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Watch Out for Resentful Former Employees

Ernst & Young released the results from its 12th annual Global Information Security Survey, finding that reprisals from recently departed employees and a lack of adequate security budgets are becoming the sources for major concern among IT professionals. The survey was conducted among nearly 2,000 senior executives in over 60 countries. It found that:

The Impact of Cash Flow on Business Success

Do you understand how much your cash flow influences the success of your business? While sales, marketing, and profits are all instrumental in keeping your business up and running, your cash flow also plays a vital role, but it is often overlooked.

5 Tips for Maintaining Your Budget

If asked, many small business owners would say that budgets are important and that they incorporate them into their business structure. The Financial Dictionary defines a budget as, "a written record of income and expenses during a specific time frame, typically a year." Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that most small businesses are implementing budgets by that definition.

Experienced Computer Users and the Threats They Impose on Company Networks

Computer literacy has increased dramatically and the line between private and business use of computers and networks is blurring. The use of pod devices (USB sticks, MP3 players), mobile devices working in unsecured WIFI networks, and social networking sites accessed through a company network open the door to a variety of security threats for businesses today.

Postage Rates and Your Advertising Budget

As postage rates continue to rise, many small business owners are finding that it is digging into their advertising budgets.

Saving Money or Physical Staff Presence?

A couple weeks ago, a survey was released indicating that many technology workers would be willing to take a 10% pay cut if they could work out of their homes.

Keep Your Online Business Alive in 2008

Recently, Vitabase CEO Greg Howlett predicted the death of the little guy in online business in 2008. This is a man that is responsible for getting two multi-million dollar companies off the ground, so it's not as if he has no experience in the field. "It is simply going to become more and more unfeasible for small budgets to compete online," he says.