The SMB Tech Report

Small Business Summit Opens Nominations for Strategy Award and Hot Tech Demos

The sixth annual Small Business Summit is accepting nominations for the 2011 Small Business Strategy Award and the Hot Tech Demo segment. The Summit is scheduled for the Digital Sandbox in New York City, March 8. The deadline to submit nominations for the Strategy Award is February 1 and for the Hot Tech Demos is February 8. more

SmallBizTechTour Comes to Boston, Washington DC and Atlanta

Boston: October 24

Washington, DC: November 5

Atlanta: November 9

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Elance Sponsors International Freelancers Day

Elance is co-sponsoring a free online International Freelancers Day conference September 24-25 with 24 live sessions, half geared toward entrepreneurs and small businesses, featuring topics on landing clients, leveraging social media, winning corporate sales and other subjects. The conference will feature 25 high-profile speakers. The conference is free, but admission is limited, so Elance suggests early registration. more

Aptela to Co-Sponsor Allstate National Exclusive Agent Conference

Aptela, a provider of hosted Voice-over-IP services for small-to-midsized businesses, is an official sponsor of the 2010 Allstate National Exclusive Agent Contest in National Harbor, MD, outside Washington, DC. The annual conference is attended by members of the National Association of Professional Allstate Agents. Aptela has been working closely with Allstate agencies for two years and provides phone and virtual-PBX services to more than 100 Allstate agencies nationwide. more

RIM to Host WES 2010 April 27-29

Research in Motion (RIM) will host the ninth annual WES conference April 27-29, 2010, in Orlando, FL. more

Business Matchmaking Inc. Announces 2010 Regional Events for Small Businesses

Business Matchmaking Inc., a non-profit supporting procurement opportunities for small businesses, SCORE, and Hewlett-Packard have announced their 2010 Business Matchmaking event series. These regional events provide opportunities for small businesses to connect with federal, state, and local governments and large enterprises interested in purchasing services and products. These and other efforts by Business Matchmaking Inc., which is cosponsored by Hewlett-Packard and other large corporations and non-profits,  have enabled small business to make sales resulting in billions of dollars in contracts. more

OpenOffice.org Seeks Host 2011 International Conference

OpenOffice.org is seeking proposals for hosting its 2011 international conference. OOoCon has been held in Germany, Slovenia, France, Spain, China, and Italy, and this year's conference is scheduled for Hungary in fall 2010. more