“Microsoft Office Live Small Business has developed a one-stop shop that helps small businesses to get online and get online in the right way. Not only that, Office Live helps people to get online inexpensively.”
“Thanks to competition among Web-hosting providers, and the falling costs of Web storage, it's never been easier to get a Web site up and running…All you need to do is visit the Web site for one of these hosting services, such as Microsoft Corp.'s Office Live Small Business … and enter a user name, a password and some other details.”
“Indeed, perhaps the most significant hosting story of 2008 is Microsoft's re-launch of Office Live Small Business (OLSB), which focuses on the Web needs of small businesses, including the 70 percent of sole proprietorships in the nation that haven't yet hung out any sort of virtual shingle.”
“A survey released today from Microsoft Live Small Business finds that 61% of female respondents who were small-business owners say they do no online marketing, and nearly 40% say they don’t have a Web site. These women attended Microsoft’s Vision to Venture conference held recently in five U.S. cities.”
“Microsoft have firmed up their position as a provider of online tools for the small business market against (the)competition…”
“Microsoft Office Live Small Business launched new features and revamped others, helping not-so-tech-savvy entrepreneurs get online, reach customers and then manage it all.”
“Finding the right technology resources for small businesses can be daunting. ‘It's hard for small businesses to find tech resources, and they can end up with something that costs too much and doesn't even work for them.’ Which is why, (author, Susan) Solovic added, that women learn about resources available at sites such as Microsoft Office Live Small Business.”
"...Office Live Small Business gives the nation’s 25 million small businesses a chance to use the same online tools as the big boys. Nobody else offers a complete one-stop self-contained unified Internet toolkit for small businesses — especially not at these prices."
"I had never built a Web site before, so I was surprised how simple it was."
"(Office Live Small Business) is so user-friendly, that it requires no previous web design experience to create a beautiful, interesting and informative website in just a few minutes."
"Office Live is one of the most important online products I've seen--a very compelling suite of Web services for small business."
"Its first level of service is free and includes a domain name, web hosting, e-mail hosting and $50 credit for online advertising. If you're not online yet, you can't beat this offer."
"It's a sweet suite that every small-business owner should investigate - quick, before somebody else snaps up the dot-com name you want."
"Microsoft...is doing more and more to provide mature and competitive services to smaller businesses via online applications."
"Bottom line: This is the best New Economy, Web 2.0 Internet move I've seen Microsoft make in a long time."
"Microsoft Office Live is one of the most important online products I've seen – a very compelling suite of Web services for small business."
"Microsoft Office Live is a set of Internet–based services for small businesses, designed to get them up and running online quickly."
"Just when we thought Google was one step ahead, Microsoft launched the new version of its Microsoft Office Live."