Can one use an iMac as a small business server?

Small business.
Less than 10 users.
Needs:
File server.
FTP server.
Web server for small blog.
Running OS Server and all that is has to offer.
Open office, so noise from server is an issue.
Is the iMac an option as a dedicated server?

Thanks for all the help in pointing me in the right direction. I decided to go with an iMac over the mini, although like the advice above, the mini would have been a perfect machine for the job. I just wanted a machine I could repurpose later as a client.

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