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Check out these informative sites for researching everything about small businesses. The majority of these links have been pulled from my bookmarks and were sites I used in my research. Since then I have added a few that I have come across lately. All of these sites have great information and provide good insight into running a small business. For simplicity we have separates informational sites (shown below) and sites that are selling - or freely providing - useful products/services ( trade tools ).

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Courses offered by SiteSell University : check out these great free business courses offered by Sitesell University to help you start your great home based businesses.

OpenCourseWare Consortium : free online university courses from around the world.

The Open University : offers a full range of Open University subject areas from access to postgraduate level and has seen over 2 million visitors since launch. In April 2008 OpenLearn reached its target to have 5,400 learning hours of content in the LearningSpace and 8100 hours in the LabSpace.

iTunes University : iTunes U puts the power of the iTunes Store to work for colleges and universities, so users can easily search, download, and play course content just like they do music, movies, and TV shows. iTunes U delivers easy, 24/7 access to educational content from hundreds of top colleges, universities, and educationally focused organizations across the country.

YouTube University Many universities are posting lectures on their websites in video, audio, slideshow or text format but some - such as Berkley - have taken it one step further. Berkley has set up a YouTube "channel" that you can subscribe to (to receive notifications of all new videos) or browse through. With topics as diverse as physics, biology, IT, political science and much more - this channel is worth checking out. Other universities that have channels include: Auburn, Vanderbilt, Duke, Stanford, Purdue and many more.

ideas: goods

Cherish Creative Scrapbooking : creative scrapbooking ideas, free scrapbooking graphics, beginners scrapbooking tips and much more.

tools: taxes

Canadian Tax & Financial Planning : TaxResource.ca is a comprehensive source for personal income tax help and business tax information, tax strategies, and tax planning opportunities.

Other resources

Check out our Researching Small Businesses page for lots of great sites for researching your small business.

A Guide for Online Home-Based Businesses : Looking for an alternative to a 9-to-5 job? You will find good advice on how to start a home-based online business at this site. No get-rich-quick schemes here though - you will have to work hard to secure your future.

Writing a Business Plan : A comprehensive guide to writing a business plan. Helping people realise the true potential of their business idea. Although business plan layout vary enormously this site provides information on the various elements of the business plan.

Steve Pavlina's Blog : Personal development for smart people. The purpose of this website is to help you courageously explore, creatively express, and consciously embrace your extraordinary human journey, in service to the highest good of all. Some of my favourite articles by Steve Pavlina are 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job, 10 Myths About Self Employment and 10 Stupid Mistakes Made by the Newly Self Employed.

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ALSO check out:

trade tools : tools of the trade for great home based businesses - from technology to service providers to office supplies.

Diebel Consulting : our corporate site which is all about the consulting services we provide through Diebel Consulting.

our NEW Cafepress store : Show off your pride as a small business owner with these great products!!


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