Pedro Hernandez

Brother focuses on small business collaboration and productivity, a fact that is reflected in a steady stream of product releases. On the heels of the OmniJoin launch, the company’s Web-conferencing-in-a-box product, Brother recently announced the new Work Smart MFC-J870dw multifunction inkjet printer. Not only does it sport a sleek and modern design, the all-in-one also includes a […]

Brother has launched an online meeting and video conferencing kit for small business owners who don’t have the time, IT resources or the inclination, frankly, to piece together a solution on their own. Called OmniJoin Web Conferencing in a Box (model WCB-400), the product blends Brother’s OmniJoin cloud-based web conferencing service with the hardware required to attend […]

Can crowdsourced Wi-Fi help small businesses grow? Cable TV and broadband Internet services provider Comcast this month announced a bold plan to blanket its service areas with a far-reaching Wi-Fi network, enabling its customers to stay connected with their mobile devices without depleting their cellular carriers’ data plans. Consumers win, but small businesses are also […]

Thinking of selling your business? Is an uncertain economic climate dashing your hopes of a retirement in paradise? Don’t despair. “Buyers and sellers will always have to find each other in good and bad economic times,” says Michelle Seiler-Tucker, president and founder of Better Business Brokers and author of Sell Your Business for More Than It’s Worth. Of […]

Is information technology a necessary evil, or can it help small and midsized businesses (SMBs) succeed? Security and backup software specialist Symantec surveyed 2,452 small businesses across 20 countries to answer that question. The results, as detailed in the company’s newly-released Global SMB IT Confidence Index (PDF) show a correlation between strategically implementing IT solutions and achieving […]

We’ve all been there; the shoddy product that fell apart mere moments after you took it out of the box; the impatient sigh that escaped from a phone support agent’s lips. Or the worst offender, a dismissive eye-roll from behind the customer service desk. Ah, nothing like great customer service, right? These customer service failures […]

HP is expanding its cloud-enabled content management system, Flow CM, to include more of the company’s printer models and a bigger slice of the mobile device market. Flow CM is HP’s answer to enterprise content management. The cloud-based service provides businesses with document storage, capture, search and sharing services. A Web-based management portal and mobile apps […]

It’s hard to say good-bye to an enduring brand with a 33-year history. To prevent Iomega’s fans and loyal customers from having to do just that, LenovoEMC is revamping its product slate. Iomega = Consumer and SOHO EMC’s joint venture with Lenovo meant the end of Iomega as a company. However as a brand, it […]

Conceptually, many small businesses get the importance of engaging with consumers on social media. Unfortunately, according to Steven D. Strauss, small business expert and author of “The Small Business Bible,” many companies aren’t exploiting the potential revenue-boosting benefits of the medium. Citing the results from the “Staples Small Business and Social Media Study,” Strauss notes […]

Few pieces of legislation rile small business owners as much as the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013. In essence, the bill requires online retailers to collect sales taxes from out-of-state customers, even if the retailers don’t have a physical presence in the customer’s state. To date, shoppers have largely been spared online taxation from companies that […]

If ambition, business savvy and hard work were all you needed to successfully launch a company, practically every startup would be a success. In reality, getting a business off the ground—and keeping it there—requires more than good ideas, gumption and some funding. It also means creating fewer challenges for yourself and dodging the forces that […]

You’ve done your research, found some promising sources of angel funding and you’re ready to pitch some investors to help launch your company. That’s all well and good, but do you know how to convince angels to take you under their wings? Brian S. Cohen shared a few tips with Small Business Computing on appealing […]