Archive for September, 2010

Pulse.to provides small businesses with a simple, free way to send a text message to multiple users on mobile phones, such as sales teams in the field, without complicated business software.
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With PayNearMe, you can sell online to customers who can only pay cash. All they have to do is walk into a 7-Eleven store to complete the transaction.
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Easy online diagramming with Gliffy's business graphics software, which lets users create technical drawings, org charts, wireframes, flow charts, floor plans, etc.
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GM and Ford are showing off electric commercial vehicles as concepts or prototypes. The lithium-ion battery-powered delivery vehicles are likely to go on sale first in Europe, where cities have begun to restrict high-polluting cars and trucks, but look like a sure thing for the States, too.
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You might be wise to offer some low-priced stocking stuffers or other bargains in your retail store or online storefront. Consider these three kinds of suppliers for low-cost, wholesale goods: bulk liquidation websites, Chinese exporters, and shelf-pull or refurb sellers.
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Online form builder Wufoo allows business owners to create online forms by taking care of all the hard work such as building databases, hosting, billing and data encryption.
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The Square app is an exciting, free app that offers small business owners the ability to transform smartphones into mobile point-of-sale devices without excessive fees, hidden costs or contracts.
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You can make entire walls, doors, bookcase sides, tables or other smooth, flat surfaces into dry-erase boards with whiteboard paints or films.
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For temporary office space on a business trip, try a "co-working space". These cool and casual shared office spaces are springing up to serve solo freelancers and small startups, but they’re also frequently available for a day rental, usually at $20 or $25.
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Harvest's most excellent free iPhone app simplifies expense tracking by allowing you to take a photo of your receipt with your iPhone, add some details and go paperless.
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