Jamie Bsales

The calendar reads March 1, and if you don’t get moving on your income tax preparation both March and April are likely to come in like a lion. Here are our favorite 10 sites, services and software packages that can make tax time as gentle as a lamb. IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center […]

Managing the desktop and laptop computers in your organization individually is a time-consuming proposition, but for most small businesses it doesn’t make financial sense to invest in in-house computer management software. So to help small businesses troubleshoot computer problems remotely, handle routine updates and software maintenance, and ensure that their employees adhere to security and […]

Small business owners who want to improve productivity for themselves and their employees might want to start by getting a faster Internet connection, and Verizon is happy to oblige. The company now offers Verizon FiOS Internet for Business service at speeds of 25 megabits per second (Mbps) or 35Mbps, depending on the service plan.  And […]

Intacct Winter 2010 brings the power of mid-market accounting and financial management applications to businesses that otherwise couldn’t afford it. The offering enables both GAAP and operational reporting and analysis without the need for additional tools. The core system includes modules for accounting, purchasing, order management, financial reporting and business intelligence. The company also offers […]

Every small business owner wants to be on a road that’s paved with black ink. Here, in no particular order, is our top-ten small business financial applications and services list to help you navigate the ride and stay the course. 1. Intuit QuickBooks Pro 2010 A granddaddy among PC applications, Intuit QuickBooks is still an essential […]

Unless you’re an accountant, you probably didn’t start your own business only to wind up being an accountant. But managing cash flow is vital to every business’ survival, so American Express Open — the small business division of American Express — has introduced a new Web-based invoicing service to help small business owners get paid […]

Since the brand’s inception, you could get a ThinkPad laptop in any color you wanted so long as it was black. But with the all-new ThinkPad Edge series, Lenovo breaks with that tradition — and several others as well — to deliver a ThinkPad tailored to entrepreneurs. In addition to a glossy red finish, the […]

HyperOffice has rolled out a re-engineered beta of its namesake online collaboration suite. Rebuilt from the ground up, the cloud-computing service integrates a range of SaaS (software-as-a-service) business applications including shared calendars and contacts, business-class e-mail, document and project management, Web conferencing, databases and more into one unified portal. Targeted at businesses with five to […]

The news in 2009 was dominated by the gloomy economy, as small business entrepreneurs hunkered down to weather the downturn. Looking forward to 2010, it won’t rain money, but there are still some glimmers of a recovery. Not surprisingly, the technology trends shaping up center around getting the biggest bang for your IT buck and […]

Businesses can never have enough hard drive capacity, and two new offerings from NAS (network attached storage) expert MicroNet Technology help ensure that even a fast-growing organization has plenty of storage headroom. The new MaxNAS 4R and MaxNAS 8R are the first products in the company’s MaxNAS line to be available in rack-mount enclosures, rather […]

Looking to make the most of your IT expenditures? Don’t forget the phone. While it may seem like quaint turn-of-the-last-century technology, it is still the primary means of communication between a small business and its clients or customers. And making the most of today’s phone-centered applications and services can help boost productivity while letting you […]

Egnyte has augmented its hybrid local/online file-server platform with the new Egnyte Local Cloud on Network Attached Storage (NAS) option. Rather than storing files on individual PCs as before, the new offering gives customers the option of using leading NAS devices to store and serve files locally, while still maintaining the benefits of Egnyte’s online […]