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Purchasing two portable computers has made all the differencefor Ken Levitt, owner of Mexican Accent Inc. in New Berlin,Wisconsin. A manufacturer of tortillas and tortilla chips, the47-year-old entrepreneur was looking for a way to help him competewith the big guys. The answer: Giving multimedia presentations onthe road via laptop computer. Levitt estimates his closing saleshave tripled since acquiring portable computers more than a yearago. "They've been a very powerful sales tool forus," he says.
As more small-business owners realize how portable computing canimprove sales, boost customer service and maximize theirproductivity on the road, the real question is how to getstarted?
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