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Business Resources

The following resources are current as of July 2008. The criteria used in selecting these particular Web sites included Grebe staff familiarity with sites’ products and services (but not in all cases); sufficient contact information: almost all of these sites have both a contact e-mail address and phone number—they all have a mailing address; and Terms of Use and Privacy policies.

As stated in The Grebe Terms of Use policy, these links are provided to you as a convenience; the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by The Grebe. Nevertheless, a few of these links are given a “great resource” seal of approval.

Affiliate Marketing Resources

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Business Incorporation
Services

BizFilings.com
www.bizfilings.com
608-827-5300
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BizFilings professionally forms corporations,
limited liability companies (LLCs) and nonprofits.

ClickandInc.com
www.clickandinc.com
612-455-2290
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Since 2000, Click Industries, Ltd., has been helping thousands of small-business owners & independent entrepreneurs start new business ventures, protect their intellectual property and find new ways to market and promote their businesses and creative works.

LegalZoom.com
www.legalzoom.com
323-962-8600
Online submission form
LegalZoom can help you quickly and affordably create estate planning documents, start a business, register a trademark and more—from the convenience of your home or office.

MaxFilings.com
www.maxfilings.com
800-704-6563
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MaxFilings offers all-inclusive pricing and an online ordering system that allows you to incorporate your business right away.

MyCorporation.com
mycorporation.intuit.com
818-879-9079
Online submission form
MyCorporation.com, owned by the makers of QuickBooks, provides online document filing services for clients who wish to form a corporation or limited liability company.

MyNewCompany.com
www.mynewcompany.com
702-362-2677
Online submission form
MyNewCompany.com, Inc., was founded in 2001 with one simple mission: to make starting a business as simple, fast and inexpensive as possible.

Business Plans
Bplans.com Software
www.Bplans.com
541-683-6162
Online submission form
Bplans.com contains a large collection of free sample business plans. In addition, it has helpful tools and know-how for managing your business.

BusinessKnowHow.com
www.businessknowhow.com
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Business Know-How offers the “street-smart” strategies you need to succeed in your own small business.

Doug Williams & Associates
www.dwassoc.com
360-695-8100
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Doug Williams & Associates offers a full line of small-business consulting and Web site marketing services.

Elance.com
www.elance.com
877-435-2623
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Elance was established to help small businesses hire freelance talent—everything from accountants to Web designers to writers.

Entrepreneur Magazine Online
www.entrepreneur.com
949-261-2325
Online submission forms
Find tips to help you run a successful business with this collection of videos, articles, expert blogs, and more.

Library of Congress
www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/
This is one tiny page from the Library of Congress—great resource!

Pacifica Endeavors
www.smallbizsmartmarketing.com
866-284-4955
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Pacifica Endeavors is dedicated to providing high-quality marketing consulting services to small businesses and start-ups at affordable rates.

Content Management Resources

Bitrix, Inc.
www.bitrixsoft.com
703-740-8301
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Bitrix Inc. specializes in developing content management systems and portal solutions for managing Web projects and information systems for maintaining commercial activities on the Internet.

Drupal.org
drupal.org/
Drupal.org is the official website of Drupal, an open source content management platform.

Ecom Enterprises
www.ecomenterprises.com/webpress
877-955-ECOM
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Ecom Enterprises offers feature-rich Web content management software that can empower your small business with tools once only afforded by Fortune 1000 companies.

Joomla!
www.joomla.com
Joomla! is one of the most powerful open-source content management systems on the planet. It is used all over the world for everything from simple Web sites to complex corporate applications. Joomla! is easy to install, simple to manage, and reliable. (This is the system used by The Grebe.)

MamboServer.com
www.mamboserver.com
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Mambo is a dynamic portal engine and content management system.

SnapTech.ca
www.snaptech.ca
866-899-4063
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SnapTech provides Web design services and a comprehensive suite of Web marketing, Web productivity and content management tools.

Financial Management

Elance.com
www.elance.com
877-435-2623
Online submission form
Elance was established to help small businesses hire freelance talent—everything from accountants to Web designers to writers.

SmallBusinessNotes.com
www.smallbusinessnotes.com
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Small Business Notes is a content-rich resource with information that a small-business person needs to operate his or her business.

Venture Momentum, Inc.
www.venturemomentum.com
415-897-0195
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Venture Momentum, Inc., is a financial management firm specialized in providing financial planning and financial management services to entrepreneurs.

Finding a Mentor

MicroCenter.org
www.micromentor.org
503-465-4181
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MicroMentor is a nonprofit mentoring organization that utilizes technology to pair two people in the same industry.

Mentors.ca
www.mentors.ca/findamentor.html
250-595-3503
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"If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it." Jonathan Winters • Although this site is mostly for mentors and coaches, it provides a free find-a-mentor service. Scroll down and fill out a comprehensive survey to see if mentors.ca can find a match.

SCORE
www.score.org/explore_score.html
703-487-3612
SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Freelance Resources

Elance.com
www.elance.com
877-435-2623
Online submission form
Elance was established to help small businesses hire freelance talent—everything from accountants to Web designers to writers.

Guru.com
www.guru.com
888-678-0136
Online submission form
Use Guru.com's free service to search for and find freelancers. Post your project. Get free quotes within hours.

iFreelance.com
www.ifreelance.com
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Ifreelance is a portal. Post your profile and get access to 1000s of buyers in need of your professional services.

RentaCoder.com
www.rentacoder.com
813-908-9029
Online submission form
Rent A Coder is a Web-based marketplace that connects businesses in need of computer programming expertise with a global, freelance market of programmers.

Funding Resources

Accommodative Financial Solutions
www.afsloansonline.com
877-207-1396
Online submission form
Accommodative Financial Solutions is an unsecured loan consulting company.

BusinessFinance.com
www.businessfinance.com
Search over 4,000 sources of business financing and get your free matched list in seconds.

LendingClub.com
www.lendingclub.com
408-524-1540
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Lending Club is a social lending network where members can borrow and lend money among themselves at better rates.

Prosper.com
www.prosper.com
866-615-6319
Online submission form
Prosper is an online community for lending and borrowing money, with over 740,000 members and $154 million in funded loans.

Zopa.com
us.zopa.com
888-879-9672
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Zopa is the world's first social finance company.

Government Agencies

Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
205-912-5333
The IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 prompted the most comprehensive reorganization and modernization of IRS in nearly half a century.

Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov/aboutsba/index.html
800-827-5722
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small-business concerns and to preserve free competitive enterprise.

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Internet Marketing Forums

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Legal

FreeAdvice.com
www.freeadvice.com
415-331-1212
Online submission form
The easy-to-understand legal content on FreeAdvice.com has been prepared and is updated by nationally renowned specialists at dozens of leading American law firms, and by other capable attorneys and legal professionals on the company's highly qualified legal and editorial staff.

Nolo.com
www.nolo.com/about.cfm
510-549-4660
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Nolo is your legal companion, empowering you and saving you money whenever the law touches your work, life or finances.

Shawn Casey, Esq.
www.internetlawcompliance.com
No phone number provided
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For less than $100 (as of July 2008) internet marketing entrepreneur/lawyer Shawn Casey provides you with the CYA templates that will help make sure your Web site is compliant with Federal Trade Commission rules and regulations.

Ed. note: Using these templates saved The Grebe more than $600 in legal fees when developing its Terms of Use and Privacy policies.

Marketing

Allan Gardyne
www.associateprograms.com
No phone number provided
Online submission form
Run by veteran internet marketer Allan Gardyne, AssociatePrograms.com offers tons of FREE information about affiliate programs, including useful tips, money-making articles, researched recommendations, and a helpful affiliate forum.

BusinessKnowHow.com
www.businessknowhow.com
631-467-8883
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Business Know-How offers the “street-smart” strategies you need to succeed in your own small business.

Envision Software
www.envisionsoftware.com
813-909-1399
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Envision Software specializes in solving business problems through technology.

Internet Marketing Center
blog.marketingtips.com
No phone number
No e-mail address
Derek Gehl’s Internet Marketing Center is a privately held corporation with offices in the US and Canada. In addition to providing online information, IMC offers a pay per month online entrepreneurial club for internet marketers.

Miva Merchant
www.mivamerchant.com/company
866-284-9812
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Miva Merchant: An online sales tool

Web.com
www.web.com
904-680-6600
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Web.com is a leading provider of online marketing services for small businesses, offering a full suite of solutions that make it fast, easy, and cost-effective to attract and convert new customers on the Web.

Public Relations

OffMadisonAvenue.com
www.offmadisonave.com/about-us/
480-505-4500
Online submission form
Off Madison Ave is an integrated strategic communications agency, located in Tempe, Arizona, that provides services in advertising, public relations, media, graphic design, strategy and internet marketing.

Zable Fisher Public Relations
www.zfpr.com
561-417-0006
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Zable Fisher Public Relations is a privately held provider of public relations and publicity products and services.

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Sales Tools

Miva Merchant
www.mivamerchant.com/company
866-284-9812
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Miva Merchant: An online sales tool

Sage Solutions
www.sagecrmsolutions.com
480-368-3700
Online submission form
Sage solutions is committed to helping its customers run their businesses more effectively, helping them to gain greater insight into their business activities and providing them with lasting benefits by automating their business processes.

Salesconx.com
www.salesconx.com
212-453-9880
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Salesconx is a marketplace for professionals to buy and sell introductions to decision makers.

SalesTeamTools.com
www.salesteamtools.com
No phone number provided
No e-mail provided
SalesTeamTools, founded in 2006, is an online magazine dedicated to providing fresh ideas on how salespeople, managers, professionals and business owners can use technology and sales tools to sell more.

More resources specific to affiliate marketing to come.

Small Business Resources

AllBusiness.com
www.allbusiness.com
415-694-5000
Online submission form
AllBusiness.com, owned by Dun & Bradstreet, is an online media and e-commerce company that operates one of the premier business sites on the Web.

PowerHomeBiz.com
www.powerhomebiz.com
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This is a great resource! Powerhomebiz.com is an online publisher that provides well-written features, "how-to" articles; "how I did it" success stories, tips and hints, instructions, motivational articles and other information that will help consumers gain knowledge and succeed in their small business endeavors.

SmallBusiness.com
www.smallbusiness.com/wiki/
866-59-START
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Smallbusiness.com is a collection of resources for those seeking information and assistance in starting and running a small business in the U.S.

StartupNation.com
www.startupnation.com
866-597-8278
Online submission form
StartupNation is a FREE service founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. The site was created to be your one-stop shop for entrepreneurial success. Great resource!

Software/Business Tools

Miva Merchant
www.mivamerchant.com/company
866-284-9812
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Miva Merchant: An online sales tool

Sage Solutions
www.sagesoftware.com
866-996-7243
Online submission form
Sage solutions is committed to helping its customers run their businesses more effectively, helping them to gain greater insight into their business activities and providing them with lasting benefits by automating their business processes.

More to come.

Web Design

Browsershots.org
browsershots.org/
This open-source site is a nifty tool for checking how your Web site looks in a variety of browsers.

Web Hosting

BlueHost.com
www.bluehost.com
888-401-4678
Online submission form
Bluehost.com is a full-service shared server Web hosting company that prides itself on top-of-the-line, 24/7 customer service.

Ed. note: This is the hosting company used by The Grebe. I have found this company to be extremely responsive, very accessible and reasonably priced.

DreamHost.com
dreamhost.com
No phone number provided
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DreamHost is an employee-owned hosting company that promotes a democratic, employee-focused workplace.

Ebizhosting.com
www.ebizhosting.com
No phone number provided
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eBiz Hosting provides reliable, affordable shared Web hosting and reseller Web hosting solutions to businesses and individuals since 1999.

Rackspace.com
www.rackspace.com
800-961-2888
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Rackspace is a recognized leader in the hosting market.

ThinkHost.com
thinkhost.com
No phone number provided
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ThinkHost is an earth-friendly Web hosting solution that supports positive social change.

Special web hosting offer - LIMITED TIME ONLY