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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES FOR YOUR BUSINESS
http://www.sba.gov/ - The Small Business Association (great number of resources)
http://www.score.gov/ - The government-backed volunteer network for free small business counseling
http://www.negocios.gov/ - Official Spanish-business website from the government
http://www.womenbiz.gov/ - Official government website for women entrepreneurs
http://www.nychcc.com/ - NY Chamber of Commerce
http://www.nyc.gov/nycbusiness - Local NYC Business Solutions with free workshops & mentorship
STARTING YOUR BUSINESS RESOURCES
http://www.marketintell.com - market intelligence & surveys
http://www.bizfilings.com - Toolkit and information on incorporating your business
http://www.rocketlawyer.com/ - Information on starting a business
http://www.entrepeneur.com/article/231320 - Using CrowdFunding to test your market demand
http://www.managementhelp.org - Information on market research
http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/home - Customized market research
BUSINESS PLAN RESOURCES
http://www.theleanstartup.com/ - Creating business plan WHILE you sell your product
http://www.bplans.com - Search sample business plans and business plan templates for sale
http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/ - Search sample business plans
FREE OR VERY CHEAP TOOLS FOR YOUR BUSINESS
http://www.mailchimp.com/ - free e-mail newsletters for up to 500 subscribers
http://www.blogger.com/ - blog service owned by Google.com
http://www.linkedin.com/ - The Facebook of professionals. A MUST for all of us.
http://www.wordpress.com/ - blog service
http://www.paypal.com/ - can accept and receive online credit card payments
http://www.yelp.com/ - a must for local biz; it's based on real recomendations
http://www.etsy.com/ - you can set up your own free virtual store for handmade products
http://www.zazzle.com/ - you can set up your own free virtual store by uploading your own images and printing it in all product you can imagine.
http://www.freshbooks.com/ - web-based billing and invoicing system
http://www.godaddy.com/ - most reknown domain and hosting service
http://www.efax.com/ - receive and all faxes in digital format directly in your inbox
http://www.togomeeting.com/ - web-conferencing system
http://www.readytalk.com/ - web-conferencing system
http://www.evite.com/ - a nice selection of free pre-designed online invitations for any occasion
http://www.hallmark.com/ - free online greeting cards for any occasion
http://www.surveymonkey.com - free online survey/poll tool
http://www.freeonlinesurvey.com - free online survey/poll tool
USEFUL BLOGS
http://www.mashable.com/ - THE social media guide blog
http://www.hispanicprblog.com/ - THE source for resources, news and insights for Hispanic Public Relations & Social Media
NEWS WEBSITES
http://www.smartbriefs.com - Information and news from professional organizations
http://www.entrepreneur.com/ - THE magazine for all-entrepreneur current events
http://www.fastcompany.com/ - THE magazine for all things innovative
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/ - B2B bilingual Hispanic site for news & resources
http://www.nytimes.com/ - The premier source of daily news and editorials
http://www.wallstreetjournal.com/ - THE voice of Wall Street and all things Currency
http://www.almaemprendedora.com - Bilingual e-magazine for women professionals & entrepeneurs
ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.nheo.org/ - The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs Organization
(membership is still free...just sign up online)
http://www.bni.net/ - Business Networking International (Premier global professional organization with local small groups)
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