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Virtual investor due diligence data room

As everything goes digital, it becomes more and more important to establish new methods for quickly disseminating information. It isn’t enough to simply store files on a hard drive; they need to be accessible and well-organized. A well-managed file system can help ensure that nothing falls through the cracks, and giving the right people constant [...]

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Social media tips

In many respects, software is like a baby. It starts off with an idea, you think through whether it is worth indulging your idea, then you plan your idea, and execute. Software often has a much longer gestation period than nine months though. Once the finished product enters the world there is much joy and [...]

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Predicting that the mobile phone will soon become your movable office is like predicting the sun will rise tomorrow. It’s already happening and can’t be denied. More smartphone users are using their devices as their office: managing work tasks, communications, calendars, content creation, social work, texting and more. And as the number of users expands, [...]

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Every Friday, we’ll be aggregating a few great articles from the week. 1. Entrepreneur talked with Indiegogo‘s Slava Rubin about some of  the myths of entrepreneurship.  2. Likeable Media founder Carrie Kerpen wrote an article in Inc. Magazine on why she believes other women might be a woman’s greatest obstacle in the workforce. 3. A bit of a downer, [...]

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Cloud

The word “modernization” has a connotation nearly all of us like. For software, it means newer, faster, sleeker, and more useful – all qualities we want our business applications to have. But modernizing a legacy system – the software your organization has relied on for many years – can be difficult. From convincing your board [...]

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Marketing a Tech Start-up is challenging and costly. While using social media offers one route to generate some demand it represents but one piece of the jigsaw.  Instead, the following 4 strategies represent some of the more powerful demand-generation activities (aka Aces) that should be considered by new businesses: 1. Concentrate on Building a Really [...]

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With the end of the first quarter in sight and with economic indicators continuing to look positive, businesses may finally be ready to pull the trigger and replace their worn business technology equipment. Regardless of whether you are looking to move your business computing to the Cloud or to upgrade your computers, servers, smart phones [...]

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In my opinion, technology is the driving force behind the burgeoning small business market. Technology levels the playing field and allows small businesses to do business anywhere in the world from anywhere they choose. As technology continues to advance, small companies are enjoying the benefits of increased productivity and profitability. Every small business owner needs [...]

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For those of us who deal with words and publishing, it’s always exciting to see a new technology come on the scene offering to make our jobs a little easier or more efficient. But caveat emptor. (Or is it caveat receptor when it’s free?) As some of you know, our in-house business planning expert, Tim [...]

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Jump In, the Water’s Fine

by Guest Author on February 2, 2010

Technology and its Effect on our Lives and Business I remember reading a book when I was young which made an attempt to predict the future and how we would be living today. Most of the changes had to do with technology–specifically along the lines of a popular TV show from the 1960s, The Jetsons. I remember [...]

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