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Business Blastoff On

A Budget Tools to help you start or

grow your business without breaking the bank

Getting Started

Sound Business Advice

Effective Networking and Advertising Tools

Communication Tools

Basic Productivity Tools

Bells and Whistles – The Cool Stuff!

Board of Directors

Bookkeeping/Accounting

Legal

Mentor(s)

Ongoing Education

Promote Yourself!

Get On Line

Join (or CREATE) Networking Groups

Community Involvement

Demonstrate Your Expertise

Network, Network, Network!

Communication Tools

Dedicated or virtual phone service?

Toll free or local number?

Cell phone or smart phone?

Traditional or electronic newsletter?

Basic Productivity Tools

Word Processing

Presentation Creation

Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing

E-mail

Internet Publishing

Accounting and Invoicing

600 Pound Gorilla

FREE Alternative

• Write – Word Processing•Calc – Spreadsheet•Impress – Presentation•Draw – Graphics•Base - Database

Graphics and Internet

Getting Your E-mail

Another Gorilla

Your Internet Presence

Register your own domain name

Use your domain’s e-mail service

Carefully consider maintaining your site

Leverage Social Networking

Keep it professional

Register Your Domain

Affordable Web Tools

Dozens of applications

Ala carte or in bundles

Some free basic tools

Social Networks

Facebook

Biznik

Linkedin

Plaxo

Twitter

Internet Visibility

Understand and use keywords and meta tags

Include Web address on all postings and profiles

Update often (and make it relevant)

Look for local search engine options

Bells and Whistles

File sharing and storage

Collaboration

CRM (Customer Relationship Management)

Sales and prospecting

File Sharing

One of My Favorites

Sales and Prospecting

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Internet Resources

AccessLine Communications – virtual PBX services, follow-me phone numbers and toll free numbers

Constant Contact – Electronic newsletters, surveys, polls and more

BNI and LeTip national networking groups

Washington State Chamber of Commerce – directory of local Chambers of Commerce

Internet Resources (2)

Microsoft Office 2010 – site is still being updated

OpenOffice Project – Open source office productivity

Free Serif Software – Cool free software for graphics and Web

Mozilla Thunderbird – E-mail Client

Log Cabin Hosting – Quality Web hosting (Reseller for GoDaddy)

Internet Resources (3)

CoffeeCup Software – Everything you need to build and maintain a professional Web site.

SugarSync – Hands down the coolest and most useful tool for sharing, syncing and backing up your data.

DimDim – Online meeting and collaboration site.

37 Signals – One-stop shopping for project management, CRM, chat, collaboration and sharing

Act! – Top notch sales, prospecting and CRM software

Internet Resources (4)

Goldmine - Another great sales and prospecting tool

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