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Small Businesses Cutting IT Spending Could Be Cutting Their Own Throats

A line in the 1970 classic song “Ball of Confusion,” by the Temptations, could easily be describing life for small businesses in 2011: “Fear in the air, tension everywhere!” The American economy is built on consumer confidence, right now, it’s pretty hard to be confident. Maybe you’re out of work or a family member is looking…

IT Spending on the Rise this Year

Research from the IDC, a global market intelligence firm, found that American small businesses will spend more than $125 billion on advanced technology this year, an increase from approximately $120 billion in 2010. These two years of spending growth represent a substantial rebound from 2009, when SMB IT spending declined by 4.2 percent. “SMBs account…