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Web.com Small Business Toolkit: Causora (Online Marketplace for Professionals)

February 11th, 2013 ::

Causora

Got a small project you need done but you don’t want to spend a lot of money? Causora is an online marketplace for designers, marketing and advertising services, IT and more. The twist? The money you pay goes to charities. Causora is a place professionals can advertise their services and have the proceeds go to the charities of their choices. Business logos that usually cost thousands of dollars can be purchased for a few hundred. Services are offered for a fixed price or buyers can enter into an auction and bid for services.

Web.com Small Business Toolkit: SpringTern (Student Freelancers for Hire)

January 22nd, 2013 ::

SpringTern

Talented students need real-world experience, and your business needs help on a project, but you don’t have the money to hire freelancers. SpringTern wants to help put you and the talent together. SpringTern connects small and midsized businesses with students to do volunteer work projects. Projects are generally short-term and part-time (most on the site are under 100 hours) and can be done remotely, so there is no need to find space for the student in your office. SpringTern has facilitated over 20,000 hours of work experience since its launch and received positive reviews from student and business users alike. It only costs $45 to list your project on the site.

Web.com Review: Small Business Resource: Loosecubes.com: Office Space Finding Tool

August 31st, 2012 ::

Loosecubes.com

If you or your employees are tired of working from home, bored with working at the nearest Starbucks, but not ready for the commitment of leasing your own office, then check out Loosecubes.com. The site can help you find shared office space for your business and your employees. Loosecubes.com matches like people with office space to encourage networking, inspiration and collaboration among workers and entrepreneurs. Business owners who have space to share can do so for free; those looking for space pay a small fee. If you plan ahead while traveling, Loosecubes can even help you find an office to work in while you’re on the road. Who knows? You may make an important new contact while you’re at it.

 

Web.com Review: Small Business Resource: Bitrix24: Social Intranet

August 13th, 2012 ::

Bitrix24

If you have virtual employees or collaborators across town or across the country, you want to do everything you can to stay updated and in constant communication. Do you sometimes wish you had your own private social media platform to talk to your employees, vendors and business associates? Now you can. Bitrix24 is a social intranet you can create to easily communicate about and collaborate on projects involving two or more people. The platform combines email, files, contacts, task lists, discussion groups and instant messaging. A mobile version makes checking in and staying in touch easy from any location.

Rypple: Employee Performance Tool: Small Business Resource

August 3rd, 2012 ::

Rypple

There’s a new way to review your employees, keep them motivated and update them on their performance goals—all through a social tool similar to Facebook. Today’s employees don’t want to wait for their annual performance review to find out how they’re doing, and with Rypple, they don’t have to. Employees create a profile; then performance goals are posted and tracked. Goals can be public for everyone to see (for example, if everyone is working on a shared project) or can be kept private between you and the employee. Rypple makes it easy for you to engage and encourage employees and recommend ways they can improve. You can send feedback and messages to employees so they always know how they’re doing.

Vu TelePresence: Videoconferencing System Enhancer: Small Business Resource

July 2nd, 2012 ::

Vu TelePresence

Need to connect but don’t want to deal with the cost and hassle of travel? Want to make your videoconferencing system even better?  Vu TelePresence can expand your company’s system to every office and every meeting room. For one monthly fee of $89 Vu TelePresence can integrate with your existing system to collaborate with clients and customers systems’. Additional camera support and recording capability make the session full-featured, and a screen-sharing option can help your clients and customers see exactly what’s being discussed. The system also has a mobile phone and PC app.

 

Small Biz Resource Tip: Women Business Owners Conference

January 9th, 2012 ::

Women Business Owners Conference

Save the date for March 22-23, in Anaheim, California, for the Women Business Owners Conference sponsored by SCORE and the Business & Entrepreneurship Center. The conference theme is 21st Century Marketing: How to Grow Your Business in Today’s World, and activities include speakers, breakout sessions and plenty of networking opportunities. Designed especially for women business owners, the conference will address the unique marketing issues faced by today’s women entrepreneurs. Attendees will have a chance to network and learn about new trends in social media, global marketing, government contracting and more.

 

Small Biz Resource Tip: Room 77

December 7th, 2011 ::

Room 77

Sick of getting to your hotel room on a business trip and finding out there’s no in-room coffee maker or that you have to pay for WiFi? Room 77 wants to find you the best room for the best price—all in one search. The database will also categorize rooms by what’s important to you such as value, view, size or noise level. You’ll also find some unique insights so you won’t get any unpleasant surprises once you check in. Room 77 collects room information from all the major travel sites and brings them all together for you, including floor plans, to help you make the best decision on where to stay.

 

Small Biz Resource Tip: My Business Story

November 14th, 2011 ::

My Business Story

It’s not too late to enter this national contest from Google and American Express OPEN. The deadline is November 15, 2011, but entering is easy: Simply go to My Business Story, film a quick video with the My Business Story tool for free, and enter to win an ad campaign worth $5,000 and be featured on the YouTube homepage on November 25, 2011, in celebration of Small Business Saturday November 26. You can shoot your video with any device, add some clips and have My Business Story help you give it style and music. Be sure to talk about your business’s connection to the community and focus on customer service.

 

Small Biz Resource Tip: Stamps.com Holiday Shipping Survival Guide

October 31st, 2011 ::

Stamps.com Holiday Shipping Survival Guide

With online sales numbers expected to rise for the 2011 holiday season, ecommerce retailers should be planning their shipping strategy now. Luckily, Stamps.com has released the Holiday Shipping Survival Guide for E-commerce Retailers. The free, downloadable guide offers shipping best practices and industry data that will help any ecommerce business streamline the shipping process and maximize profits throughout the holiday season. The Guide includes: 8 Tips for Holiday Shipping, 7 Popular Free Shipping Promotions, Improving Customer Communication with SCAN Forms, 11 Ways to Improve Your Packaging, Important E-commerce Dates, Tips and Stats.