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ITEXPO West begins in: 117 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » SNAP Interactive's Q1 Report Results in Aggressive Hiring, New Product Growth » SMIC, Hubei Ink Joint Venture Agreement to Invest in Wuhan Fab » Why Cash Flow is King » Longtop Financial Technologies to Provide Risk Management Solutions for Commercial Bank in China   Sponsored By: Business Video Expo The Business Video Expo highlights the latest strategies and technologies available to executives who are serious about leveraging emerging video communications capabilities to build competitive advantage. By bringing together the industry's most innovative video technology vendors with end-users who are pioneering the use of video in the corporate environment, The Business Video Expo mirrors a burgeoning market no longer just a corporate novelty with a growing appetite for learning the best practices in implementing video to make business communications more engaging and effective.   Top Stories » Netlist Announces First Quarter Results » Sprint Nextel, AT&T, Verizon, j2 and EasyLink Featured on Zacks Analyst Blog » Aberdeen Group Publishes Reports from Its Research Practices » Ezenia! Inc. Reports 2011 Financial Results for First Quarter   From The Expert Corner Why Cash Flow is King By TMCnet Special Guest Tracy Eden One of the biggest financial mistakes many small business owners make is focusing too heavily on profitability at the expense of cash flow. There’s an old saying that sums it up well: “Profit is Queen, but cash is King.” This is especially true in the post-financial-crisis world that continues to linger, with economic growth remaining tepid and most banks still reluctant to loosen the purse strings. Unfortunately, many small businesses that were enjoying record profits, at least on paper, back before the financial crisis hit didn’t have sufficient cash flow to see them through the downturn. Regardless of where your small business stands today, it’s critical that you understand the difference between profit and cash flow. Doing so may be the difference between whether your business survives, much less thrives, in today’s challenging business and economic environment... Read More    Featured Videos Facebook vs. Twitter: The Race for Professional Members    Featured Resources » The State of Service in Insurance » Essentials For CSPs To Succeed With Cloud-Based Services » Listening Is No Longer Enough   TMCnet's Blogs » IBM to Eclipse Microsoft Market Cap » Blue Jeans Network Bridges Skype, SIP, H.323 for Multipoint Telepresence Solution   Featured Channels » Fax Over IP » Enterprise VoIP - BV » Expense Management » Enterprise Mobility   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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