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100 Best Small Town Link Categories
16 - Small Town Links
12 - E-Commerce Business Sites for
small business
2 - Home
Based Business Resources
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Sites To Protect You From Bad Guys (Not me, of course)
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Learn Baby Learn - Sites That Teach Business Stuff - Most Free,
Some not
6 -
Sites For Women Small Business Owners
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- The Feds - Government Sites, plus Sites of Information and
Statistics
Total number of links (72)
Left to go to reach 100 - (28)
Small Town Stuff
Listing of all US Chambers of Commerce
- Here you will find addresses, phone numbers and links to Chamber
home pages across the nation.
Small Town Newspapers - Need the news
from back home? Find your small town newspaper or if they aren't
here get them on. Searchable archives.
Home Town Locator - Need
demographics on your town. There are 42,500 cites here with everything
you every wanted to know about them. Even has aerial photos from
space.
 Small Market Radio
Newsletter is the only publication
devoted exclusively to radio in small and medium communities.
Each week SMRN features industry news, sales tips, promotion
ideas and management information for the small market broadcaster.
The
Community Stewardship Exchange
includes information, contacts and examples to promote community-based
strategies that preserve and protect the ecological integrity
of protected lands and at the same time meet the economic aspirations
of adjoining landowners and communities. The Exchange is designed
to be a tool for the people doing this important work-- people
like you! Visit these guys, a very interesting concept.
CEO Express - If
you're a small business in a small town, you may not consider
yourself a CEO, but there is still valuable information you need.
This site has a lot of information sites. Newspapers across the
country and around the world. You can also set up your own customized
CEO page.
Small Town Bound - A great site if you are thinking of moving to
a small town. John Clayton is the author of Small Town Bound
a great guide to small town life.
Moving to a Small Town -
A Guidebook for Moving from Urban to Rural America
By Wanda Urbanska and Frank Levering
Cost of Living Comparisons
in US Cities: Relocation, cost
of living, real estate, apartment availability in towns all over
America. If you're relocating, get the info about your new town.
Rural and Small Town Programme - The Rural and Small Town Programme is interested
in exploring how rural communities use tourism as a community
development tool. We are interested in entering into research
contracts with government and communities to help them address
their rural tourism concerns.
Marketing The Uniqueness of Small Towns - In recent decades, rural-urban migration has
begun to reverse itself. People are moving back to small communities
in increasing numbers. Some communities have capitalized on this
national trend, others have not. How's your town doing? This
is a very detailed site with many great ideas.
National
Associations of Counties - A site
with all sorts of valuable info about member counties across
the country.
Moving To A Small Town
- Are you getting tired of the worsening commuter traffic, urban
sprawl, and declining quality of life in the city? Smaller
cities and towns may offer you the best alternatives for a more
fulfilling life, including opportunities for employment and self
employment, relocating your business, and early retirement.
This site is for you if you are seeking information and guidance
in finding a community for your lifestyle needs.
Search My State-The Last Best Place On Earth.
Montana Boot Camp For Entrepreneurs - There are a great number of entrepreneurs trying
to get their business funded, or trying to improve growth, market
and product positioning. While there is a great deal of venture
capital money, the gap between the entrepreneurs and the money
is larger than the Grand Canyon. Entrepreneur America (EA) wishes to close
that gap by mentoring entrepreneurs with pragmatic advice from
seasoned, successful entrepreneurs. Webmaster: If you need money
help check this one out.
Guide To The Best Small Towns
- What is the best way to find the perfect small town? Visiting
the town is a good way, but very time consuming. Here you can
search the Guide To The Best Small Towns in the comfort of your
own home, night or day, rain or shine.
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E-Commerce Sites
WS Radio - Check
out the Entrepreneur Magazine Radio Shows that you can listen
to online. Great guests (like
me) and helpful
information on lots of business topics.
 Need Business Plan Help? Here is a great site to walk you through the steps.
a break-even analysis calculator, how to do market research,
and helpful articles to help you set up and organize your business
plan.
Want to know who is driving traffic to
your competition by linking to them? Check out http://www.linkpopularitycheck.com/ and/or
http://www.linkpopularity.com/
http://www.changedetection.com - Let your customers
know when you add new content to your company's web site. And
it's free.
MindHarbor.com/
- There aren't any sites that can be all things to all people
but this one comes close. If you are looking for business resources...
there are a ton of them here.
refdesk - If
its not on this page then you don't need it.
Internet.com's guide
- If you want to do e-commerce business on the web, this info
site is a good place to start.
Webmonkey Marketing Section
- This is a great source of e-marketing information.
Research Room on E-Commerce
- The largest collection of articles, links and resources on
e-commerce to be found at any single place on the planet. (According
to them.)
E-Commerce Tutorials - Need to know how to do something in E-Commerce?
Here's a good one.
E-Commerce Collections - More from the same site on a variety of e-commerce
sites and articles.
 "To accept credit cards
your business will need a merchant account. Cardservice International
is a leading provider of Internet based Merchant Accounts. This is the company I use on my
home based business site and I'm a tough sell. I am very satisfied with their service and support."
Check out their free guide below for more detailed information.
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Home Based Business
Resources
http://www.entrepreneurmag.com - Entrepreneur Magazine. Information on
starting, growing and managing small or home-based businesses.
Includes links to Entrepreneur Magazine Online, Business Start-Ups
Online, Entrepreneurs Home Office Online.
http://www.bizoffice.com
- Small and Home Based Business Links. Information on managing
and marketing small and home based business. Links to more help.
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Sites To Protect You
From Bad Guys (Not me of course)
http://www.networksolutions.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois/ - Did you ever go to a site and wish you could
find out who owns it? Is he really in Bozeman, MT? Name, address,
phone etc. This is the place. Go here and type smalltownmarketing.com
in the second box and click "search" and you'll find
me. Works with name.com, name.net, name.edu, and name.org.
http://www.antifraud.com/
- If you take credit cards at your site, here is a site to keep
everyone honest.
PayPal - Uncomfortable about online credit card transactions?
This is a national company that processes credit charges on the
net safely and transfers the cash to the recipient by email.
It really works great. You can also make secure payments from
your bank account and set up an account so visitors can safely
pay for your products on your web site.
ScamBusters - This is a site that keeps track of those that
would try to separate us from our cash on the world wide web.
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Learn Baby Learn - Sites
That Teach Business Stuff - Some Free, Some not
Marketing
Teacher - A British site with marketing articles, books,
tips and lots of good information.
A Free Online Start Your Own Business Course - Here you will
walk through a complete business startup from idea to opening
the doors. A non profit group approved by The Small Business
Administration. The also accept volunteers to help small business
succeed.
My
Favorite Free "How to write a business plan" links
The Marketing Zone
- is a sales and marketing site that helps small to medium sized
companies integrate the magic of marketing with the science of
sales. Free Resources and recommended reading suggestions.
http://www.findarticles.com - One of the best sites I know of for business
research. Not only can you find thousands of articles that have
been written on almost any subject, but you can also take the
link to the magazine itself to see if you might want to subscribe.
Hundreds of magazines are featured. I recommend this site highly.
Online Classes and Degree Programs - Online classes and degrees from a variety of
top universities that you can take in your own home at your own
pace. A great way to learn and improve your business.
http://www.sba.gov/classroom/ - The Small Business Administration offers several
business classes on a wide variety of subjects.
The Small Business Channel serves
up "A Fun Approach to Serious Business" with hearty
advice on how to start, finance and run a small business. Cyberschmooz
Forums give virtual peer feedback on business ideas and questions.
Free advice from experts, plus stress-busting fun diversions.
http://www.ideacafe.com
- A great business source. Articles and helpful hints from experts
in many fields. Plus they link to this site.
http://www.ed2go.com/
- Here is a site that offers several business courses that you
can take on the internet but are tied to local colleges all over
the United States. Just pick your state and school and sign up.
They have a least one instructor that uses my break even analysis
in their course.
SOHO.org - This is one of my personal favorites. At Small
Office Home Office you'll find all kinds of small business
information in various categories. It also publishes weekly articles.
http://www.qualityplusco.com/ - If you want to start a new business, or if you're
looking for ways to jump-start your business, Gary Reed has put
together this online catalog with books, audio tapes, and video
guides which can help you get started in a business of your own.
Most of these titles were created based on his own 30+ years
of business experience. The rest have been personally "hand
picked" by him and are authored by entrepreneurs "tops"
in their field of expertise.
Here is a site by another friend of
mine, Carwin Dover. You can read
an article of his on this site called, The Great Balancing Act:
Profession & Marriage If you are trying to juggle home and business,
I highly recommend reading it and visiting his web site below.
Carwin Dover has an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy and is
now a Life Coach for Individuals and Couples. He is also a member
of International Coach Federation -- www.coachfederation.org
Personal Coach Training from Pat Williams -- Therapist University
Life Coach Training from Dave Ellis, The Brande Foundation --
800-335-9938
Carwin Dover Your Personal Life Coach
Intentional Partnerships, 1105 Woodland Drive, Bozeman, MT 59718
E-mail: carwin@gomontana.com
Web Site: www.mycoachswebsite.com
Montana Speakers Network, Inc. - A non-profit organization
that promotes good speakers who present workshops and seminars
on a variety of topics all over the US and Canada.
http://www.audible.com - Download books on tape
ANCHORED DREAMS®
founded by Azriela Jaffe, business coach, speaker, columnist,
and author of "Honey,
I Want To Start My Own Business," A Planning Guide for
Couples, and Let's Go Into Business Together, Eight Secrets for
Successful Business Partnering, offers practical assistance and
emotional support to individuals, couples, and partners in business.
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Sites For Women Business
Owners
re:invention - A
Toolbox for Women-Led Businesses - This link will take you to
their blog.
The Institute for Women's Leadership provides leadership training, coaching and consulting
to women and men seeking to effect breakthrough change within
their organizations.
 The National Association for Female
Executives (NAFE), the largest
women's professional association and the largest women business
owners' organization in the country, provides resources and services
- through education, networking, and public advocacy - to empower
its members to achieve career success and financial security.
Dedicated to women in business, Woman Owned
provides business professionals networking opportunities and
business information to assist in achieving success.
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/ The Women's Business Ownership page is
geared to assist women who are already in business and those
who are thinking of starting a business. The programs designed
specifically for women include: Demonstration Training Program,
Mentoring Program, Women's Pre-qualification Pilot Loan Program,
and Interagency Committee on Women Business Enterprise.
http://www.onlinewbc.org/ -
Online Women's Business Center - Great info for women business
owners or those just starting out.
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The Feds - Government
Sites, plus sites of Information and Statistics
Ref
Desk - The most complete site of
free information I know of. If you can't find it here you don't
need it.
City-Data.Com - Find
all the demographics you'll ever need for any city in the U.S.
Great for finding information for your business plan. For example,
how many furniture stores are in your city and how much business
do they do.
Don't have the money to hire market research?
Virtually all national, state and local census information you
could ever possibly need is available FREE on the web at http://www.census.gov
. If you are looking for specific demographic information about
your own city or county start with "State and County Quick Facts."
The Robinson-Patman Act - This
act addresses price discrimination against small business. Its
intent is to regulate any tendency to injure competition. Every
small business should be familiar with this legislation. I encourage
you to print a copy, READ IT and keep a copy on file at your
business.
NoLo
Press Self-Help Law Center - Online
legal assistance for the little guy.
SBFocus.com -- The Search Engine for Small Business Where
the business answer is just two clicks away
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting/ - A lot of helpful information about business
start-up. Your tax dollars at work.
http://www.uspto.gov/ - Want to know how to get a patent and trademark
for your product? This is the place.
http://www.census.gov/
- Up to the minute population estimates
along with census data, current population profiles of the U.S.
http://www.sb.gov.bc.ca/ - Two business plan sites.
http://www.dnb.com/ - The Dunn and Bradstreet site.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/ - Office of Copyright - Need to copyright something?
http://www.business.gov - The U.S. Business Advisor provides one-stop
access to more than 70 organizations and agencies that assist
or regulate business.
http://www.score.org - Service Corps of Retired Executives online information.
Many local chapters in small towns. Check with your local chamber
of commerce. They also have online counseling available.
SBDC - Here is a
listing by state for your nearest Small Business Development
Center. These folks will help you with your business plan and
financing. They are pre-paid with your tax dollars so there is
no charge for their services. Please take advantage of their
expertise.
Manasota SCORE Chapter 116
- Covering Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Florida, and serving
the cities of Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Northport and Englewood.
This is a great site for businesses in the Florida area.
Thomas: Legislative Information on the net. Want to find out what's going on with a specific
bill in Congress, here's your site. http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html
Melissa Data Corp-
This site has plenty of market research information. Click on
free look ups for some of the best free research on the net.
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Based in Bozeman, MT,
Tom Egelhoff is the author of How To Market,
Advertise & Promote Your Business Or Service In A Small Town,
and The Small Town Advertising Handbook:
How To Say More And Spend Less. He is also a seminar and
workshop presenter and trainer.
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