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10 Small Business Trends and OpportunitiesWhat are some of the key trends affecting small businesses? And more importantly, what do these trends mean and what kind of opportunities will they lead to for your business?

These are the questions we answered in a recent webinar I hosted for the Intuit Community.

I was joined by a special guest: Ivana Taylor. We discussed 10 trends affecting large groups of small businesses.

Here’s a summary of the 10 trends we covered in the webinar:

1. “It’s the Software, Stupid” – The word “stupid” is not a word I typically use. But I couldn’t resist the play on words to emphasize a point. In this context it describes the accelerating growth of cloud computing, and the de-emphasis on hardware locally in small businesses. Now this does NOT mean we small businesses are going to go out and get rid of all of our servers this year. But it does mean we’re getting closer to the point where one day all we may need to run our businesses is to equip each employee with a computer, browser and Internet connection.

To read the full, original article click on this link: 10 Small Business Trends and Opportunities | Small Business Trends

Author: Anita Campbell