The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was joined today by a group of leading technology companies to announce the formation of the Small Business Technology Coalition, a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership that will provide America's small businesses a streamlined interface to connect to innovative technology platforms as well as digital education and enterprise training. Read more...

Epson America, Inc., has announced the WorkForce(®) Pro WF-M5694 multifunction and WorkForce Pro WF-M5194 single function monochrome printers, designed to maximize business productivity for small networked workgroups. Powered by Epson's next-generation PrecisionCore(®) technology, the WF-M5694 and WF-M5194 provide the lowest-cost monochrome printing in their class(1). Equipped with a 10,000-page cartridge yield(2) and up to 580 sheets maximum paper capacity(3), these monochrome printers require little user intervention. They also come equipped with IT admin tools, including security features and network configuration. Read more...

Since the economy dipped into recession, talk of "tightening the belt" has swept America. We evaluated aggregate data from small businesses using QuickBooks Online via Intuit Trends to get a snapshot of how small businesses have been spending since the recession hit, and it should come as no surprise that small businesses across the board have cut back expenses since the nation hit hard times. Here's a look at the details. Click the infographic for an enlarged view. Read more...