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Small businesses frequently use spreadsheets when a database would be more appropriate. This is often due to widespread familiarity with spreadsheets and the short learning curve required to begin using them productively. Time and again there is a lack of in-house knowledge about databases and their potential benefits.
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Manning, A. (2015). Choosing Between Spreadsheets and Databases. In: Databases for Small Business. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0277-7_6
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