Recent SMB Research:

U.S. and Worldwide

• Small Business Capital and Credit Practices: Unsecured Versus Asset-Based Lending Preferences
  
  
• IDC Small and Medium-Sized Business Market Update: February 2010
  
  
• Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business 2010–2014 Forecast: Recovery and Change in SMB IT Spending by Category and Region
  
  
• RIM Unveils Free “BES Express�? Product to Capture Individuals, SMBs
  
  
• The SMB IT Spending Bounceback of 2010 – Not Where You Think, Not Who You Think
  
  
• SMB IT Spending Growth for 2010 and Beyond — Why There Will Be No Return to Business as Usual
  
  
• 2009 Upper Midsize Business Profile: Are Firms with 500–999 Employees More Like Enterprises or Small Fries?
  
  
• SMB and Home Office PC Market Opportunity: Shifting Product Preferences and 2010 Outlook
  
  
• Worldwide SMB 2010 Top 10 Predictions: Return to IT Spending Growth Will Be Driven by New Quest for Productivity
  
  
• IDC Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business Market Update: October–December 2009
  
  
• 2009 SMB Mobility IT Decision-Maker Survey, Part 3 — Operator and Device/Plan Responsibility Deep Dive
  
  
• On Second Thought: Dell Reorganization Combines SMB and Consumer Groups to Streamline Operations
  
  
• Worldwide Mobile Worker Population 2009–2013 Forecast
  
  
• The 2010 Bounceback in SMB IT Spending: Asia/Pacific and CEMA, the Midmarket, and IT Services Will Lead the Way
  
  
• IDC's SMB Excellence Awards, 2009: Innovative Product, Marketing, Support, and Promotion Programs to Enhance Customer Appeal and Competitive Success
  
  
• IDC Worldwide Small and Medium-Sized Business Market Update: July–September 2009
  
  

Canada

• The Shift to Business Value: Comparing the Buying Behaviour of Small, Medium-Sized, and Large Businesses
  
  
• Worldwide SMB 2010 Top 10 Predictions: Return to IT Spending Growth Will Be Driven by New Quest for Productivity
  
  
• In Support of Wireless Dealers: Programs to Drive B2B Activity
  
  
• Canadian Business on the Rebound: A Customer Segments View of Financial Services, Government, and SMB
  
  
• Running a Business on a Social Networking Platform: A Small Business Case Study
  
  

Europe

• Clustering Western European SMBs: An IDC Survey, 2009
  
  
• Western European SMB Market: Analysis of 2008 Structure and Performance Indicators
  
  
• Western Europe SMB Confidence Outlook: October–December 2009
  
  
• European SMB Market Watch Update: October–December 2009
  
  
• Western European SMBs: Investments in Mobility to Grow — an IDC Survey
  
  
• Western Europe: Infrastructure Technologies for SMBs, an IDC Survey
  
  
• Convergence in Western European SMBs: An IDC Survey
  
  
• Crisis Times' IS Budget Dynamics Across Western European SMBs, An IDC Survey 2009
  
  
• European SMB Market Watch Update: July–September 2009
• European SMBs and Security: Protection Evolves But Will It Be Enough? An IDC Survey

Japan

• Japan Small and Medium Business Markets 2009–2013 Forecast Update and First–Half 2009 Review
  
  
• Japan Small and Medium Business Market Distribution Analysis 2009
  
  
• Japan Small and Medium Business 2010 Top 10 Predictions
  
  
• Japan Small and Medium Business Markets: Software, IT Service, and Communications Service Demand Analysis and Vendor Trends 2009
  
  
• Japan Small and Medium Business Markets: Hardware Demand Analysis and Vendor Trends 2009
  
  
• Japan Small and Medium Business Markets Regional Analysis 2009
  
  
• Japan Small and Medium Business Markets 2009–2013 Forecast (Presentation)
  
  
• Japan Small and Medium Business Markets 2009–2013 Forecast