Category: Small Business News

Web Based Business Phone Systems

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 at 8:47 PM EST

 Amazines.com published an article called: “Web Based Business Phone Systems: What Do They Provide Besides Call Forwarding and Voicemail?”
Very nice write up about the value of virtual PBX services to small business. The article focuses on Phone.com and our Virtual Office phone system.
One clarification about the articles title: Yes, a Virtual PBX is, in most cases, […]

Small Business Events

Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 4:41 PM EST

By: Ari
On Monday we wrote about the New York Times Small Business Summit. Yesterday I attended the NY Expo for Small Business at the Javits Convention Center.
There have always been many shows for small business owners and entrepreneurs to choose from, but, perhaps these days there is more interest than in “regular” years. With the […]

Virtual Office – Virtual Phone and Virtual Address

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 at 11:36 PM EST

At Phone.com we understand the benefit of appearing professional and having a business quality phone services even for the smallest home based business.
We see the growth of our own Virtual Office service and the need so many small businesses have for a business phone number, a toll free number, extension transfers between partners and also […]

Reflections from the New York Times – Small Business Summit

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 at 12:29 AM EST

By: Ari
Today I attended the Small Business Summit hosted by the New York Times and American Express. IMHO, the event was a great success. A packed house, great speakers and panel discussions as well as many networking opportunities for any entrepreneur.
The lunch keynote guest was Gary Hirshberg, Founder / CEO of Stonyfield Farm and […]

Free publicity for your small business

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 11:03 AM EST

By: Ari
Last night I participated in a great event for small business owners in NYC.
Ramon ray hosted this event at the “Samsung Experience”, Samsung’s great showcase store at the Time Warner Building in Manhattan.
The event was moderated by Robert Levin, the Publisher of the New York Report and addressed some fundamental questions all small business […]

We all want fast computer boot time - we may be getting it!

Sunday, October 26th, 2008 at 8:38 PM EST

By: Ari
We all know how frustrating it is to wait for our PCs to boot / reboot and sometimes reboot again and again…  Well, according to a New York Times article published today this might be changing really soon.
The article actually describes what we all suffer from: how we entertain ourselves in the 2-3-4-5-6 minutes it […]

Bad times can be good for small business!

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 at 3:11 PM EST

By: Ari
I came across an interesting ViewPoint in Business Week yesterday: titled “The Crisis May Be a Boon for Some Small Businesses”. The author Gene Marks has some straight forward comments and tips such as:
1) In bad financial times your bank will suddenly be more interested in you (the small business) so try and […]

Using Phone.com Virtual Office as a PBX Backup

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 at 9:31 AM EST

By: Alon Cohen, EVP Phone.com
I was recently invited to join an interesting forum for Small - Medium Business IT professionals in NY called “NY SMB IT Professionals Meetup Group” the group is organized by an entrepreneur called Mor Sela, and is meeting once a month at the PC Magazine offices in NYC.
The July session was […]

PBX Distribution During A Down Economy

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 1:27 PM EST

A Traditional old school IT manager or small office manager that has bestowed the authority to define the office new phone system, will go to the standard distribution channels for Avaya, Nortel, Mitel or Siemens, looking for a PBX or a Key system to fit his/her current office needs. In fact an experienced IT manager […]

Show Me the Money!

Thursday, May 29th, 2008 at 11:20 PM EST

Using Software as a Service (SaaS) as your office Phone solution
“Software as a service” (SaaS, typically pronounced ‘Sass’) is a model of software deployment where an application is hosted as a service provided to customers across the Internet.
By eliminating the need to install and run the application on the customer’s own computer, SaaS alleviates the […]

Consider a podcast for some education (or just for fun)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 9:48 AM EST

Today I wanted to call your attention to Podcast.com.
Podcast.com is a great site that lets you search for great podcasts on almost any topic.
They have a great section on Business and Money (find it on the home page) and several great podcasts that can be interesting for small business. For instance Business Week’s Smart Answers […]