Welcome to Small Business+ Insight, the newsletter that delivers custom small business advice and technology information to help you succeed. Look for the plus sign  to identify Small Business+ exclusives. This month, get the ins and outs of the Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, which helps you deliver powerful messaging and collaboration capabilities through hosted solutions. You can constrain the costs and risks of upgrading and migrating to new versions of software. Microsoft hosted platforms make it intuitive and affordable to share information, files, business processes, calendars, instant messages, and more.
The Business Productivity Online Standard Suite is a set of messaging and collaboration solutions hosted by Microsoft and designed to give your business streamlined communications with high availability, comprehensive security, and Online Solutions management. Start your 30-day free trial today.
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3 reasons online services save money
Small business owners can now opt for many of the same communications and collaboration tools much bigger companies have at their disposal—without having to shell out the on-premise technology investment once necessary for these applications.
Boost your Web site design
With Office Live Small Business, building your Web site is simple. All the tools and resources you’ll need are here, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Boost your site design with three new Office Live features. And with the PayPal module, you can make taking customer payments easy.
Negotiation strategies for a downturn
Managers need to consider revised ways to negotiate during challenging economic times. To ensure every deal delivers its promised value, we should 1) consult broadly to make sure all key constituents are involved; 2) make risk management a joint activity; and 3) not demand over-commitment from our counterparts in the negotiation. Register for this IdeaCast.
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Store 1,000+ documents for free
With 5 GB of storage, Office Live Workspace enables you to securely store documents on the Web and share them with others. It’s easy—and it’s free.
You can get Microsoft Dynamics as a hosted solution
You can now get Microsoft Dynamics as a hosted online enterprise resource planning solution. Go beyond basic accounting with Microsoft Dynamics financial management software. For a low monthly cost, you can get robust functionality, along with sophisticated reporting and decision-making tools to handle the requirements of your growing business.
How we built Windows 7 for you
Over the past few years, you've asked us to make some changes to Windows. We listened closely. Now it's time to share an early look at how we've used your feedback. Windows 7 is faster and more reliable, making it easier to do what you want—both the everyday things and the killer "Is that really possible?" things. Dig into the Windows 7 preview site to see what's coming.
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Law firm cuts IT costs by 90 percent
James C. Nolan Law Office specializes in immigration legal services for professional firms trying to hire non-U.S. workers. Nolan wanted to reduce monthly server maintenance fees, eliminate concerns about server reliability, and simplify the process of connecting seasonal workers to company systems. The firm decided to eliminate physical servers and subscribe to the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite to get Web-based access to the latest messaging and collaboration programs. Server downtime is no longer a concern. Employees save up to an hour a day searching for information, and they can access data online at any time. The scalability of “cloud-based” services accommodates business growth cost-effectively, and IT costs have been cut by 90 percent.
Hear from a customer with a hosted Microsoft ERP solution
With a hosted and managed deployment of Microsoft Dynamics, management firm Gregory Greenfield & Associates, Ltd., now has the tools it needs to increase the productivity of its employees and deliver detailed reports to investors faster. Learn more about how the Microsoft Dynamics hosted ERP solution helped keep costs low and boost productivity.
Share your small business success and get great exposure
The US Small Business Team wants to hear about customers that are finding success with Microsoft technologies. If your story is chosen, we will produce, publish, and showcase a written case study and video about your company. Send a brief summary about your success and how you’re using the latest Microsoft technology to ussbinfo@microsoft.com.
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Volume 3: Issue 5
May 2009
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Join the new OneNote community today—it's free
Do you love OneNote like so many others do? If you do, there's a new community for you called IHeartOneNote.com. Learn tips and tricks, share notebooks, and join forums and discussions about OneNote. Join today—it’s free. |
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