Web Research Tool Gives You the Edge

Here's a nifty new wrench for your recession-fighting tool kit: cheap Web-based research tools.

Hard times are the worst times to stop business planning. But that's exactly what all of us here in planet small biz do. After all, the little clients are going south. Your bigger customers are slowing payables. The new jobs take longer and net less. Who's got the horses in this environment to conduct meaningful market research, plan ahead or compare your performance to others?

The good news is that there is a new generation of business-intelligence services. These tools combine the low cost of Web-based information with powerful software and industry expertise to provide powerful market data that even your stressed-out shop can afford. ...