There are a growing number of online websites that provide a network of lenders to support loans for small businesses.  Now these sites are interesting because it is not banks or financial institutions loaning the money, but everyday people like you and me.  This is not only cool because it gets the banks out of the equation, but the people lending the money can also track the progress of the company and can feel very involved in the success of that company it lended the funds to.... [More]

Compass Intelligence recently interviewed 1,382 Business IT decision-makers in the United States and interestingly enough here are some of the results and highlights: Most decision-makers are not optimistic about the economy More than 50 percent of IT Business decision-makers believe the economy is not affecting their business now Decision-makers are very worried about the economy within the next 12 months The upcoming presidential election is not expected to bring optimism to the... [More]

There are so many cool online tools and Web 2.0 (FREE) applications popping up on the Internet!  So today, I just want to talk about a few and share some of the links I think can be quite useful for the SOHO (Small Office Home Office) and Small Business.  Below are a list and links to a few that are interesting: www.dovico.com - Tracking and Timesheet Management Software.  They have a free 30-day trial for the hosted ASP solution. www.zoho.com - This is the coolest and most popul... [More]