Resources
SITES OF INTEREST
Audible.com: download business audiobooks to your iPod or other mobile device
Building Your Business: good interviews, sponsors a Twitter chat
Business Know How: practical articles for business owner
Business Owner’s Toolkit: lots of information basics for your small business
Copywriter’s Roundtable: tips on copywriting
Duct Tape Marketing: innovative marketing for small businesses
Entrepreneur Magazine: articles, advice and ideas for entrepreneurs
Gotta Mentor: a good place to find business advice
How Technology Helps Business: technology tips and guidance for your business
Mashable: comprehensive guide to using social media, trends and news
MyBusiness: online magazine for business owners
SEO Centro: web marketing resources
Small Business Development Centers: programs, services, tools from the US Small Business Administration
Small Business Professor: answers questions from small business owners
Small Business Trends: updates on trends affecting small businesses
Small Business Web: software geared for small businesses
Top-Consultant: forum, enewsletter and jobs with a UK focus
Web.AppStorm: Roundup and reviews of web apps
BLOGS
Copy Blogger
Contrarian Consulting
David Maister, Management Guru’s Blog
Freelance Switch
Harvard Business Blog
Management Consultants Blog
Public Words (for people interested in public speaking)
SCORE: Ask an expert blog (small business experts answer questions)
Steve Shu on Management, Consulting and Leadership
The Microfit Small Business Blog
Top Consultant Blog
PODCASTS (most of these can also be found on iTunes)
Business Success Tips
Conscious Business
iBizRadio
Harvard Business Ideacast
Management Consulting News
The Digital Marketer
The Public Speaker
The Way I See It (Alan Weiss)
FORUMS
Digital Point
Duct Tape Marketing Forum
Small Business Forum
Topix Consulting Forum
COOL TOOLS AND FREE STUFF
Poll Daddy: creates mini-polls for your website
Outright: free bookkeeping service for the self-employed
SignApp Now: free online sign-up sheet tool
Stock.Xchng: free photo exchange if you need photos for your website
OPEN COURSEWARE SITES
ADUni: Computer Science
British Academy: Humanities and Social Sciences
Carnegie Mellon: Variety of courses, from Statistics to designing technical documents
Harvard Medical School: Health and medical courses
IBM Academic Initiative: IT, Project Management and related courses, tutorials and training
MIT Open Courseware: access to MITs business and other course materials and resources
ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Professional Consultants
Institute of Management Consultants
Association of Consultants to Nonprofits
Canadian Association of Management Consultants
Independent Computer Consultants Association
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