www.agoodemployee.com
This employee screening service lets Employers verify Social
Security numbers; check for criminal records, credit reports and
educational backgrounds; and either access or administer drug
testing and other screenings. Registration is free, and
verification services start at $4.95.
Sitekeeper 3.0
www.execsoft.com/sitekeeper
Sitekeeper 3.0 is a management software product that monitors
hardware and software inventory, plus software licenses, to keep
all network workstations up to date and in sync. Task management
duties, such as deploying the latest security patch, can be set on
a regular schedule for convenience. A free trial version is
available to download at the Web site, or you can purchase the
software for $33.25.
1001 Ideas to Create Retail Excitement By
Edgar A. Falk
(Penguin Group, www.penguin.com) Small businesses learn to think big
with their marketing efforts. 1001 Ideas to Create Retail
Excitement includes chapters on restaurant marketing, in-store
special events, contests, trend tracking, customer service
programs, and holiday/seasonal promotions. It costs $20.
HBS Entrepreneurs
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www.hbs.edu/entrepreneurs
Harvard Business School offers a free video archive of 27 leading
entrepreneurs sharing insights and strategies for entrepreneurs.
The list includes Thomas Stemberg of Staples Inc., John Whitehead
of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., renowned venture capitalist Arthur
Rock and more. The interviews, which last approximately an hour,
are divided into key topics such as finding opportunities, teaching
entrepreneurship and giving back to society.
CorporateInformation.com
www.corporateinformation.com
CorporateInformation.com is a research Web site covering 20,000
companies worldwide. It offers detailed analysis of those
companies, including corporate profiles, industry snapshots and
more. Searches can be conducted by country, state or industry.
Registration is free.
Pandia Search Central
www.pandia.com
This online guide to search engines and search engine marketing and
optimization has content to improve your search skills, including a
tutorial, a free weekly newsletter and a list of Search
engines.
Snippy
www.researchagent.com/snippy
Install this software, and save snippets of information from Web
searches by highlighting and dragging them to the Snippy icon. You
can save the data to a specific folder and send it via e-mail to
others-it will contain the original content verbatim, plus a
hyperlink to its original source with a date. A 30-day trial is
available, or purchase the software for $39.
The Publicity Hound's Tips Of The Week
www.publicityhound.com
PR expert Joan Stewart's Web site offers this free weekly
e-zine delivered via e-mail. It includes tips of the week and free
articles. There's also an eight-page bimonthly newsletter with
more tips and tricks for $9 an issue.
50 Ways & Places To Find New
Business
www.justsell.com/50wp
50 Ways & Places to Find New Business is an e-book aimed
at helping individuals and businesses find new customers. Authors
Sam Parker and Jim Gould, Justsell.com co-founders, discuss the
keys to working a room or event, establishing referral relationsips
and preparing opening statements.