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Business Blastoff On
A Budget Tools to help you start or
grow your business without breaking the bank
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Getting Started
Sound Business Advice
Effective Networking and Advertising Tools
Communication Tools
Basic Productivity Tools
Bells and Whistles – The Cool Stuff!
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Board of Directors
Bookkeeping/Accounting
Legal
Mentor(s)
Ongoing Education
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Promote Yourself!
Get On Line
Join (or CREATE) Networking Groups
Community Involvement
Demonstrate Your Expertise
Network, Network, Network!
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Communication Tools
Dedicated or virtual phone service?
Toll free or local number?
Cell phone or smart phone?
Traditional or electronic newsletter?
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Basic Productivity Tools
Word Processing
Presentation Creation
Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing
Internet Publishing
Accounting and Invoicing
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600 Pound Gorilla
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FREE Alternative
• Write – Word Processing•Calc – Spreadsheet•Impress – Presentation•Draw – Graphics•Base - Database
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Graphics and Internet
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Getting Your E-mail
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Another Gorilla
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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
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Register Your Domain
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Affordable Web Tools
Dozens of applications
Ala carte or in bundles
Some free basic tools
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Social Networks
Biznik
Plaxo
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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
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Bells and Whistles
File sharing and storage
Collaboration
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
Sales and prospecting
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File Sharing
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One of My Favorites
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Sales and Prospecting
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Visit Our Site!
byteslaves.comSign up for our Newsletter, check out our events calendar, download tools and utilities or shop for computers and games.
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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
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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)
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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
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Internet Resources (4)
Goldmine - Another great sales and prospecting tool
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