January 14, 2008
I. BizBuySell
A great alternative to starting your business from scratch is to buy an existing one. This site, in alliance with the Wall Street Journal Online, bills itself as “the Internet’s largest and most heavily trafficked business for sale marketplace. BizBuySell currently has an inventory of over 50,000 businesses for sale.
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January 9, 2008Woman Start Your Business Now has decided to start 2008 with freebies for all. I joined forces with TradePub.com to offer you a new and entirely free professional resource.
Visit http://womanstartyourbusinessnow.tradepub.com today to browse our selection of complimentary Small Business magazines, white papers, webinars, podcasts, and more. Offerings in 34 industry sectors are available—-something for just about everyone.
No credit cards, coupons, or promo codes required. These are completely FREE to my readers and many of the titles are even available internationally.
Please take a look, subscribe to a few and let me know what you think!
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November 9, 2007
Intuit is giving away QuickBooks Simple Start, accounting software that can be used by just about any new business owner. This version is far easier to set up and learn. Intuit claims that you can set up your company in Simple Start after answering 3 easy questions.
If you have no book-keeping experience and want to use something more sophisticated than pencil and paper or simple spreadsheets, you might want to consider this freebie. It is available in an online and a desktop version. The Simple Start ONLINE edition permits up to 2 users plus 1 “accountant” user per business, I’m not sure how many the desktop version allows.
QuickBooks Simple Start Pros and Cons
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October 21, 2007
Association of Small Business Development (www.asbdc-us.org/)
A network of most small business assistance programs in the Unites States including colleges, universities, and state economic development organizations. Search their database by zip code to find a Small Business Development Center in your area.
The National Business Association (www.nationalbusiness.org)
Offers free, downloadable Excel spreadsheets to create your projected Profit and Loss Statement or Operating Plan Forecast
Angel Capital Education Foundation (www.angelcapitaleducation.org)
This organization focuses on education and research in the field of angel investment. They have a great section for entrepreneurs offering clear explanations about what angel investing is and is not as well as a listing of angel groups in North America.
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October 9, 2007
1. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers feeds covering business startup topics like Selecting a Business that Fits and Financing a Small Business. They promise to add new podcasts monthly.
2. Like Nobody’s Business
Lalita Amos, a certified coach and adjunct professor at New York University broadcasts weekly interviews with business professional who offer suggestions and ideas for business success.
Please tell me more! »
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