What you should know while incorporating your first business

Posted by Usha Prasad

When you plan to set up a small business or form a new company, it is important that you select your entity wisely. Jeffrey A. Unger, CEO and founder of eMinutes (www.eminutes.com) talks about points to consider while incorporating your business, about LLC and Corporation. When forming a new company, “Select your entity wisely (and don’t forget to consider not … Continue reading


Five Things to Consider Before Starting a Home-based Business

Posted by Usha Prasad

For those of you who do not want to be in a full-time job yet earn money and enjoy flexible work hours, home-based business is the best option. I am sure, most of you, who are already reaping the benefits from your home-based business and enjoying the status of being your own boss, have no regrets in quitting your full-time … Continue reading


Small Business Checklist to end 2011 on the right note

Posted by Maya Pillai

With less than a month for the New Year, small to medium businesses (SMBs) are busy catering to the holiday shoppers. However, they should not forget to make a checklist to end 2011on the right note! SMBs should take some time off to retrospect how their business has been doing for the last one year and also look into the … Continue reading


Top Five Technologies Adopted by Small Businesses in 2011

Posted by Maya Pillai

Whether a start-up or an existing small business, they have realized that modern technologies empower them to be on the same platform as that of medium/large enterprises or the multi-national companies. Though some SMB’s are reluctant to introduce technology in their enterprises, many start-ups have shown interest in leveraging the latest technology to cut on the IT operational costs and … Continue reading



Adoption of cloud services & virtualization on the rise among SMBs

Posted by Usha Prasad

Today’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) are technology hungry. Realising the benefits and value technology can bring in to their business, SMBs are embracing advanced technologies at a rapid pace, and are spending big time on their IT infrastructure. They are constantly looking for customized solutions and products suitable to their business needs. Increasing IT spend by SMBs is a … Continue reading


Businesses Unprepared to Support New Mobile Ways of Working – Citrix Survey

Posted by Usha Prasad

Findings from a recent global survey by Citrix Systems, Inc., provider of virtual computing solutions, reveal that small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are coming under growing pressure to enable their employees to use their personal smart phones, tablets and other devices for business use. Some 25 percent of companies are already supporting the use of such devices in the workplace, … Continue reading



Cyber Monday – Celebrate the Biggest Online Shopping Day

Posted by Maya Pillai

“On Cyber Monday, consumers set their sights on surfing for holiday gifts and shopping online,” – Scott Silverman, Former Executive Director of Shop.org The first Monday after the Thanksgiving Day is known as the ‘Cyber Monday’. This day is actually devoted to online shoppers. Cyber Monday officially came into being in the year 2005. The reason was that in the … Continue reading