There you'll find a guide to consumer legal info written for the layperson, a guide to thousands of links to legal resources on the Web, a legal dictionary, and a legal guide for starting and running a small business. And while you're at FindLaw researching your legal question, you'll quickly discover that this site is also a well-organized and comprehensive general small business resource. Finally, check out the SOHO Guidebook for help on financing, managing, and marketing your small business. Dreaming of Fat Pipes Kiddies may be celebrating all the toys and goodies that Santa brought their way, but me, I'm still longing for fat data pipes. The Yankee Group, a Boston Internet consulting firm, estimates that only 11 percent of homes in the United States can now get DSL, and that 25 percent can get high-speed cable service.
Information access becomes as commonplace as turning on a light by flipping an electric switch.
No more dialup delays. No more tapping your foot for the downloads. This limitation of the digital infrastructure remains the biggest hurdle for small businesses who want to compete on an economically level playing field. Fast, unlimited Internet access is an important competitive advantage in the new economy. So if you can subscribe to DSL or cable modem service, I encourage you to do your homework and sign up.