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Small Business Toolbox – October Twenty First

Each week I like to post useful tools and resources that you may be able to use for your business. The resources I post here are either free or available at a low cost.

I don’t go into much detail here, so feel free to check them out yourself and let me know what you think. If you know of any great tools and services that will help small business owners, please share them in the comments below.

Resources - While Google Analytics is my go to analytics tool, Get Clicky is a close second. Get Clicky’s real time analytics is a great tool for seeing what’s happening on your site right now, as opposed to the time lag Google Analytics has for its reporting. Get Clicky has a free and paid plan available.

SlashCV - If you’re re-entering the job market or just graduating from school, SlashCV lets you a great looking resume. Lets you create, share and create PDF versions of your resume using a simple interface. This is still in Beta but still works really well.

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Eight Essential Cloud Services for Small Business

It was only a few years ago that setting up an office meant either buying expensive software licenses for proprietary applications or doing all your administration in the old-fashioned way with huge amounts of paperwork to be processed and stored. The advent of Web 2.0, cloud computing, or SaaS (software as a service) brought a… Continue Reading

Small Business Toolbox – October Thirteen

Each week I like to post useful tools and resources that you may be able to use for your business. The resources I post here are either free or available at a low cost. I don’t go into much detail here, so feel free to check them out yourself and let me know what you… Continue Reading

Is Your Business Plan A Roadmap Or A Historical Document?

Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face ~ Old Boxing Quote Is the business plan you created before you started your business something you constantly refer to, or like most people, is it something you get a good chuckle from every now and again when you’re cleaning out your filing cabinet. A good… Continue Reading

How Small Business Owners Can Benefit from Digital Signage

Have you heard about or seen digital signage? There is a good chance you’ve seen examples of digital signage. Perhaps you’ve even considered adding digital signage to your business. Digital signage, or digital display, is a digital sign displayed on a monitor in a location-based business. Common places for digital signs include banks, offices, waiting… Continue Reading

Small Business Toolbox – October Six

How Do You Spend Your Time As A Business Owner? [infographic]

As a small business owner, you’re always in short supply of just about everything. You wear a dozen different hats, have the ability to worry about 5 things at the same time, and you’re still able to display an ear to ear smile when a customer walks through your door. There are lots of things… Continue Reading

How To Breathe Life Into Your Boring Business Copy

or How Charlie Sheen Can Help You Write “Winning” Business Copy You’ve likely heard the radio commercial touting a program to get your kids to pay attention to you. The narrator guarantees that, by simply asking questions and giving directives in a different way, “you, too can get your child to listen”. Sure, you have… Continue Reading