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The Microsoft Small Business Centre offers technology hints and tips and product information, alongside free resources and advice to help start-up and growing small businesses. Whether you’re thinking about buying a server, going into the cloud or exploring productivity solutions, we can point you in the right direction.

• Connect and protect your PCs

You know it’s time for a server when you start transferring documents from one PC to another, using a memory stick. Microsoft’s new Small Business Server 2011 provides small businesses with many of the features used by large companies: email, Internet connection, remote access, support for mobile devices, file and printer sharing, backup and restore - all in one affordable, integrated solution.

Windows Small Business Server 2011 – an overview

• Keep your business moving.

Office 2010 provides the tools you need. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook are updated, improved and easier to use.

• Get more done in your day.

Windows 7 helps you boost productivity by making everyday tasks quicker and easier. With fast search of all your files, quick start-up and even a feature which chooses the best printer for you, you’ll be up and running in just a few minutes.

• Get into the cloud

If your company has 5+ PCs and needs a professional email system without the IT management overheads, a cloud-based, hosted online solution could be right for your business. Explore Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite.

• Looking for small business IT solutions?

Technology can be a powerful tool when you’re growing a small business – whether you want to take away IT overheads with cloud computing, make sense of your financial data or manage your sales and marketing activities. Explore Microsoft small business solutions and see how you can boost your productivity.

• Boost sales, satisfaction and service with CRM

A dedicated Customer Relationship Management can do wonders for boosting sales because it helps you track your pipeline and your marketing activities. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online is available from just £22.75 per user/pcm (no minimum seats) and provides all the tools you need to build business.