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Small business 2.0 and Web 2.0 Expo Berlin

It’s rare for me to plug events on the blog here at SmallBizPod, but I’m speaking at one of them and pleased to be part of the blogger relations activity for the other.
What’s more I reckon both events will appeal to the startups and small business owners amongst you.
The first is Small Business 2.0, a [...]

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Adobe Connect: digital meeting rooms

Had a demonstration session from Adobe the other day. It was making its Connect Pro strut itself with a whole bunch of us from Freeform Dynamics. Very impressive it was too.
What is it? Another web conferencing service. Or you can buy it for in-house installation. We were using the hosted service. It uses [...]

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Free screen sharing and chat with Yuuguu

It’s always good when you stumble across free software that does a ‘good enough’ job. Of course, the minute you stick your hand in your pocket, the game changes. You suddenly expect 24×7 support and service level agreements.
Last week at Office 2.0, I met some folk from Yuuguu. It’s an early-stage UK-based company which has [...]

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iFoods and the Dragons’ Den effect online

I normally resist the temptation to rake over the ashes of the entrepreneurs and inventors subjected to the flames of BBC2’s Dragons.  That said I remember the interview I did with an early victim, Amanda Zuydervelt of stylebible.com, very fondly.
But this week’s episode of Dragon’s Den is worth some follow-up, partly because one of the [...]

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Is your data safe on US visits?

Over the weekend, I was invited to attend the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco (Sep 3-5). It would require a degree of diary shuffling and careful planning to justify my attendance. It still gobbles fuel, time and money so I’m still trying to decide what to do for the best.
No doubt the conference presentations [...]

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SmallBizPod #51 - Interview with thebestof

SmallBizPod #51 - Interview with thebestof's Nigel Botterill

Nigel Botterill, founder and managing director of theBestOf on business growth, franchising, online business & big ideas.

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SmallBizPod #40 - Interview with Colin Crooks of Greenworks

SmallBizPod #40 - Interview with Colin Crooks of Greenworks

Colin Crooks, managing director of Greenworks, talks about recyclying business and the challenges and benefits of social entrepreneurship.

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SmallBizPod #71 - Alastair Mitchell of UK Web 2.0 startup Huddle

SmallBizPod #71 - Alastair Mitchell of UK Web 2.0 startup Huddle

Ali Mitchell of UK Web 2.0 startup Huddle talks about building successful internet startups, leaping into the unknown, embracing competition, and funding karma.

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SmallBizPod #67 - Going Solo - freelance perspectives

SmallBizPod #67 - Going Solo - freelance perspectives

Interviews with speakers at Going Solo. Some of the web's most well known bloggers & consultants on how to craft a successful career as a freelancer - including Stowe Boyd, Laura Fitton and Suw Charman-Anderson.

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