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Re: Top 12 Resources for Start-Ups

Guilherme — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:21:54 -0000

I am from Brazil and I have been living in Canada for almost one year. I am doing my internship at Bekhor Management as a marketing intern. One of my projects was to research technologies that help small business like the technology you reference in this article e.g. Go To My Pc, skype, google talk, yousendit, dadamail etc…Here is a link to the article Toronto Marketing Blog:
http://torontomarketing.blo...

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goforsale — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:32:24 -0000

I just use some of them but full list is great for me and my friends. Thanks.. Especially SBA resources are great.

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Jay — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:42:51 -0000

Thanks John -- talk about impeccable timing. Some friends and I are firing things up and this is just the checklist we needed.

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ducttape — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:58:22 -0000

@Peer - probably a good lesson when you go into a meeting with anyone!

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Peer Lending — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:48:39 -0000

I agree with the SCORE recommendation, but make sure you go into SCORE with a solid idea of what you want from the meeting. If you just go in and say, "help me" you're going to be disappointed.

Also, for raising money I'd look at a peer lending site like http://www.lendingclub.com - I'm a lender there, and if you have a solid idea, and over 640 credit, it's a great way to get your business the funding (up to 25K) it needs to succeed.

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DavidCastroFlorida — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:17:45 -0000

Nice post and helpful comments. Dont forget your former college prof(s) and the local universities. Both are potential sources for easy/effective access to the latest research trends AND Advisory Board candidates!

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Mark Pond — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:36:36 -0000

Ahem... Don't forget about your local public library. In the Age of Information, do check out what the information wizards in their sensible shoes can do for you.

www.spokanelibrary.org/busi...

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Ben Young — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:58:07 -0000

Have you checked out PlanHq.com? It's a business planing tool which is based around the evolving business plan.

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Alexis — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:00:35 -0000

ActionCOACH Business Coaching has great free business tools on their site, as well, if you go to http://www.actioncoach.com/... . The have a library of business forms, free e-book business, marketing & advertising guides, profit & productivity calculators, podcasts and more. ActionCOACH also has a directory of business coaches around the world who write ActionBLOG: http://www.actioncoach.com/...

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Binesh Kutty — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:51:54 -0000

Even though DARE ( www.dare.co.in ) is India specific, focusing on Indian Entrepreneurs and their ecosystem; it does have resources in terms of articles, case studies, and columns that may prove useful to start ups in general.

Cheers,
Binesh Kutty

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tri-win — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:30:57 -0000

Thanks for the list. Good resource to keep and recommend to others :)

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CoolProducts — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:45:55 -0000

Thank you John for the list! Looks like you've compiled a great source of information with these sites. I'm looking forward to seeing what I can learn from these sites.

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Stephen Jackson — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:47:15 -0000

Great list. I would like to add the SME Toolkit created by IBM and IFC. I wrote about the toolkit earlier this year. It was first created for third world nations but it is available in the US. The toolkit is online at

Stephen Jackson
Minority Business Matters

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Jared — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:02:27 -0000

Vator.tv is another good resource. Mindfrenzy.com is further back in the idea stage of a business.

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Jacob Angel — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:14:22 -0000

Glad to see you recommend SCORE ... I found them enormously helpful when I was at the very beginning of my career. I'm still in touch with the gentleman who advised me, and continue to treat his advice with great respect.

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Angie A. Swartz — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:04:18 -0000

Hi John, Great list, thanks! Hewlett Packard also has a bunch of great resources for start up companies. I went to a conference they hosted this year where they previewed their services. They have really invested some money and focus toward women owned businesses and entrepreneurs over the past few years via acquisitions and joint ventures with other companies (like Logoworks). Definitely worth a look at www.hp.com. There website also includes a wealth of great templates that small business owners can download for free!

Angie A. Swartz
www.sixfiguremomsclub.com