Small Business
Administration [general setup]
WSJ Small
Biz Guide [general setup]
WSJ Applied
Entrepreneurship [general setup]
Score [general
setup]
Working Remotely Like a Pro [guide for
telecommuting]
State Biz
Incentives [startup incentives]
Small Biz Dev. Centers [local directory]
Women Biz Dev. Centers [local directory]
Minority Biz Dev. Centers [local directory]
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1. On Your Own
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3. Strategic Direction
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4. Marketing
Patent & Trademark Office [check name/logo]
USA.gov Statistics [market research stats]
AYTM [market research tools]
Material Design [a design method]
Got Print [low cost printing]
Vistaprint [low cost biz card]
Envato [design elements]
Clip Safari [royalty free clipart]
Pexels [royalty free stock photos]
Square Space [website design]
Mailchimp [email marketing]
Survey Monkey [customer surveys]
Google Business Listing [promote a biz]
Etsy [promote arts & crafts]
Fiverr [promote freelance services]
Home Advisor [promote services]
Angie's List [promote services]
Thumbtack [promote services]
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5. Operations
Excel Templates [free template library]
More Excel Templates [free template library]
Google Doc Templates [free template library]
The Goal [operations mgt. book]
Fiverr [buy freelance services]
Airtable [database tool]
Dropbox [local/cloud storage]
Prezi [presentation tool]
Zoom [web meetings]
Todoist [organized to do lists]
Route 4 Me [route mapping tool]
Trello [project mgt. tool]
U.S. Postal Service [shipping]
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6. Finance & Accounting
Excel Templates [free template library]
More Excel Templates [free template library]
Google Doc Templates [free template library]
Sales Order to Cash [flow of a sale]
Accounting Coach [accounting education]
Investopedia [finance education]
Freshbooks [accounting software]
Wave [accounting software]
Thumbtack [find a bookkeeper]
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7. People, Process, & Technology
BEA E2E Processes [generic biz processes]
Linkedin Learning [tech skills education]
CNET.com [tech reviews]
Employment Law Handbook [employment law]
Department of Labor [state laws directory]
Zenefits [hr management tools]
Gsuite by Google [business office apps]
Microsoft Office 365 [business office apps]
Adobe Creative Cloud [publishing apps]
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8. Back Office
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9. Return
Credit Karma [free credit report]
crunchbase [funding types & research tools]
SBA.gov Funding [funding & bonding]
Mission Asset Fund [funding the marginalized]
LendingCircles.org [lending circle]
Esusu [lending circle]
Emoneypool [lending circle]
Kickstarter [crowdfunding]
inbia.org [incubator directory]
Prosper [funding directory]
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10. Grow or Exit
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โ Continuous Improvement
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โ Low Cost Business Education