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Buying a Small Business Computer
By businessbroad | November 18, 2007
If you’re going to run a small business, you’ll almost definitely need a computer. Even if you run an old school cash register in a brick and mortar store, you can improve your business by adding a computer. There’s just no compelling reason that I can see not to make the investment (unless you work in Colonial Williamsburg and you’re going for historic authenticity).
I would offer a set of rules, but it would be outdated almost as soon as I put them onto the screen. Instead, I recommend that you go to a knowledgeable friend, neighbor, or relative (or local student, in a pinch), and ask that he or she come along with you to the store. Before you go, make sure you know what you’re looking for. If your activities will likely be limited to using the web, checking e-mail, doing a little word processing, and possibly using a basic accounting software, you probably don’t need something terribly fancy. The only real consideration would be computer memory, as processor speeds are hardly even a consideration for normal tasks these days.
What you should not do is go out to your local computer store and tell them that you need a new computer for your business. They can and will convince you that you need much, much more than you actually do. Don’t let that happen to you.
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