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If you are an entrepreneur or work for an SMB, in all likelihood you think of your smartphone along the lines of the once prominent American Express Card theme:  You DON’T leave home – or your office – without it.

There are so many articles about how smartphones are usefulness for businesses.  In a sense it’s like a miniature computer, but with telephone capabilities and it is small enough to easily carry around wherever you go.

With a smartphone you can answer a call and check your email or browse the web for news or search for a vendor.  You can take a photo or a short video and easily upload it to your company’s Facebook page or Twitter.

No matter the business you are in; are your products and/or services priced right?  I referenced an article not too long ago on pricing and here’s a new one. 

I know in this blog we’ve talked about cloud computing or cloud services – how it can help your business.  Check out this article by InformationWeek SMB that focuses on how one company is leveraging cloud computing to run its business better.

The following is a guest blog from Anita Campbell, founder and CEO of Small Business Trends, an online resource for small businesses. 

As mentioned in an earlier post here at the Verizon Small Biz Blog, I am seeing more and more small businesses and entrepreneurs jumping on the “cloud bandwagon.”  They are moving to online software, instead of software installed on local servers or desktop computers, because of certain advantages.  Those advantages include: speed of implementation; ability to scale the business despite lacking internal tech expertise; lower costs; relief from tech headaches enabling you to concentrate on strategy and core competencies; and, arguably, fewer security issues you have to worry about.

Join me this Wednesday March 23 at 2pm Eastern for live webinar: How to Choose the RIGHT Online Software.  Get your questions ready!

The following is a guest blog from Anita Campbell, founder and CEO of Small Business Trends, an online resource for small businesses.  

Some of the smartest small business owners and managers I know are jumping on the “cloud bandwagon.”  What I mean is, they are improving their business operations by using online software services. 

Online software services are exactly what they sound like.  They are software programs that you use online, by connecting to the Internet and logging in to the software using your Web browser. 

It’s a new year and we’re bringing a suite of new productivity services to small- and medium-sized businesses.  Today, we introduce the Google Apps for Verizon offering which includes a set of productivity and collaboration tools to help your business get a sharp edge on the competition.

Google Apps for Verizon has a number of key tools.  Now, every essential functions to run a business effectively and efficiently such as email, calendar, instant messaging, documents, editing and sharing files in real-time are included.  These and more are easily accessible and available to our business customers and their employees on one fully integrated apps system anytime and anywhere with a broadband connection.