Let's face it when you're starting a small business the last thing on your mind is thinking about setting up a complex network of servers and routers for your business.  Most overs purchase a few laptop computers and rely on storing the files locally on those machines the problem with this is that inevitably something will go wrong and you run the risk of losing data for your business, having to call in some fresh out of high school-er from Geek Squad who can't really fix anything but suggests that you buy a backup drive for your computers.

Now all of the IT people are reading this article and cringing, because they would prefer you spend $20,000 on some super-fast server that they will for an additional fee connect all of your computers together, ensure that everything is backed up properly with multiple redundancies and a nice monthly service contract.

So as a small business owner, here you are at the table in Vegas, do you sink the $20k, accept the loss and move own as a cost of doing business or do you let it ride and gamble that all of those new laptops you bought will work just fine and that none of your employees will crash them destroying all of your files?

We've all been there, stuck somewhere in a waiting room for hours with nothing to do.  It could be the DMV, an airport or a car repair shop.  For me it was a doctor's office.  Some businesses try hard to stock up on general interest magazines to keep us entertained, but if you don't like Cosmo or reading a three month old issue of Sports Illustrated you might be out of luck.  What if you could give your customers what they really want using something you already are paying for on your business?

The doctor's office in that I was in figured it out.  They offered wifi for their customers.  Now normally this would be a monumental task for a doctor's office.  After all you cannot have anyone randomly accessing the same network that you store all of your patients' confidential files.  To set it up securely you would have to create multiple networks which would usually involve calling in an IT crew and installing a bunch of complex equipment that undoubtedly will break down and need to be fixed.  Something that's not very affordable for most small businesses.

There is however a solution...