I make a point of collecting good sources of information and/or services that are free or at low cost. Here are some of my latest finds.
NYEnterpriseReport.com – NYC focused magazine w/ good articles – Subscription
SethGodin.com – Marketing Guru – excellent blog and talks available on video
Actionplanmarketing.com (Robert Middleton) Excellent source of “how to” Marketing for small businesses (Free & Low-Cost)
How-to-Branding.com – Newsletter gives great tips on branding (Free and Low-Cost)
Marketingprofs.com – Short articles on marketing (Free & Low-Cost)
TargetMarketing.com – Industry trade magazine
SBA.gov – (sign up for e-newsletters) – Gives news of interest to small businesses
Ventureneer.com (Geri Stengel) – Hour-long webinars on all parts of starting, running and building businesses (for-profit and non-for-profits)
RetailWire.com – focused more on traditional retail operations
Gitomer.com – Jeffrey Gitomer – A very funny sales guru (Free & Low-Cost)
Urbaninterns.com – Source of interns (low cost)
ELance.com – source for all kinds of services by bidding (Different Price Points)
Thumbtack.com – like Elance, but more kinds of services (Different Price Points)
Helpareporter.com – Help a Reporter Out – Writers use your business in their articles.
Salesforce.com – Detailed data on businesses plus ways of tracking leads (Different Price Points)
Wetransfer.com – Transfer large amounts of data and images– (Free & low-cost)
meetingwizard.com and Doodle.com — Meeting organizers
americancrowdfundingassociation.com – Is a non-profit group founded as a resource to help businesses use crowdfunding to raise money
The Storyoftelling.com – Marketing through stories
Emarketer.com – Marketing focusing on on-line activities
Business Plan Writing Guide – Good Free Guide for Developing a Business Plan
Time Management Guide – Good Free Resource for Info. on Time Management
Market Research Tools – Good Free Guide for Conducting Marketing Research
Project Management Tools Good Source of Free Info. on Project Management