the heart of small business -- metaphorically, of course

CRM reaches the heart of small business — metaphorically, of course

By Paul Greenberg on June 4, 2012

For years, we have been talking about the value of CRM for small business. Yet, we the pundits of whatever, always have been publicly puzzled by what we thought was the slowness of small businesses to adopt CRM.  How dare they buck the trend that we were declaring! Admittedly, what we were talking about was […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged conferences, CRM, CRM Idol, infusioncon, small business, smb, SugarCon, zoho, Zoholics | 2 Responses

All the Interest in Pinterest

All the Interest in Pinterest

By Denis Pombriant on May 3, 2012

With the Facebook IPO just around the corner some people have started wondering if a “Facebook killer” might be lurking in the bushes and the new photo sharing website Pinterest has become the new darling.  Well, maybe. I got a message from an industry watcher today, Kenneth Wisnefski, social media expert and founder / CEO […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged CRM, economics, Facebook, google, Instagram, pinterest, salesforce, small business, Social Media, Social network, social networking, Wisnefski

Buying Cloud Accounting Software?

Buying Cloud Accounting Software?

By Brian Sommer on April 25, 2012

Accounting software can really change from time to time. Now, with cloud solutions popping up in abundance, the changes are everywhere. What are the key factors to consider? How should these new applications be sourced today?

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged accounting, Cloud Accounting, Cloud Computing, QuickBooks, SaaS Accounting, small business, software as a service, Web conferencing

Sage Summit 2011: CRM at a Crossroads

Sage Summit 2011: CRM at a Crossroads

By Paul Greenberg on July 21, 2011

I’ve known Sage since before they were Sage so to speak. I was a SalesLogix Technology Partner back in ‘99 – in other words when men were men and cocktails were hooch (I don’t know what that means.).  When it comes to CRM, they are, without a doubt, one of the most enigmatic companies I’ve […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Act, Sage, SageCRM, Saleslogix, small business

Square: It’s All About the Momentum, Baby!

Square: It’s All About the Momentum, Baby!

By Bob Warfield on June 29, 2011

Reading about Square’s latest $100 million in capital raised at a $1 billion valuation, it’s tempting to write another Bubble Story.   While it’s undeniable that it would be hard to do that financing in the wake of the recent Sequoia RIP Good Times era, there’s something more interesting to think about here. First, let […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bubble, mobile payments, paradigm shift, PayPal, small business, square, venture | 2 Responses

Small Businesses Need a Minimum Viable Marketing Strategy

Small Businesses Need a Minimum Viable Marketing Strategy

By Bob Warfield on May 18, 2011

I’ve taken to thinking that marketers should view marketing on the web as a product.  As I said in my post on the Pitfalls of Free Content and Inbound Marketing: Marketing is a Product that has a UX and Competes Like Any Other Product It’s easy to forget because we don’t charge for it that […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged HubSpot, Inbound marketing, linkedin, marketing, minimum viable product, mvp, small business, smb, Social Media, strategy | 3 Responses

E-Invoicing -- Is the 80% Solution Enough?

E-Invoicing — Is the 80% Solution Enough?

By Jason Busch on May 11, 2011

There’s another thought provoking post over on Purchasing Insight that suggests we may need to settle for the 80% electronic invoicing model rather than what many of us no doubt would aspire to. The piece argues that “Adopting a h…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged e-invoice, Invoice, small business

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