business blastoff on a budget
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PowerPoint presentation for Sven Mogelgaard's Business Blastoff presentation at Shoreline City Hall on Tuesday June 1, 2010. Sorry, no audioTRANSCRIPT
Business Blastoff On
A Budget Tools to help you start or
grow your business without breaking the bank
Getting Started
Sound Business Advice
Effective Networking and Advertising Tools
Communication Tools
Basic Productivity Tools
Bells and Whistles – The Cool Stuff!
Board of Directors
Bookkeeping/Accounting
Legal
Mentor(s)
Ongoing Education
Promote Yourself!
Get On Line
Join (or CREATE) Networking Groups
Community Involvement
Demonstrate Your Expertise
Network, Network, Network!
Communication Tools
Dedicated or virtual phone service?
Toll free or local number?
Cell phone or smart phone?
Traditional or electronic newsletter?
Basic Productivity Tools
Word Processing
Presentation Creation
Graphic Design/Desktop Publishing
Internet Publishing
Accounting and Invoicing
600 Pound Gorilla
FREE Alternative
• Write – Word Processing•Calc – Spreadsheet•Impress – Presentation•Draw – Graphics•Base - Database
Graphics and Internet
Getting Your E-mail
Another Gorilla
Your Internet Presence
Register your own domain name
Use your domain’s e-mail service
Carefully consider maintaining your site
Leverage Social Networking
Keep it professional
Register Your Domain
Affordable Web Tools
Dozens of applications
Ala carte or in bundles
Some free basic tools
Social Networks
Biznik
Plaxo
Internet Visibility
Understand and use keywords and meta tags
Include Web address on all postings and profiles
Update often (and make it relevant)
Look for local search engine options
Bells and Whistles
File sharing and storage
Collaboration
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
Sales and prospecting
File Sharing
One of My Favorites
Sales and Prospecting
Visit Our Site!
byteslaves.comSign up for our Newsletter, check out our events calendar, download tools and utilities or shop for computers and games.
Internet Resources
AccessLine Communications – virtual PBX services, follow-me phone numbers and toll free numbers
Constant Contact – Electronic newsletters, surveys, polls and more
BNI and LeTip national networking groups
Washington State Chamber of Commerce – directory of local Chambers of Commerce
Internet Resources (2)
Microsoft Office 2010 – site is still being updated
OpenOffice Project – Open source office productivity
Free Serif Software – Cool free software for graphics and Web
Mozilla Thunderbird – E-mail Client
Log Cabin Hosting – Quality Web hosting (Reseller for GoDaddy)
Internet Resources (3)
CoffeeCup Software – Everything you need to build and maintain a professional Web site.
SugarSync – Hands down the coolest and most useful tool for sharing, syncing and backing up your data.
DimDim – Online meeting and collaboration site.
37 Signals – One-stop shopping for project management, CRM, chat, collaboration and sharing
Act! – Top notch sales, prospecting and CRM software
Internet Resources (4)
Goldmine - Another great sales and prospecting tool
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