May, 2010

In the market for a new mobile? Choose wisely by checking MSN’s comprehensive guide to the best handsets around. MSN has done the legwork for you – just choose what’s important to you, ie business, social media, value etc – and...

It's been a busy week. We've just published our Smart Business newsletter with a sparkling clean look - you can subscribe here . We've got new articles and downloads on the business articles page, including the Book of Small Business Solutions (8MB...

We’re number 29 in Evan Carmichael’s list of The Top 50 Startup Blogs to Watch in 2010 – something we’re obviously pleased about here in the office. Browse through the list – there are some very interesting blogs out there...

Guest post from Maria Ross, founder and chief strategist of Red Slice a branding and marketing consultancy based in the US. This is an excerpt from Maria’s upcoming book, Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on...

Guest post from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation , the home business website and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up – how to start a business from home’ Are you wondering how to grow your business and develop it in a way so it’s...

Eagle-eyed readers will have spotted that our Small Business blog looks a bit different today, and that we've republished a couple of stories from last week. We've done some platform moving behind the scenes and are now enjoying an updated 'look and feel...

England football manager Fabio Capello has banned them during team meals. David Cameron has banned them from cabinet meetings. We're talking mobiles here of course. Etiquette is a tricky subject - what's acceptable to some is complete anathema to...

New on our YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/MicrosoftSB are seven demo videos all on Windows 7 and Small Business Server 2008. Each video is around 5-7 minutes long and all offer great performance-enhancing productivity tips. Take a look...

Remember that when you’re next swearing at your PC/ISP/smartphone/satnav etc. A study from the Chartered Institute for IT analysed the result of a survey of 35,000 around the world and found that there are positive links between access to technology and...

Three categories. Two minutes to tell your story. One chance to be inspired and explore your future potential. Win a laptop and £10k to make your idea happen. Internet Explorer 8 Life Academy is a competition which celebrates the Internet, its wealth...

There are over 5 million people doing it and today a book is launched to help many more follow in their footsteps. We’re talking about ‘Working 5 to 9’ which involves holding down a day job and building a business at nights and weekends. The book’s author...

We're planning to revamp our Microsoft Small Business UK website and would love to get some input from you - our visitors and readers - on what you hate, what you like, and what you'd like to see more of. Maybe you'd like more videos? Perhaps you'd like...

Microsoft hosted the latest quarterly SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Advisory Panel a couple of weeks ago, and the topic was – not unnaturally – the possible implications of the election on small businesses. Panellists included: Robert...

I caught some of Working Lunch today (does anyone know why the BBC is axing this programme? Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame was being interviewed – not for his musical talents and achievements, but for his latest enterprise, a company called Weapons of...