Issues and Challenges for IT in Small Business

Abstract

This article examines the main issues and challenges facing small business owners and managers in the manner in which they use information technology and Internet technologies within their businesses. The first part of the article concentrates upon the issues. The “Challenges” section examines some of the areas that small business researchers are targeting in their recommendations for how the use of IT in small businesses can be improved. These are areas that small businesses often neglect or, even worse, know nothing about.