Small businesses need to stay on the cutting edge of technology in order to remain relevant in today’s market. These websites are designed to provide quick access to some of the latest technology news so small business owners can stay up to date without spending too much time researching the ever-changing technology landscape.
1. SmallBizTrends.com
Small Business Trends’ Tech News divides small business technology into a few main categories. Business owners can choose the category they are most interested in without having to wade through information that is not relevant to them. The site offers links to articles from trusted online sources that cover topics like e-commerce, Web design, social media, and important new electronic devices that could influence business.
2. Inc.com
Instead of providing several quick links to outside articles, Inc. contains more in-depth articles on its own site. The featured article is presented on the technology page with several links to other Inc. articles related to the main topic. The site tracks new trends and provides insight into successful small businesses. A list of Twitter and LinkedIn discussions are located prominently to the right of the article so readers can interact with one another in further conversation.
3. WSJ Online
The Wall Street Journal’s business technology section offers dozens of current links to articles that small business owners find useful. Articles are offered in traditional text formats or in multi-media, with video and audio links peppered among the headlines. Social media links are located in several different places on the page so it’s easy to subscribe directly and receive updates as soon as they are posted to the site.
4. Entrepreneur.com
Entrepreneur offers a clean site streamlined with highlighted articles at the top and a tabbed category box near the bottom. The categories include several articles that offer suggestions or helpful tips on small business technology from experts in the field. The listing of highlighted articles continues below the category box. Along the right margin of the page are links to some of the most popular articles from the past few days, as well as a video sidebar. Topics range from the benefits of invoice factoring to setting up a more effective small business website and everything in between.
5. SmallBusinessComputing.com
While the pop-up ad for a free e-book might be irritating at first, the information contained on Small Business Computing is worth the extra click to close the ad box. The site is geared toward educating small business owners about new technology. Site pages include a library of tech publications, links to current articles on trends, whitepapers, product reviews, and more.
6. SmallBizTechnology.com
Smallbiz Technology features article submissions from numerous experts from the business and the technology fields. Video interviews are scattered throughout the highlighted articles to provide a more interactive format than simple text on a screen. Special events and contests set this site apart as an entertaining way to learn about new technology with fun and engaging activities as well as traditional articles.
By checking in on these sites regularly, small business owners can spark ideas for their own businesses, or find new services and products from other businesses that can help them boost profits.
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