Small Business
ChannelE2E offers news and trends on small business cloud technology for CSPs, MSPs, VARs, ISVs, IT distributors and partners in the IT channel.
MSP Acquisition: The Purple Guys Buys ‘We Are IT’ for SMB Managed Services Expansion
IT service provider The Purple Guys acquires We Are IT. MSP expanding from Kansas City to St. Louis with 40 employees & 200 customers, CEO Jon Schram says.
HR, Accounting and IT Services From One Outsourcing Specialist?
Avitus Group (payroll, accounting, taxes & HR outsourcing) acquires Technical Edge Consulting for IT services. Will “do it all” outsourcers emerge?
Free Cloud Usage, Cost Estimator Tool for Small Businesses
CloudTracker, a free metrics reporting tool from CANARIE, may help Canadian businesses to predict their cloud costs before activating production workloads.
New Microsoft Surface Financing Plans for SMBs
The Microsoft Surface Plus for Business program allows customers to mix Surface devices under a single membership plan, finance devices and more.
SAP Taps Concur, Sungard AS Executives for North America SMB Cloud Channel Push
SAP North America taps Concur veterans Eric Friedrichsen & Marc Monday for cloud-first SMB channel push. Sungard AS veteran Cristina Greysman also onboard.
New Small Business Valuation Tool for Entrepreneurs, SMB Owners
Purch’s Business.com Report Card, powered by BizEquity, is a small business valuation tool. Purch CEO Greg Mason compares the new tool to Zillow.
LJT & Associates Shifts to ESOP Ownership
LJT & Associates Inc., an engineering firm and IT services provider in Columbia, Maryland, shifts to an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) business model.
Google Launches Hire, a Talent Recruiting App for SMBs
Google launches Hire app to help small and midsize businesses recruit employees. Will MSPs and VARs use Google Hire to close their own talent gaps?
Building an MSP Company Culture: 5 Lessons From inhouseIT
How inhouseIT built one of the strongest small business company cultures in the MSP industry, and shaped the overall managed services landscape.
BackupAssist Launches North America MSP Partner Program
Pushing into the North American market has forced BackupAssist to rethink its usual strategy. Here comes the MSP business continuity push.