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
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