Pros & Cons of bringing web development in-house? [more inside]
posted by MeatLightning on Oct 9, 2009 - 9 answers

Where can I find professional advice on the business possibilities for an open source software project? Is there a good location to ask a very specific question and get an experts advice. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 26, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm looking for some really good helpdesk software. It does not have to be free. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by converge on Sep 3, 2009 - 3 answers

How would I figure out how big the market is for iPhone apps that are basically collections of videos? [more inside]
posted by ignignokt on Jul 28, 2009 - 2 answers

business management software for a painter [more inside]
posted by jellywerker on Jun 19, 2009 - 1 answer

Now that I'm starting to do more part-time freelance software development, what kinds of things should I be considering? [more inside]
posted by captainawesome on Sep 17, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm sure this question will not make me the most popular student at the dance, but is there a way to identify (via IP) machines running BitTorrent clients within an internal network (ie. work)? My company has around 50 employees, and the old, "Please don't torrent at work" doesn't seem to be doing much good anymore. It brings our email and web browsing to a near standstill, and dropping by the "usual suspects" is not only tiresome, but doesn't seem to find all the sources of traffic any longer. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
posted by numlok on Aug 11, 2008 - 27 answers

Two college friends and myself are looking to put together a mobile application start-up. We have the business end of the startup covered, but we need to find a developer to help us out. We need some financial guidance on what to do and what not to do. Should we pay a freelance developer, or bring someone on board with us as a partner? [more inside]
posted by drkrdglo on Jul 16, 2008 - 15 answers

What's the best approach to take with the a lead software developer after being left holding the ball? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 1, 2008 - 5 answers

Can you please help us think of niche software/IT services that positively impact people or the world... and can turn a reasonable profit? [more inside]
posted by pallen123 on May 1, 2008 - 4 answers

Can I make a living coding from home, and where can I find such a job? [more inside]
posted by brandnew on Mar 1, 2008 - 14 answers

What free or cheap software, or webapps, can I recommend to help my friend manage and build her small business, a salon? Although there is software out there specifically made for this purpose, it seems out of her price range and shares a lot in common with more general software. [more inside]
posted by abkadefgee on Dec 13, 2007 - 8 answers

Can you recommend any Windows software which will OCR photographed business cards, store them in a searchable database and work with Outlook? [more inside]
posted by mr_silver on Nov 2, 2007 - 5 answers

I need software to manage my personal & business budget. [more inside]
posted by idlm on Sep 20, 2007 - 7 answers

I run a small mail-order shipping business and for years have been using an Excel spreadsheet to process and fulfill orders. Is there a database-based application that will do this instead? [more inside]
posted by zek on Sep 17, 2007 - 5 answers

How do I fast track my way into consulting? [more inside]
posted by gttommy on May 27, 2007 - 8 answers

I have one question which has three related parts: Q1. What companies are out there which provide the technology to operate a phone sex business where I can concentrate on marketing and they take care of all the backend processing allowing the individual phone sex operators to dial in from their own home and talk with their clients who are charged per minute ? I do not want to personally keep or maintain the software myself. I want to outsource this. So the sex operators would "clock in" at will and recieve calls at any phone they like. This software should also use some sort of accounting to keep track of time spent for each operator. Q2. Also, how are the phone sex operators paid ? by cashiers checks mailed out to them by Fedex ? This may not be practical especially if there are many operators. Q3. Finally since this business does not involve any pornographic images are there any laws I need to abide by like having to keep records and making sure everyone is over 18 years of age ?
posted by lc037 on Mar 15, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I continue to operate my one-man software business while out of the country for 3 months? [more inside]
posted by csugden on Mar 12, 2007 - 7 answers

Alternatives to http://www.xing.com/ and http://www.collectivex.com -- business networking services/software for groups? [more inside]
posted by pallen123 on Dec 31, 2006 - 2 answers

What is the wise way for a medium or large businesses to implement ERP software? [more inside]
posted by rongorongo on Oct 30, 2006 - 4 answers

StartupFilter: A two-person software startup wants to bring on two developers, what can we offer them? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 4, 2006 - 7 answers

HAs anyone out there had any good or bad experiences with the OnBase Imaging software from Hyland? Our company is looking at becoming a reseller and I am just looking for different perspectives.... Thanks Gang!
posted by keep it tight on Sep 14, 2006 - 0 answers

Number-crunchingFilter: What's the best small-business accounting software for a non-accountant? [more inside]
posted by YoungAmerican on Sep 3, 2006 - 9 answers

Small Business Filter: I'm looking for an good out-of-the-box CRM solution for a small business. [more inside]
posted by discokitty on Aug 29, 2006 - 4 answers

Is it worth moving to either version 7.0 or 8.0 of the contact/sales management software ACT!? [more inside]
posted by mojohand on Mar 29, 2006 - 1 answer

Graphic Design/Business Filter: My creative business is in serious need of a good Traffic management/scheduling software solution. So far we found Robohead. A web-based application. Anybody used this? [more inside]
posted by tkchrist on Mar 1, 2006 - 3 answers

Looking for software to run a small design firm...any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by oissubke on Aug 21, 2005 - 3 answers

What is a good business card making program, that will let me convert the cards to pdf format? [more inside]
posted by Dean Keaton on Jul 10, 2005 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a small network mail app (freeware, preferably) to use in a small business. [more inside]
posted by tomble on Mar 12, 2005 - 5 answers

I work for a company of about 100 people whose product is information, but it manages information in a really crappy manner. Nobody knows what's going on elsewhere within the company; often crucial people are unaware of events staged by other departments. We are thinking of getting a CMS to fix this: [more inside]
posted by By The Grace of God on Feb 17, 2005 - 7 answers

Cash Register N00b - looking for pointers on what to get a brand new small business Re: cash register, inventory control, etc.
posted by petebest on Jan 26, 2005 - 14 answers

If someone were asking me to redesign a table-based small business site with full CSS and an integrated blog (visuals wouldn't change much, but navigation structure would be completely different), how much should I, hypothetically, charge?
posted by Tlogmer on Oct 27, 2004 - 5 answers

I'm looking for software to help me with invoicing--OS X or web-based. I have some picky requirements [more inside] [more inside]
posted by adamrice on Sep 28, 2004 - 1 answer