July, 2010

Guest blog from Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation www.enterprisenation.com , a business expert, and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up’ and ‘Working 5 to 9’. When you start and grow a business, you’re involved each...

Guest post from Maria Ross, founder and chief strategist of Red Slice a branding and marketing consultancy based in the US. She is the author of Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any Budget available on Amazon...

Not quite my first order, but Small Biz's No2 daughter (D2), who went into business this week at aged 13 and got her first order 2 days later. The excitement, the pride and the job satisfaction was immense, and even if it tails away to nought over the...

The importance of IT business solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises can simply not be underestimated. IT investment may still not be at the top of every small and medium-sized enterprise's (SME) list of priorities, but with each passing...

Guest blog from Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation www.enterprisenation.com , a business expert, and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up’ and ‘Working 5 to 9’. Online social network for homeworkers Enterprise Nation is giving...

The facts and figures below were recently posted by Frank X. Shaw (Corporate Vice President, Corporate Communications ) on the Official Microsoft Blog and make some interesting reading. 1 150,000,000 Number of Windows 7 licences sold, making Windows...

Get your free trial of Office Home & Business 2010 here . If you're not sure which version of Office is right for your business, and you want to find out a bit more before choosing a trial, visit our Office 2010 product page . And if you want...

This is really neat- seriously. You can get online price comparisons in a couple of clicks with Ciao! - an Internet Explorer 8 accelerator. Take a look at the below. From our Office 2010 page, I’ve highlighted the text ‘Office 2010’...

Guest blog from Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation www.enterprisenation.com , a business expert, and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up’ and ‘Working 5 to 9’. A recent feature in The Guardian ran with the headline: ‘...

We've got a great 'How to' section on our UK Video showcase; take a look at just one of the 60-second business insider videos that explains how you can run Windows XP applications with Windows 7. Find for more info on Windows 7 Professional

Guest post by Dimitris Zotos. Dimitris is an editor & SEO Professional at WebSEOAnalytics.com . Bounce Rate is a percentage that shows the number of visitors that leave a website directly from the page they entered, without viewing other pages...

Interesting page on the BBC website , quizzing entrepreneurs on what they feel matters most in their business. Opinions vary as you would expect – here are three to consider: Don’t let brilliant ideas be ruined by bad management ...

Guest post from Maria Ross, founder and chief strategist of Red Slice a branding and marketing consultancy based in the US. She is the author of Branding Basics for Small Business: How to Create an Irresistible Brand on Any Budget available on Amazon...

Emma Jones is founder of Enterprise Nation www.enterprisenation.com , a business expert, and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up’ and ‘Working 5 to 9’. Whether you’re thinking of an idea to start off in business or mulling...

Spare 26 seconds (or thereabouts) and find out how you can broadcast presentations online with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010. We've got a huge number of great new videos on our UK video showcase . Watch and share them - it's a quick and easy...

Guest post by Christian Arno, founder of UK localisation company Lingo24 . As a business grows and gains a firmer foothold in its domestic market, the need to look further afield for new business may soon become apparent, especially when you consider...