Business Resources
Internet Marketing
Constant Contact - Email marketing software that makes it easy to create professional HTML email campaigns with no tech skills. Paid service.
iContact - iContact's email marketing software allows your company to easily create, send and track email newsletters and campaigns. Paid service.
AWeber - AWeber provides a variety of templates for email campaigns and opt-in forms. Paid service.
Topica - Topica provides a cheap and effective email marketing solution to small and mid-sized businesses and associations. Paid service.
Campaigner - Easily create and send effective email marketing campaigns. Paid service.
Social Media
Facebook - Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. Free service.
LinkedIn - LinkedIn strengthens and extends your existing network of trusted contacts. LinkedIn is a networking tool that helps you discover inside connections. Free service.
Twitter - Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest information about what you find interesting. Free service.
Website/ Blogs
Blogger - Blogger is a blog-publishing service that allows private or multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. Free service.
WordPress - A semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. Free service.
TypePad - Create a blog in minutes - with designs, reliable hosting, real-people tech support, and lots more. Paid service.
Website Themes Shops
Moonfruit - Moonfruit offers a free website builder that allows total design control with no ads and no catches. Free service.
ThemeForest - Buy Website Templates and WordPress Themes from ThemeForest - The largest marketplace of its kind for Site Templates and CMS Themes. Paid service.
Shopify - Shopify gives you your own storefront to sell your products on. Paid service.
Website Hosting
Fat Cow - FatCow provides web hosting for small businesses & individuals. Whether you're looking for a domain or complete web hosting solution, FatCow's got it! Paid service.
InMotion Hosting - Business Class Web Hosting solutions for Small and Medium Business. Paid service.
Stock Photos
Flickr - Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application. Free service.
Audio Tool Websites
AudioAcrobat - AudioAcrobat is a way to stream audio. Produce and publish audio to your Web site and emails. Create your own online radio show. Paid service.
Audio Generator - The Net's way to create professional streaming audio clips for Websites and email broadcasts. Free service.
Audacity - Audio editor for recording, slicing, and mixing audio. Site includes help, downloads, and developer information. Free service.
Printing
Vistaprint - Vistaprint is a large online supplier of printed and promotional materials as well as marketing services to micro businesses and consumers. Paid service.
Hi-Tech Printing - Your source for full color printing, large or small format. They print and handle all aspects of the job in their facilities. Paid service.
Cheap Club Flyers - CheapClubFlyers© is the one of the nations largest commercial printer. Cheap Club Flyers offers an array of printing services that suit your business. Paid service.
On Demand Printing
Books Just Books - Pricing for the small press and independent self-publisher. Paid service.
iUniverse - iUniverse has helped more than 30,000 authors publish their books professionally and affordably. Paid service.
Other Great Business Resources
Business - A business search engine and business directory designed to help its users find the companies, products, services, and information they need. Free service.
Hoovers - Hoover's, Inc. is a business research company that has provided information on U.S. and foreign companies and industries since 1990. Paid service.
infoUSA - InfoUSA.com has compiled the most comprehensive databases in the industry including 210 million U.S. consumers, 14 million U.S. businesses, 12 million executives and more. Free service.
Start Up America Partnership: Business Development Resources to accelerate business growth.
Merchant Services
PayPal - PayPal is an alternate way to send money, make an online payment, receive money or set up a merchant account. Free service.
Authorize - Payment gateway enables internet merchants to accept online payments via credit card and e-check. Paid service.
Practice Pay Solutions - A registered merchant service provider of First National Bank of Louisville, Ky., offers domestic and International payment processing services. Paid service.
1 Shopping Cart - 1ShoppingCart.com is the a shopping cart & e-commerce software solution. Our affordable packages enable you to perform all e-commerce functions. Paid service.
Find a Free Lancer
Guru - Find 250000+ freelance programmers, web developers, graphic designers, writers & more. Free service.
Elance - Outsource to expert programmers, designers, writers, translators, marketers, researchers and admin contractors with tested skills. Free service.
America's Job Bank - This page will help you locate alternative sites where you can search for jobs or prospective employees. Free service.
Survey Tools
Zoomerang - Zoomerang online survey software tool allows you to create online surveys while providing reporting and advanced survey logic. Free service.
SurveyMonkey - Create and publish online surveys in minutes, and view results graphically and in real time. Free service.
Constant Contact - Email marketing software that makes it easy to create professional HTML email campaigns with no tech skills. Paid service.
PDF Converter
Kinati 2PDF Converter - Kinati PDF Converter is an online web-based document to PDF converter client utility. Free service.
CutePDF - CutePDF allows you to create PDF files from any printable document, save PDF forms using Acrobat Reader, make PDF booklet, impose, rearrange pages and much more. Free service.
Online File Storage and Transfer
Google Docs - Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more. Free service.
Dropbox - Dropbox is a way to store, sync, and, share files online. There's no complicated interface to learn. Paid service. Free account is available but space is limited.
Google Docs - Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more. Free service.
Gmail - Google-owned, web-based email service provides details of storage, options and links to related services. Free service.
Google Calendar - Manage your schedule online and coordinate with friends & family and clients. Free service.
Copywright and Communication Law
Copyright - U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material. Paid service.
FCC - The Federal Communications Commission licensing systems allows electronic filing of applications processed by the Commission. Free service.
Licenses and Permits
NYC Business Express - NYC Business Express is a one-stop website that makes starting, operating, and expanding a business in New York City clearer. Free service.
O.P.A.L - If you want to start a new business or expand your current business, this site will help you find the New York State business permits you may need. Free service.
Taxation
Department of Taxation and Finance - The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (NYSDTF) is a core agency of the US state of New York. Free service.
Internal Revenue Services - Learn more about federal tax requirements and resources available to you from the federal government.
Employer Identification Number
IRS Video Portal - The IRS Video Portal provides video and audio presentations that address an assortment of tax issues, such as IRS Audits, disaster information, the Virtual Small Business Workshop, e-File, EFTPS, 1099-MISC filing requirements, to name a few. Some of these video and audio messages are available in Spanish.
Government
U.S Small Business Administration - SBA Direct gives you information and services based on your unique business needs.
Small Business Services - SBS makes it easier for businesses in New York City to form, do business, and grow by providing direct assistance to business owners, fostering neighborhood development in commercial districts, and linking employers to a skilled and qualified workforce.
Stay tuned for a updates inlcuding a local resource guide.
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Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the SBA.