Resources 03/05
Websites, organizations, events and more to grow your business
JOURNEY TO LEADERSHIP: CREATING YOUR ROAD MAP TO
SUCCESS
The Athena Foundation is holding its 12th Annual International
Athena Leadership Conference from April 28-30 in Chicago. The
conference will honor those who have helped Athena achieve its
mission and will feature a keynote from Marie Wilson, an author and
women's issues advocate for more than 30 years.
LEXISNEXIS FOR BLACKBERRY
LexisNexis now offers content accessibility for BlackBerry Wireless
Handheld users. The service lets users execute refined searches
from more than 14,000 sources for news, business and legal public
records. The service is included with LexisNexis subscriptions.
BIZFILINGS.COM
This site is a one-stop shop for small businesses looking to
incorporate or form an LLC. The site is full of information,
including FAQs. It also offers other products and services, such as
corporate supplies and amendment filings. More than 75,000
companies have been helped through Bizfilings.com, which
accommodates all 50 states. Prices vary from state to state.
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OUTLOOKCRM
Add this to your Microsoft Outlook, and you'll never have to
synchronize with outside CRM software again. OutlookCRM works
within Outlook, tapping into your contacts, tasks, appointments and
journal entries. OutlookCRM offers a customizable toolbar, PDA
compatibility, account alert pop-ups that notify team members when
accounts have been accessed and more for $395.
"HOW TO PLAY THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
GAME"
Street Smart offers this free 10-page report, which helps answer
questions like, What do you do when your biggest client walks? The
report also includes tips on why some companies' sales
continually grow while others are less consistent, as well as why
some companies ignore the big picture. To download the report, just
register with Street Smart--it's free.
CMI (COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT INC.)
So you want to hire a new employee, but you're not sure if he
or she has the skills? CMI offers the Small Enterprise Enhancement
Program, which helps entrepreneurs as they build a stronger team by
analyzing a business' strengths and weaknesses, then delivering
recommendations. This program starts at $25,000 per year and
includes products, services and travel.
SBA AND HP MATCHMAKING EVENTS
The SBA and HP Small Business Foundation have teamed up to create
new business-matchmaking events for 2005. The program gives small
businesses the opportunity to pitch their services to government
agencies and private-sector corporations. The schedule for 2005 is
as follows: March 23-24--Nashville, Tennessee; April
26--Washington, DC; June 7-8--Los Angeles; and September
14--Milwaukee, Wisconsin.