Small Business Week Freebie Friday Resources

Welcome to FREEBIE Friday for Small Business WEEK.  Here are additional resources to help you manage and grow your small business into a sustainable enterprise.  Read these articles and use these tools to position yourself for exponential success in your small business.

ARTICLES to Help you Manage Your SMALL BUSINESS:

Why PR Is the Prescription http://tinyurl.com/q2n2yz

The Right People vs. Getting the People Right http://tinyurl.com/ozuz4q

For Some Small Businesses, Recession Is Good News http://tinyurl.com/p22yn3                                                                                              
Don’t call her an entrepreneur  http://tinyurl.com/bdbr6w

Reading “The Heart of a Company” http://tinyurl.com/rcrdbm 
                             
Women: Selling Ice to Eskimos http://tinyurl.com/qjvkf9
 
Everything I Needed to Know about Customer Service I learned in a Tokyo Convenience Store http://tinyurl.com/oojfjj

The Pros and Cons of Business Blogging http://tinyurl.com/okyurz

How to Start and Grow a Business in a Slow Economy http://tinyurl.com/prma4x

Do you know if you are charging the right price? http://tinyurl.com/qvuee5

BRIDGING THE GENDER COMMUNICATION GAP TO BOOST BUSINESS SUCCESS http://tinyurl.com/o7323h
WEBSITES WITH Small Business IDEAS, TIPS AND Resources

Michigan State University Center for Intnl Business Education & Research ~ www.ciber.msu.edu/
 
Info on proposal writing and government contracting, doing business with the government, small, minority & women-owned business ~  www.proposalwriter.com
 
Home Based Business – A resource for home based business owners: guides, discussion board, government alerts, calendar, hbe newsletter, more. www.missouribusiness.net/hbb/

Provides access to University of Missouri Extension business programs, publications, newsletters, guide sheets, related resources, more.  www.extension.missouri.edu
 
SBA State Home Pages ~  www.sba.gov/world/states.html

State and Local Government on the Net ~  www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm

Small Business Advisor ~ www.isquare.com

The Mining Co: Small Business Information ~ www.sbinformation.miningco.com
 
Resource for family business owners and executives ~ www.fambiz.com ~

The Daily Resource: the ultimate resource for today’s SMALL BUSINESS Entrepreneur (daily motivational podcast beginning June 1, 2009) www.TheDailyResource.com

Business & Economic Reference Library ~ www.mnsfld.edu/depts/lib/business.html
 
Smart Business Supersite ~ www.smartbiz.com/sbs/about.htm
 
K. Williams Business Resources ~ www.members.tripod.com/~KWilliamsResources
 
EBOOKS AND SPECIAL REPORTS:
 
Self Marketing dictionary This Glossary of Sales & Marketing Commonly Used in Bricks & Mortar and Online Businesses ~ Includes Internet Marketing Definitions and Acronyms Widely Used Today. http://tinyurl.com/r6o8cb

SmallBusiness.com Guide to Emergency Planning Basics for Small Business  http://tinyurl.com/qrmn4z
 
SmallBusiness.com Guide to Marketing Basics for Small Business http://tinyurl.com/pdfdbb

SmallBusiness.com Guide to Advertising Basics for Small Business http://tinyurl.com/pysez2

Smallbusiness.com Directories are user-contributed directories of links to online resources for small business owners and employees http://tinyurl.com/qk2vct

Want to start a small business? Check out this guide http://tinyurl.com/q3verj

The IRS and Small Business Administration (SBA) “Small Business Resource Guide” http://www.sbrg.irs.gov/
 
Ten Common Selling Mistakes in Business http://tinyurl.com/p5tzml

Nine Ways to Increase Profits in Your Business http://tinyurl.com/p9lzuh

Start your own Internet Business the right way, without falling into the traps that are out there waiting for you EVERYWHERE… http://tinyurl.com/pczpdr

Quirky Marketing 365 Ways to Promote Your Business Using Zany & Non-traditional Holiday – chapter 1 ++ http://tinyurl.com/pfk2ag
 
Get free audio Cashing in on MySpace AND two other FREE Gifts at http://www.quirkyoffer.com/LiveCallsInstructions.htm

Promoting Your Business on the WEB: 15 Strategies to Establish Your Brand, Get More Traffic and Make MORE Money on the Internet! (8-page report) http://tinyurl.com/r88sc5

NEWSLETTERS AND ONLINE MAGAZINES:

FUTURIST UPDATE newsletter from the World Future Society ~ www.wfs.org/futuristupdate.htm 

Sales Caffeine with Jeffrey Gittomer http://www.gitomer.com/sales-magazine/Sales-Caffeine.html

Business KnowHow Newsletter http://www.businessknowhow.com/newsletter/subscribe.htm

Seeds of Success Newsletter ~ http://www.successmagazine.com/subscribe/seeds/of/success

Business Week – http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/

Inc. Magazine Daily Resource for Entrepreneurs http://www.inc.com/

Entrepreneur Magazine ~ http://www.entrepreneur.com/

WomenEntrepreneur ~ http://www.womenentrepreneur.com

Success Magazine ~ http://www.successmagazine.com/

WE Magazine for Women ~ Business & Lifestyle Magazine for Women on the Go www.WEMagazineforWomen.com 

Subscribe to Keith Ferrazi’ free Newsletter (Author, Never Eat Alone) at www.ferrazzigreenlight.com

eMonday News ~ bi-weekly digital newsletter filled with small business and social media marketing tips and resources. To subscribe send a message to NEWS (at) wecai.org with “Subscribe eMonday” in subject line.
 
MISCELLEANEOUS SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES:
 
Have a freebie you’d like promoted? Visit www.1000greatgiveaways.com (we are updating w new prods)  Send me DM with link to freebie and I check it out!

Free Autoresponder – www.freeautobot.com

Free teleseminar services – www.freeteleseminars.com (can record your sessions for free)

Animoto lets you produce TV-quality music videos using your own photos, or stock photos, in just minutes- www.animoto.com

Number-one way people grow their business is with a follow up system. What’s your follow up system? I use www.SendOutCards.com/heidi Test drive with a FREE card.

Instant Teleseminar http://instantTeleseminar.com/productInfo.asp?x=1306902

WECAI Domains ~ need a domain name, email or hosting?  Domains start at $8.95 each at www.WECAIDomains.com