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Video: Microsoft SMB Roundtable

Mar. 10, 2009

On Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Microsoft Canada brought together industry experts and Canadian business owners for a forward-looking discussion on the economy. [ ]

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Weatherproofing small businesses

Jan. 26, 2009

Q&A: Michael Risse, vice president of the Worldwide Small and Midmarket Business Group at Microsoft, explains how smaller companies can take advantage of stormy economic times to improve their technology portfolios. Read more at PressPass

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Words of wisdom from tech veterans

Jan. 26, 2009

Before you raise money, you need to prove that you have a business worth growing, says David Crow, Web evangelist, Microsoft Canada.

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Tech spending helps cut costs

Jan. 19, 2009

"Many think that technology is not accessible to them. It is," says Eric Gales, Microsoft's vice president, small and mid-market solutions and partners in Canada.

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Microsoft updates SMB server line

Nov. 18, 2008

Windows Small Business Server gets a face lift and a new big brother for mid-sized firms, and how Toronto Grace Hospital took the Essential plunge.

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Microsoft Study Reveals Small Business IT Sophistication

Oct. 30, 2008

REDMOND, Wash. - Oct. 29, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. today launched the results of a global study looking at how small businesses use and manage their IT, as well as their attitudes toward hosted IT services. The research highlighted that many small businesses...

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Good Intentions, Bad Execution: 91 per cent of Canadian Small Businesses Believe a Good Website Conveys Professionalism, Yet Under Half Actually Have One

Oct. 02, 2008

Microsoft Office Live Small Business helps Canadian small businesses create a professional online presence for free MISSISSAUGA, ON — October 2, 2008 — While 43 per cent of Canada’s one million small businesses use the Internet to learn...

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