As awareness for open source software increases, people are realizing its wide array of uses. Small businesses are even seeing that it can be used as a valid replacement for some software that they currently pay for. Two very prominent perks of open source software for small businesses are that it is less expensive and easier to maintain.

How do you know if you are charging too much or too little for your products or services? Since determining the right price is a difficult task for businesses, SBN offers some tips that might make the process easier.

When businesses try to cut costs, they sometimes think their only option is to cut budgets. However, there are many expenses that businesses can cut right in their own office. Business consulting expert Ken Gaebler of Gaebler Ventures even said that office expenses can amount up to as much as 5 percent of total revenues for small businesses.

Are you satisfied with the current profitability of your business or do you think it should be producing more? Most of you probably wish for more profits, but what are you doing to increase them?

Did you know that the reason your business isn’t growing could be a result of internal issues within your business? Many times, problems start, unfortunately, with the internal structure of the business. Since business growth is a key to business success, it is important that nothing prevents it. Find out much more, right here on SmallBusinessNewz.

Raising capital for your startup is never easy, but how difficult will it be in 2010? Unfortunately, it will still be challenging. SmallBusinessNewz reporter Abby Johnson delves into the topic and offers a few new spins on obtaining funding. Watch this SmallBusinessNewz report to find out all the details.