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Handy Site on Regulatory Information

By Maesz

Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. government, has new search features and content to help small business owners find information. Business owners can now access information on starting and managing a business, including licenses, permits and regulatory information, on more than 9,000 state, territory, county, and city government Web sites.

February 21, 2008 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, planning, resources, tools Tagged With: maesz, review

Tool: Directions via text message

By Becky McCray

Editor’s Note: Tuyen Ho emailed this comment to me. Sounds like a very useful tool for small business people. I’d love to get feedback from anyone who tries it. Hi Becky, I read your 1/18 blog post re: Gene Marks “can’t make these technologies work” piece. You mentioned a few mobile services like Jott. I’d […]

February 7, 2008 Filed Under: tools Tagged With: review

Gene Marks can’t make these technologies work, but you can

By Becky McCray

I love a small business technology challenge! BarbaraKB on Twitter asked for someone to respond to an article in BusinessWeek, wherein Gene Marks listed off some tech ‘solutions’ he says small businesses “can’t use.” Can’t? All small businesses? Marks is, I think, off the mark. Let’s go through his list of 10 “overhyped and underwhelming […]

January 18, 2008 Filed Under: tools Tagged With: review

Tools: WinWeb accounting and office suite

By Becky McCray

Friend Shama Hyder passed along a tip on WinWeb.com online office solution. The accounting modules are free, and the “online infrastructure” services start at $19.95 per month. Trying the free module paired with the 30 day trail should give you a chance to try it out before laying out any cash. Hyder has written an […]

December 13, 2007 Filed Under: finance, tools Tagged With: review

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