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Last December, a study from Gartner anticipated the trends for SaaS in 2009. More than one third of respondents (37%) planned to replace on-premises software with SaaS to drive down total cost of ownership. The primary reasons for this change in sourcing strategy were cost-effectiveness and ease of deployment.

Yesterday I read an interesting article about talent management. It states that the traditional management system encourages mediocrity in everything and excellence at nothing.

Accounting is often considered a stable, secure profession with lots of growth opportunities, even in times of crisis. Some might think that it’s not the most glamorous profession or that it’s not a social one. But indeed, accountants do spend a lot of time with people, because ultimately its about the relationship. Building a good relationship with clients is very important in order to be a good - and successful - accountant.

Intuit has recently launched a service to make small businesses accept credit cards easier, by using cell phones as credit card terminals.

The web has changed the relationship between businesses and their customers. Consumers can find what they want, when they need it and, many times, at the price they want to spend.

One of our followers on our Twitter account had tweeted an article on social networking. The article points out that both online and offline social networking are very similar, giving some tips that apply to both along the way.

David J. Greer is an accomplished industry executive who provides tailored, senior-level support in Sales and Revenue Generation, New Business Development, Product Performance, and Industry Relationship Management. On his website, Greer presents a series of articles aimed at inspiring business owners and managers in achieving their goals.

As small businesses become aware of the importance of technology in order to succeed in a competitive environment, SaaS is getting more and more common. As to bookkeeping, web based tools can offer several advantages, both in terms of costs and quality.

If you are running a small business or you just started your own company, hopefully you’re spending most of your energy on your core business. Accounting can be one of those things that has to be done but doesn’t always get the attention it needs. That’s ok, providing you have the right systems in place to be compliant with laws and regulations and save money.

We recently started our own corporate Twitter account. So far, we’ve been using it as an easy way to communicate our customers, prospects and partners, but it is something more than a new fashionable way of finding new business opportunity: it is a way of building and maintaining relationships.