This is a 4 Part series with Phil Simon, author of The New Small. Mike Siegel interviews Phil Simon on the importance of emerging technology and how it is changing the opportunities available to small businesses.

Here is a synopsis of The New Small:

A small seafood restaurant attracts new customers with virtually no marketing budget. An iPad case manufacturer generates more than $1M in revenue in four months with only four employees. A voice-over company is able to connect thousands of artists with opportunities, all without expensive hardware and software. A law firm increases access to key information while dramatically reducing technology-related costs and risks.

And these four companies are hardly unique. A new breed of small businesses is using Software as a Service (SaaS), free and open source software, social media and networks, mobility, cloud computing, and other emerging technologies to do things simply not possible even five years ago.

In The New Small: How a New Breed of Small Businesses is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies, you’ll discover how these companies creatively and intelligently use technology to reach new customers, reduce costs, increase internal collaboration and communication, and create flexible work environments.