Information is the very lifeblood of almost any business today.
For example, depending on the size and type of business, there may be information systems in place to manage accounting, inventory, billing, sales force automation, fulfillment, customer support and so on. The topic has been made more complex in the last couple of years as e-business systems have exploded into the marketplace. The capabilities of these new systems are as varied as the businesses that utilize them. Large vs. Small Business Solutions One technique large businesses use to achieve tight system integration is to minimize the number of systems involved in the first place. For very small businesses, consider taking the manual way out.