Need better design? Head to crowdSPRING, the world's #1 marketplace for logos, graphic design and naming. Post your project and pick from an average of 110+ actual entries, not just bids and proposals. They have rad customer service and a money-back guarantee you'll love. Post your project in the next 60 days and crowdSPRING will give you $20 off, including their $99 advanced promotion for free.
✳ Speed It Up
Need speed? IFTTT can help. It will change your life, really. IFTTT stands for "if this, then that," and you can use it to automate your online activities by creating "recipes." These recipes are sets of directions that trigger actions: Connect two online platforms that you regularly use and IFTTT will take care of business for you. Check out this write-up to see sample recipes and get things moving better, faster and easier for your biz.
✳ Parse It Out
Why it is so hard to find collaborators you can really trust? Parsecco makes it easy by giving you a place to share not just what you do, but who you do it with. The site provides you with a searchable, visual rolodex of collaborators vetted by the people you trust most. It’s still in beta, but the lady-led team is opening the doors early for us. Enter code FoundingMom at Parsec.co for your private invitation.
✳ Be Mineful
Do you run a retail establishment? Mineful is a brilliant automated email marketing tool for online retailers. Seamlessly integrate with leading shopping cart platforms to automatically email your customers based on when and what folks purchase. They're making it easy to use the data you have to increase repeat business through automated and targeted marketing. All Founding Moms get a free 30-day trial and a 50% lifetime discount when you sign up using this link.
✳ Go Gold
Need investment funds? Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is a $500 million program designed for business owners with limited resources who have a business poised for growth. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to growing their business and creating jobs within their community. If you're an owner or co-owner of a business, operating for 2+ years and live in Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Salt Lake City, or the UK, apply here.
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✳ Think Business
Are you a business or a consumer? We’re all consumers in our personal lives, buying toilet paper at Costco and ordering too many shoes on Zappos. As a consumer, it’s just you. But in our entrepreneurial lives, says Michele Golden, we gals often act like consumers rather than businesses. Time for a whole new perspective, wouldn't you say? Read Michele's superb post here.
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✳ Hear It
Heard of The Numbers Whisperer? Nicole Fende makes finance fun! She's the President of Small Business Finance Forum and author of How To Be A Finance Rockstar. As host of BlogTalk Radio's SmallBizFinance Show, Nicole rocks out with tips & tricks to help you operate your biz more efficiently and improve your bottom line. She recently interviewed me; check out our lively discussion right here.
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✳ Check It
Contactually helps you get better at organizing your network. Create more business through automatic follow-up reminders. Seamlessly sync all of your contacts with Salesforce, MailChimp, Highrise, and others.
Textcook solves the problem of figuring out what to cook with only the food you have in your kitchen. Get recipes that you can make right now without needing to do a last minute trip to the grocery store. Textcook can read and understand any ingredient or grocery list.
Sprmarket allows you to build, promote and manage your store all from one place. Discover and earn commission by sharing amazing products with anyone. The more people like your product or service, the more it gain virality through recommendations.
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