Small suppliers can be a more cost-effective source of innovation and cutting-edge technologies than the traditional big vendors, though there are also some risks involved, according to IT chiefs.

July 07 2006 –ZDNet Asia

"Small to medium businesses have led the recent economic recovery by turning to IT solutions to increase productivity,

June 2006- Business Wire

When selling to women small business owners, the main thing to remember is that first and foremost they are people. Deal with them on a genuine, personal level and focus on creating relationships, rather than creating sales.

September 2006- Small Business Trends

Doing a survey ad like this is well within the reach of any small business. It costs a relatively small amount to (a) create a banner ad, and (b) set up a survey using an online survey service. In Intuit’s case they used Zoomerang to create the survey. The informational landing page and thank-you page are mainly text-based and seem easy enough for any small business to set up with no special technology needed, other than the survey service.

September 2006- Small Business Trends

Echoes of former vice-presidential candidate John Edwards' stump speech were voiced by some economists last week, as everybody noticed that the top earners in the U.S. — individual and corporate — were definitely bringing home the bacon, while folks further down the economic food chain have been losing ground for years. And where do microbusinesses fit? Well, that depends.

September 2006- Business Owners idea café

The company also plans a big training and sales push as part of a larger plan to grow small and medium-sized business relationships and profits. Last year, IBM invested $500,000 million to enable sales and generate demand in the market, while gaining 26,000 new small business customers.

February 2006- Techweb

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