| Volume 1 Issue 11 | December 11, 2007 |
There's a new phone company in town. Phone.com officially launches this week with small biz-focused solutions that offer fancy features with zero equipment to buy or maintain. Check 'em out in our Solution of the Week. And don't miss our how-to guides on free business webinars, business credit cards, file transfer services, business plan consultants and -- especially -- networking online, by one of business networking's top gurus, Ivan Misner. And speaking of networking, why not share WhatWorks with your business friends and colleagues! Forward this issue as a favor. Got ideas or resources to share?
Send 'em.Managing Your Biz
Free Educational Web Seminars
By Felix Litman
Free web seminars (webinars) sponsored by vendors often offer good and rapid training with practical information (if you can filter out the commercial pitch). They can be an excellent way to get grounded on what an industry is doing, and you can take them at your convenience. With thousands of vendors (many in Information Technology) offering tens of thousands of live and recorded web seminars, finding the right one quickly can be a challenge. Here's where to look:
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Business Plan Consultants
Preparing a business plan is a vital step for any business startup, and a critical step for securing financing. For that reason, many business owners hire consultants to help them research, organize, and present all their relevant business plan information to potential investors. The most important factors to consider when comparing business plan consultants are these: Read Full Guide
Growing Your Business
Guide to Online Networking
There are seven types of networks in which you should consider participating: casual-contact networks, strong-contact networks, professional associations, service clubs, social organizations, women's business organizations and probably most crucial in this age, online networks. When it comes to online networking, there are several ways to develop your word-of-mouth marketing, but it's important to understand that the foundation of making online networking work for you is the same as with any kind of networking – you've got to develop relationships with trusted business associates. Here's what to do: Read Full Guide
Money Matters
Business Credit Cards
The Better Business Bureau estimates that credit cards account for more than $1.8 trillion in purchases each year. Business credit cards play a large role in business operations - consider that business credit cards enable immediate buying power when cash flow issues arise and allow you to track expenses efficiently. While small business credit cards can have a positive impact on business operations, they also can wreak havoc if not used and managed properly. Read Full Guide
Small Biz Tech
File Transfer Services
By Greg Brown
Once upon a time, a few kilobytes of data seemed like a mountain of information. How times have changed. Email inboxes are stuffed with hundred-megabyte images. Presentations and documents carry so much weight they need to be smushed using special programs. Never mind the daily need to back up, send, or otherwise keep tabs on important files as you move around. There are a lot of choices, but the bottom line for moving data remains: Read Full Guide
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Quick reads, hot topics and cool tools for your business
DeskUNPDF is a super helpful new software program from Docudesk that lets you convert PDFs into editable Word documents, view data in XML-format, or convert the files into HTML for a web presentation. If you've ever been stuck with a protected PDF you wanted to change, but couldn't, this is a great new tool.
Intuit just released a new version of QuickBooks Point of Sale, offering small retailers a bevy of new features "beyond the cash register." The software tracks customer purchase history, lets you upload product photos, easily adjust prices and more...
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