When it comes to weathering tough economic times, small businesses face many of the same challenges that larger ones do. They want to keep their employees motivated and productive, reach their customers - or let their customers reach them - quickly and efficiently, and keep costs down without sacrificing service. And like their larger counterparts, small businesses are turning to innovative, network-based communication tools to work more efficiently for less.

Cisco offers a number of unified communications solutions tailored specifically to small businesses. Cisco's WebEx conferencing software is available on a 30-day trial basis, letting you try before you buy.