Click here to find out how HP and Business Matchmaking are a match made in heaven.

If there’s one constant in business, it’s change. Click here for 10 ways to future-proof your business.

Believe it or not, many small and mid-sized businesses still do not have a website. Some business owners think it costs too much and takes too much time. It can, but it doesn’t have to.  Some business owners think that if their companies are based in brick-and-mortar locations and sell only to a local clientele, the Web falls into the N/A category for them.  I disagree. 

Computer-aided design and digital media as well as entertainment professionals rely on powerhouse workstations to bring their ideas to life. They need a machine designed specifically to be a partner in the creative process. The HP Z1, the world’s first all-in-one workstation with 27-inch diagonal display, is just that. From its uniquely designed tool-less chassis to its full-featured workstation class performance, the HP Z1 offers power without the tower for small businesses. Click here to learn more. 

Compact but mighty HP thin clients enable small businesses to connect from many locations and use the same software, saving money and ensuring data is secure. That’s why HP continues to update its thin client lines, now adding the t610 Flexible Thin Client Series for even more security and performance. See how automobile designers at West Coast Customs put their thin clients to work.

If you travel a lot for business, you’ve likely done the mad dash to send off a last minute email just as you hear “The cabin door is now shut. Please turn off all electronic devices.”  I personally have done a little “sync, sync, sync!!” chant myself now and again as I wait for the email to leave my Outbox (and avoid eye contact with the stewardess headed my way). With HP QuickWeb, taking a last minute look online can be done in seconds – even when your PC has been shut down. 

Do you want details of your whereabouts posted on the Internet for the entire world to see? More importantly, do your customers? I’m oversimplifying the issue, of course, but it’s a question you need to ask of yourself – and your customers – when deciding whether or not to leverage the power of location-based social media technology as part of your marketing strategy. While these technologies can provide an unprecedented depth of data on your customers, it’s important to strike a very careful balance before proceeding.

Photographer Trey Hill is first and foremost a storyteller. Whether he’s capturing fleeting emotional moments in the fast-paced, physical game of hockey or documenting the lives of lepers in India, Trey’s work embodies the old cliché “a picture is worth a thousand words.” I sat down with Trey to explore what goes into creating these narratives, and how the HP ZR2740w Performance Display enables him to produce vivid results for his small business.