They’re the unsung heroes of our Office Live Small Business Community site. You may know some of their names, but you don’t really know who they are or why they do what they do. I’d like to introduce you to the Office Live Small Business Community Council. The 18 members are Office Live Small Business advocates and self-taught product experts who volunteer their time to help others...

Two things to put on your to-do list this week: 1. Sign up to pledge to make at least one small-business referral , as part of Make-a-Referral Week this week, and 2. Start following (if you're not already) @OfficeLiveGal on Twitter, so you can participate in the "5 in 5" Small Business Trivia Challenge this week and potentially win a free copy of Microsoft Office Small Business 2007....

Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service that compels users to answer the question “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less, is gaining in popularity. Users “tweet” mini-updates on their activities, thoughts, challenges, or observations and connect with others doing the same. Some use Twitter to stay connected to their social network, others use it to connect professionally...

Hello everybody and welcome to the new location for your community; we hope you find that the features and characteristics of this new site are much better suited to facilitate the interaction with your peers as well as surfacing and highlighting valuable resources (created by you, Microsoft, others or a combination of all of the above). Allow me to call your attention to a few aspects of this new...