Lauren Simonds

Are you one of the many Americans who dream of starting a business? In a move designed to help you move out of the cubicle farm and create your own destiny, Intuit has stripped the price right off of QuickBooks Simple Start, the company’s entry-level accounting program. To further sweeten the pot, Intuit plans to […]

Back in the day, all you needed to protect your business was a solid lock and a good reputation in the community. Today, the Internet brings the whole world tromping into your business, and it can get pretty messy. Today, along with trying to run a successful business, you’ve got to outsmart the hackers, grifters […]

Could you even imagine running a business today without e-mail or voicemail? Those technologies brought a semblance of order and immediacy to managing everyday communications. Physical mail, however, is a trickier proposition, but Earth Class Mail, a company based in Seattle, Wash., has tamed the beast and offers an online service that lets you securely […]

Once relegated to individuals, this simple, reliable program that helps synchronize, backup, share and access your data is now available as a managed service for small businesses. BeInSync has long has a reputation of providing a very simple way to synchronize the data between computers — up to two PCs in the free version and […]

What do small businesses want when it comes to printing? If you ask Xerox, the answer is color. According to the company, its customers want high-quality color printing but balk at paying the price. So the company developed and recently announced two new additions to its solid-ink printer and multi-function printer line: the Xerox Phaser […]

The small business market sure is getting some love this week. First Dell announced its more affordable storage solution for smaller businesses, and now HP is getting in the game with a new all-in-one server. The formal name for the product is the HP c3000 BladeSystem, but Executive Vice President Ann Livermore refers to the […]

“It’s the software features that set these drives apart,” van Bronkhorst said. “OneTouch 4 is more than just gigabytes in a box. We’ve done something different by offering a full data-protection solution.” In addition to software that backs up data either by setting a scheduled time or by pushing a button, the OneTouch 4 Plus […]

Plenty of variables affect how, when and why family-owned small businesses invest in technology. However a survey commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by KRC Research shows that in family businesses with multiple generations, age and attitude toward technology are the main points of friction. Microsoft polled the primary owners of 252 small, family-run businesses by […]

The folks at HP have certainly been busy what with recently announcing new iPAQS and printers, but they’re still not finished. The latest news concerns notebooks aimed at the small business market, new small business training resources and additions to its Total Care services. Small Business Advice and Resources HP’s Small Business Connection Web site […]

As the summer winds down to Labor Day’s last gasp of fun, the folks at HP have been busy gearing up for the fall season. Today the company announced a bumper crop of Laserjet, OfficeJet and PhotoSmart printers, a community portal that addresses the needs of small business and the company’s strategic take on what […]

Starting and maintaining a successful small business is challenging at best for anyone. But it’s especially difficult for people who live in emerging markets such as Africa, India and Brazil or for under-served constituencies in the United States, such as Blacks, Asians, Hispanics and women. These groups have historically lacked the resources, skills and access […]

Tracking and managing the various streams of data running through a small company can often feel like trying to herd cats. And while spreadsheets and desktop databases can help, they’re often difficult to use and limited in scope. Trackvia, a new company with a product by the same name, seeks to remedy that situation with […]