Smart Low Cost Options for the Small Business Startup
By JJ Thomas • Jan 9th, 2008 • Category: Starting a BusinessCourtesy of BootstrapMe.com:
• Vistaprint.com, a source of free business cards
• Craigslist.org and Backpage.com for free online classified
• 37Signals for free business apps
• Daily Dashboard offering business services like accounting etc. for $10 per month
• SCORE for free advising and mentoring (I’ve consulted with these guys and your success can be a mixed bag depending upon who you get hooked up with)
• FreeConference.com offering free conference call services (Never even heard of this one but I’ve gotta try it out!)
• Google Website Optimizer with free tools for website testing
• Open Office suite as a free alternative to Microsoft Office
JJ Thomas is the founder and chief promoter and contributor for BirminghamSmallBusiness.com. JJ has a passion for entrepreneurship and enjoys helping fellow aspiring and practicing entrepreneurs. JJ has also founded other related business ventures, such as Entrevisor (providing entrepreneur advisory services) LOLO Rewards (coalition loyalty and rewards program for locally owned, independent businesses), The Entrecyclopedia (the Entrepreneur's Encyclopedia of useful information) and EntrePulse (a weekly roundup of practical info for aspiring and entrepreneurs).
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