News

News (2422)

Cyber Security Expensive for Small Businesses

The Pew Research Internet Project project Cyberattacks will only get worse, reports Bloomberg Business. Small businesses are equally vulnerable, to protect themselves they should invest in cyber security measures, but it can be expensive.  The average small business can expect to spend $57,000 a year on cyber security. Read more...

Veterans Successful in Small Business

Veterans have a huge impact on small business. Veteran owned businesses account for 2.4 million businesses in the United States, reports Forbes. This number accounts for 9% of all American firms. In addition, veteran owned firms employ almost six million people, which translates into a payroll of $210 billion. A substantial amount of these veteran owned business are run by former officers, around 55 percent, many of which are highly successful. Read more...

Enterprise Collaboration Tool Intellinote Adds Real-Time Features

Enterprise collaboration tool Intellinote has released new real-time collaboration features so that teams of all sizes can get work done more quickly and efficiently from any device, at any time. Read more...

Simplify Hiring for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

TriNet Hire streamlines the key steps involved in hiring: creating and posting job descriptions, managing candidate referrals, sourcing and screening candidates, scheduling interviews and compiling interview feedback. It also coordinates communication among hiring managers, interview panels and candidates. Read more...

Centralized Office Copier/Printers Replace Water Coolers As Place To Chat

Brother International Corporation, has released a survey that revealed using a centralized copier/printer can significantly curtail productivity in the workplace and dramatically affect employee behavior. Read more...

Defense Department Meets Small Business Goals

The Pentagon has exceeded its goals for small-business contracting for the first time, reports the Department of Defense. The Department reports that small businesses made up 23 percent of the Defense Department’s prime contracts in fiscal year 2014. Read more...

Small Business Optimism Drops

According to Yahoo Finance, the National Federation of Independent Business optimism index fell in September. The index dropped to 95.3, a decrease of 0.8 points from August. Read more...

Miami Small Businesses Get New Funding Source

Miami small businesses will soon have access to a new peer-to-peer funding platform, reports the Miami Herald. Funding Wonder helps qualified business borrowers connect with accredited investors interested in lending capital to small business. Funding Wonder expects to fund $3-5 million dollars in the first quarter of business. Read more...

Small Business Health Insurance Exchange Set to Grow

According to the Washington Post, the Small Business Health Options, a health insurance exchange for small businesses, is set to under go major changes in the upcoming year. The changes will make it easier for small business to find healthcare plans for their employees. Read more...

Ultra-Compact Storage Server Protects User Data

WD is expanding its business-class NAS portfolio with the WD Sentinel(TM) DX4200 storage server. The WD Sentinel DX4200 is a complete solution using Windows Storage Server, designed to meet the demands of today's small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) by combining Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 workgroup operating system and the Intel(®) Atom(TM) C2338 Dual Core CPU. Read more...

Visit other PMG Sites: