Small Business Resources for Start-ups

MARKETING

Email connects you to people; email marketing software helps you understand your audience’s response, so you can plan your next marketing move. Try Constant Contact’s email marketing 60-days free.

All the marketing materials you need to brand your business. Vistaprint offers a wide variety of low cost marketing collateral from business cards, signs, stationary, promotional products and more.

24-7PressRelease.com supports businesses in building brand awareness, increasing visibility on the web, and enhancing SEO to help boost sales. They offer free to low cost press release distribution.

DESIGN

You can easily create and design documents and graphics with Canva’s templates and drag and drop editor.

 

 

 

Wix is a free website builder that provides everything you need to create an affordable website with hundreds of drag and drop templates to choose from.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

 

Social media management made simple. Here’s another great resource for small businesses who want to save time managing social media. Use Hootsuite to manage your social media profiles in one single platform. It’s free up to 3 social media profiles.

COMMUNICATION

 

vCita is an online booking and contact management system that integrates with your website to generate more leads. Visitors to your website will see a pop-up notification asking them to contact you for an appointment or to purchase your services. Your current clients can book appointments and pay for services online.

eVoice is a full-service virtual phone system that routes calls to your landline or mobile phone. You can have a local number or toll-free number for your small business.

 

A free conference call and online meetings system perfect for webinars, presentations, and conference calls. This is a great small business resource for start-ups.

 

 

 

ACCOUNTING

An easy to use bookkeeping and accounting software that is web based. You can link your credit cards and bank account transactions to keep records of your income and expenses. Wave is a free service and great for small business start-ups.

MileiQ is a mobile app that detects your miles automatically. It makes tracking your miles easy for your business records.