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The Top 5 Technology Must-haves for Your Small Business

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Learn about the top 5 technology products that can be game-changing for your small business

Steve Krasnick, a guru from Huntington Technologies, stops by StartupNation to talk about the key tech products that every small business owner needs.

  1. Software. Anti virus, anti spy and firewall programs are important for protecting your system. Also, there is software that aids in efficiency by preventing viruses and pop-ups.
  2. A Server. First, ask yourself these questions: How many users do you have? How much data are you managing? Are you a tech-driven business? Answering these questions can help you determine if a server is right for you. If it is, you can access your business from anywhere.
  3. A handheld device. There are so many options out there in the area of phones and handhelds. They help you to stay tuned in with your employees and your clients and give you multi-function access 24/7.
  4. On-line data vault. This is a fancy name for an online backup and recovery system for the data your business is storing. It eliminates the headache of losing valuable information, which could be detrimental to your business.
  5. CRM. Customer Relationship Management software, or contact management software, is a system in which you can enter all your contacts and manage all correspondence. It allows you to track the activities of your employees and optimize customer relationships.

A combination of these 5 products can be obtained for under 10K and, most importantly, can minimize loss.


Comments

CraigL CraigL Posted: 9/28/2006 5:48:10 PM

My interpretation of the post was from the conceptual level, then I broke it out into concrete "things." I concur with Kregg that "have" is the swing-word, along with what it...

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HTTechTeam HTTechTeam Posted: 9/28/2006 5:07:28 PM

Craig and Kregg both make great points about what the "must-haves" are for any small business.  Of course "must-haves" are dependent upon what type of business you are in (hi tech,...

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Kregg Kregg Posted: 9/26/2006 8:10:36 PM

I think what one 'must have' depends in large part on the type of business. It also depends on what you mean by 'have'. I read an article not too long ago about the booming Software-as-a-Service...

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CraigL CraigL Posted: 9/25/2006 3:48:13 PM

When I think of "must-haves" for a business, I consider "the business" to be a sub-set of running a computer in general. So for example, I wouldn't consider a modem to be a must-have. Nor would I...

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