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Educational and informative, we've
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Setting up your business |
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U.S. Government Small Business
Administration
America’s small business resource: workshops,
financial information, networking, and more.
SCORE
Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE) volunteers
provide advice and free counseling.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Excellent source for small business information. Check
out their Small Business Institute. Become a member of
your local chapter.
U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office
Everything you always wanted to know about trademarks
and patents. A very informative site.
Institute of Certified Financial Planners (ICFP)
Professional membership association of more than 16,000
licensed CFP's nationwide. No Web site, but worth
a call at (303) 759-4900.
American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants
Find a CPA in your area.
Microsoft's
bCentral
Business basics, articles and how-to advice geared
especially for the small business owner.
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Making life manageable |
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Assist
U
Go virtual with a virtual assistant to
provide administrative and personal support.
National Organization of Professional Organizers
NAPO provides a referral network of topnotch home,
office and space organizers who will make sense of
your mess.
Merry
Maids
Contact Merry Maids, a national cleaning service,
to find a housekeeper in your area.
Service Master
One stop shopping for all your home service needs:
nation-wide connection to plumbers,
appliance repairmen, carpet cleaners, and more.
The Feng Shui Guild
Contact this organization for a referral to a feng
shui practitioner in your community and to obtain
information on how you can use the principles of
feng shui to create a nurturing environment.
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Learning more about the
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International Coach
Federation
A non-profit, professional organization of personal
and business coaches with chapters in
almost every state and 20+ countries.
Institute
for Life Coach Training
Aspire to inspire with this organization dedicated
to helping therapists and other
helping-professionals attain their Life Coaching
certification
Coach University
Coach University provides training for coaches
worldwide in a virtual environment. You can find a
coach or become a coach from the comfort of your
own home.
Coachville
Serving 36,000 members in 120 countries,
Coachville offers free tools, services and
training guides to coaches and aspiring coaches.
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Developing a web site |
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Gettyimages
Offers
royalty-free images from an inspiring collection
90,000+ photos from award-winning photographers
(formerly PhotoDisc).
AIGA
The American Institute of Graphic Artists (AIGA) offers
“A Client's Guide
to Design” and a searchable directory of member
designers.
NetMechanic
Check your Web page for errors and compatability
with popular browsers. Great tools for the
beginner and the expert!
Webmonkey
Great resources and reference library covering
basic HTML and JavaScript.
Lynda.com
Help for those who need to understand how to use tools and design to enhance
online communication. Great for tips, links and
inspiration.
Overture
Great tool for determining the popularity of
search terms and keywords.
DirectNIC
Search for and register domain names. Also
provides suggestions for naming your Web site.
FreeSticky
Add free news, sports, weather, and other content
to your Web site!
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Marketing your small business
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Kendall SummerHawk
For people who love what they do but hate to sell, coach Kendall SummerHawk provides wisdom, ideas, tips, insight,
teleclasses, and products to help you attract more
and better-paying clients.
GMarketing.com
From Jay Levinson, author of the Guerilla
Marketing book series. Great articles, a
newsletter, and guerilla
marketing books and software for sale.
ArtofSelfPromotion.com
This Web site from Ilise Benun, author
Self Promotion Online, is chock-full of
no-nonsense resources and marketing information.
NameStormers.com
This site provides software packages to assist you in
generating name ideas for your business as well
shares valuable
naming techniques through online articles.
1800MyLogo.com
Marketing starts by branding your company—and
a logo can help you do that.
IPrint.com
Get your logo, name, and message printed on—well —just about anything.
Franklin Covey Mission Builder
Great exercise and online tool to help you write your
personal mission statement.
PaperDirect.com
For those who want to produce
their postcards, brochures, etc. in-house,
PaperDirect offers hundreds of great paper
choices.
NowDocs.com
Think of it as an online print shop. Supply your
original marketing materials and they'll copy,
bind, and ship directly to your customers.
Zoomerang
Free, easy-to-use Web-based survey tool that
allows you to create a professional looking
survey, distribute it by email and view results
using your Web browser.
Ehrlich & Richard Marketing
Specializes in teaching you how to separate
yourself from your competition for very
predictable and profitable results!
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