New business - what do i need to get?

hello,
i have only moved to mac 2 years ago and used it for private matters. i am so happy with my decision to switsh from pc that now i want to install mac at my business.
it a small business only with 5 clients plus me. we coordinate appontments and contracts so there is no need for a lot of memory. here is wat i want to do
-email for all clients
-shared ical
-shared documents (word, pages, pdf, jpg)
-with my existing macbook i want to share ical aswell without adding a new user
i would really like to have a cheap version, but the points mentioned above are crucial to me. what hardware do i need to get?
is it possible to run shared itunes and iphoto? itunes would be a gimmick for us but iphoto would be very handy.
is there a way to use several mac minis? does it have to be a server hardware? which is better for my use - Mac Pro or Xserve?
many thanks
frederic

It might not look like it, but this is a complex question and can go in dozens of directions.
The correct configuration depends on what you're doing, what skills you have (and what skills you want to acquire or hire), whether you want to learn to run a server or hire that out, and any number of other decisions.
I'd suggest a look at [Google services and gmail and such|http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html] as a start; at out-sourcing the management of this information and these services. Google is one of various organizations offer these sorts of shared calendar and shared storage services. (Apple's MobileMe probably won't work for you here; that services doesn't seem to be targeting small businesses and small teams.)
Yes, you can run all this stuff from your own gear using Mac OS X Server (and at this scale and without rather more discussions, I'd guess probably best from a Mac Mini; Xserve and Mac Pro are likely more capabilities than you'll need), but running a server is rather more work than running a client, both with the initial configuration and with the on-going requirements around maintenance and security.

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