This is a very interesting report on SMB that I saw on Nick King’s blog  (who is a Technical Product Manager for Microsoft)

The “Microsoft SMB Insight Report” reflects the insight of Small Business Specialists from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and Brazil. The following are some of Microsoft’s key findings on the technologies most likely to drive growth and profitability for SMBs in 2009

It seems to validate Microsoft’s approach to SMB and the shift towards more Online Services as articulated by SBSC Partners from a number of countries across the World.

It is well worth a read and seeing some of the trends and insights.