ASSESSYOURINTERNATIONALRISK.ORG
The SBA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and member companies of theAmerican International Group Inc. have put together a must-visitwebsite for businesses expanding into the global market. Thewebsite covers common risks, such as shipping and storing goodsabroad, insurance coverage, trade credit essentials and muchmore.
PUBSUB
It's tough staying afloat in the sea of information, but luckyfor us, a rescue boat has arrived. PubSub is a matching servicethat instantly notifies subscribers when new content is posted onthe web that matches the subscribers' query. The PubSub searchengine reads blogs, internet newsgroups and all SEC filings, and iscontinuing to add more data sources. Subscription is free.
WEB CAFé
Office Depot offers a series of free online seminars forentrepreneurs each month. The seminars focus on four main topics:marketing, finance, technology, and entrepreneurial tips andtactics. Past seminars have been archived and are available online,and each Web Cafe is presented by a small-business author orexpert, such as SBA Administrator Hector Barreto, andEntrepreneur's editorial director, Rieva Lesonsky. Thenext scheduled seminar takes place May 3.
26TH ANNUAL SIMMONS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIPCONFERENCE, APRIL 30, BOSTON'S WORLD TRADE CENTER
More than 2,500 women in business will greet some of thenation's top women leaders--including American Red Crosspresident and CEO Marsha Johnson Evans, former director-general ofthe World Health Organization Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, andactress and activist Susan Sarandon--to discuss this year'stheme, "What Matters Most." Advance tickets are $510 forthe general public.
UPTIMEBOT.COM LINK POPULARITY CHECK
We all want to be popular, particularly on the web. Uptimebot.comoffers a free tool that checks the top 10 search engines for yourwebsite's link popularity. Type in your URL and, withinseconds, you'll see a chart that includes results from AOL,Google, MSN, Yahoo! and more. It's also useful to type in yourcompetitors' URLs to see who's linking to them but not toyou.
RECOGNIZE SERVICE EXCELLENCE
This site helps keep business owners abreast of the latesttechniques, technologies and trends in customer service. Freemembership gives access to a weekly e-newletter;RecognizeServiceExcellence.com Research Center, which is filledwith white papers, articles and the latest news; and Expert Insightcontent, where industry experts answer your most relevantquestions.
