With Office Live v2 now live in the UK, forward thinking partners have the opportunity to build a new business, delivering valuable services to a new customer base.

The rapid adoption of Office Live Small Business in Scotland shows that small business customers are attracted by the one-stop-shop approach to a professional-looking website, and a basic set of business applications ideal for getting a business up and running.

The Office Live Small Business Designer and Developer community gives partners a quick step up to the skills needed to offer this base of potential customers web design services and custom applications.

There are 600,000 Office Live subscribers worldwide, so getting your name in lights on the Office Live Small Business Partner Directory could be a good idea - it goes live in late March.