Marketing:
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1. Facebook for Business – As a small business owner, your best friend is social media. If you use it right, you can get a lot out of it. This blog offers some great insights on how to reach out to more customers, and it can even help you to find leads and increase your customer base.
2. Google and Your Business – While this doesn’t get as many updates as Facebook’s business site, it still has plenty of information that you can use for your business. Learn how to market your business through Google, and how to make sure your business appears high on search results.
3. Mailchimp: Use Mailchimp to create a number of customized email newsletters you can send to customers or clients. It is free to sign up, but pricing will vary based on how many inboxes you want to reach with the latest news about your business.
4. Canva: Canva is a design service that takes the friction out of designing marketing collateral. All you have to do is choose one of 11 available templates or start from a custom-sized blank canvas. You then use the Layouts and Background tabs to get a rough idea of what you want to design. These tabs are chock-full of options to choose from, whether you want a complete template or just a nice background from which to build. Canva revolves entirely around intuitive controls such as drag-and-drop. Adding, removing and editing elements on your canvas is almost a no-brainer.
Resources:
5. SCORE – This site will give you loads of free advice from amazing mentors who have plenty of experience to share. You can even meet your mentors in person, as well as get free newsletters. Learn about a number of small business topics, from office security to mobile technologies and more.
6. Entrepreneur – This site is loaded with resources that will help your business grow. Information you can find includes franchising, setting work schedules with teams, finding new ways to make money and more.
Legal:
7. Small Business Administration – This is a government branch that helps entrepreneurs. You can use this site to get funding, find employees, and a whole lot more.
8. Better Business Bureau – Learn everything you need to know about business ethics from the BBB. Demonstrate your companies credibility by getting a BBB rating.
9. Shake – This is a new site that provides information on the legalities involved in operating your own small business. Use the mobile app to create contracts that can be signed immediately. The blog will explain the legal terminology used in your contracts.
News in Business:
10. CNBC Small Business – When it comes to business news, this is one of the most popular and well-known names in the industry. Articles are frequently updated, and you will find new information every time you visit.
11. Fortune – One of the changes you will notice about Fortune is the lack of ads. You no longer have to wade through ads to get to the information you really want, with topics on everything in business.
12. Businessweek – Find the latest business news, from economic trends to new mergers and more. This publication offers a section just for small businesses, as well as plenty of other great information.
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1. Facebook for Business – As a small business owner, your best friend is social media. If you use it right, you can get a lot out of it. This blog offers some great insights on how to reach out to more customers, and it can even help you to find leads and increase your customer base.
