• Study Ranks Congressional Support of Small Business
  Lawmakers from from Idaho topped the list, while Vermont's delegation finished last.
  By: Jasmine D. Adkins, Inc.com
• Ariba Helps Small Businesses Rein In Spending
  Long known for providing large companies with sophisticated software that helps them manage what they spend on all sorts of supplies and services--from office staples to raw goods for manufacturing, to recurring business services--Ariba is changing course with an announcement that it is making its "spend management" solutions available as on-demand services.
  By Small Business Pipeline Staff
  
• Should You Lease or Buy Your Tech Equipment?
  Find out which option is right for your business with this in-depth look into the pros and cons of each.
  By Peter Alexander
  
• Competitive Intelligence on a Shoestring
  Getting the skinny on your competitors doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. Check out these free or low-cost options.
  By Ian Graham
  
• Don't Let Your Startup Kill You
  A recent British study confirms what entrepreneurs have long suspected -- the stress of starting a business can take a heavy health toll
  By Michelle Dammon Loyalka
  
• The Lesson Is to Network
  Author and marketing guru Nancy Michaels explains how entrepreneurs can reach and impress greater numbers of potential clients
  By Nancy Michaels
  
• Startup Delivers Small-Business Backup Service, Appliance
  A new storage software and appliance developer is coming out of stealth mode to sell secure, off-site storage capabilities to small businesses, and is looking to offer its products and off-site storage services through solution providers.
  By Joseph F. Kovar 
  
• Microsoft Updates Media Player to Thwart Spyware Threat
  Microsoft Corp. has released an update for its flagship Windows Media Player to protect users from a of spyware infection.
  By Ryan Naraine
  
• Accidental IT: Best Backup Practices
  Any good backup solution should have three key properties: it should be used regularly, it should be reliable, and it should make recovery easy.
  By Rick Scott, Smallbixpipeline.com
  
• So, What the Heck Are Web Services?
  Good question, and it raises lots of others. Here are some straight answers about this critical new movement in computing
  By Jim Kerstetter, Technology editor for BusinessWeek Online
  
• E-Business: Is It Finally Starting to Deliver?
  By the Editors of CIO Insight
  
• Expert Voices: Customer Experience Over Products
  Upending CRM
  By the editors of CIO Insight, CIO Insight
  
• Pumping Up Your Site's Marketing Copy
  To increase page views, you've got to give people a reason to click. Try following these four hard-and-fast rules for crafting compelling copy.
  Entrepreneur.com
  
• A Story Worth Telling
  If you can identify what makes your business both interesting and unique,
  the chances are good that others will be eager to read all about it
  By Sherry Alpert
  BusinessWeek Online