Operations for Technology Startups
- Outsourcing Mail Services for Your Small Business
Outsourcing essential services to companies with an on-line interface is a cost effective to handle common tasks. Here’s a look at a mail service. - Get FREE Price Quotes from Multiple Business Vendors
As you begin your business, remember that you have the purchasing power. Here’s a great site to know about, where ResourceNation takes the hassle out of comparison shopping for your business … - Money Saving Ideas
Jason is at it again, giving great tips for start-ups on how to save money, so hard to come by in the early days. Every bit helps to get you to profitable. The tips can raise a lot of debate, …
- Free Conference Call, Phone Conferencing, Teleconferences - FreeConferenceCall.com
This is a winner… Imagine no fees to set up conference calls with up to 96 people. You sign in and get a call-in number. This service can’t be beat. Spartina has been using it for years. - Customer Service
if you can get that customer service and startup success are synonomous, you are on your way to a fabulous new business. In this great article, Andrew has wonderful stats, on just how important … - New Internet Business: OnLine Scheduling for Small Businesses
Here’s a new Internet business that smooths operations in service businesses with a web presence: an on-line appointment scheduling system. - Free Conference Call, Phone Conferencing, Teleconferences
This is a must-have service, if you have no on-line conferencing tools. Amazing to think that you can set up conference calls and not have to pay an exorbitant phone fee in order to do so. … - Going Paperless
Spartina believes that the time is now to get rid of paper, but keep the ability to find it. Here’s a web service that has read our minds! - Adobe ConnectNow web conferencing from Acrobat.com
Here’s a fabulous find: a free web conferencing tool from Adobe, that is perfect for three people, giving you access to all the fabulous features you need such as screen sharing and white … - Sign it Green. The DocuSign Eco-Challenge
If you are wondering how to lessen your paperwork, consider on-line signatures. Here’s one software as a service. - Into the Cloud: Our 5 Favorite Online Storage Services
On-line storage is a must, and there are a great number of services out there for you to choose from. Check out this review as well for some other ideas. - Go Paperless, Get Organized
A great on-line service to take your paper and digital documents and combine them into one easy to access storage. You can create categories as well. For more info, also see our article,- Search Free Apps
A website that lets you search for free applications that your business may need. Each app has been screened and reviewed.- Negotiating Office Space
Getting good deals on office space is a combination of market timing, and good tenant planning.- Will a Virtual Office Work for My Company?
Here’s a look at managing a virtual office with telecommuting employees, from someone with direct successful personal experience doing so.- The Entrepreneur's Guide to Web 2.0:
Top 25 Apps to Grow your Business – a directory of very useful Web 2.0 applications.- Remember everything.
Note taking gets easier and easier, but the decision about what technology to use can get harder as there are so many out there. First figure out what you want to do, create a check list, then …- One Note
Here’s a software product from Microsoft, as their entry into the note-taking arena.- Defining SEO
As a start-up or growing technology business, the SEO factor is big. How are people going to find your website and products? The more you can learn about the subject the …- Parcom Internet Services : Web Hosting
One of the services we have used for Internet hosting; we found their prices quite competitive.- GotVMail - Virtual PBX, VMail, 800 Numbers, Virtual Office, Toll Free Numbers, Voice Mail
A Virtual Phone system designed for entrepreneurs. Stay connected!- Virtual Office Assistant for Home Office & Small Business
One of our associate companies uses eVoiceReceptionist as a toll-free #. It’s $30/mo, and they use it for all business-related calls. It forwards to you cell and/or home number, and you …- Livescribe 2GB Pulse Smartpen (APA-00002)
Turn your notes into electronic files with this amazing new pen.- GoToMeeting : Web conferencing software
One of the originals in easy to use web conferencing, GoToMeeting lets you set up and screen share with any number of participants. Great for trainings as well.- O'Reilly Radar: Operations
- Startup Metrics 101: a Product & Marketing Workshop
- Project management, collaboration, and task software: Basecamp
Spartina uses BaseCamp to manage its projects, and has found it extremely effective in saving time and keeping things organized.- Cost Cutters: Save on Office Supplies
Here’s another set of tips for cutting the costs on supplies.- Avoiding Office Supply Scams
While we are busying trying to reduce costs of office supplies, it’s helpful to remember that it is not reduction at any cost. Here’s a government reminder about the many scams that …- Cost Reduction Consultants and Purchasing Consultants
If you don’t have the time to manage your costs, especially for things like supplies and operational costs, perhaps it’s worth the money to hire someone who can take the time. These …- Office Supplies
Here’s a place to consolidate your purchases for office and other supplies.- 8 tips FOR CONTROLLING YOUR OFFICE SUPPLY COSTS
Office supplies mount up, and it is not that hard to suddenly overspend. Here are some pointers for managing costs.- Slicehost - VPS Hosting
Cost effective solution for web hosting that is worth checking out.- Note Taking Basics
Combine note-taking skills with technology aids and you win all around.- Lifehacker: Tips and downloads for getting things done
If you want an easy way to stay up to date on the newest techno-products, including cool websites, add-on software, and even mobile phontes, LifeHacker is a great place. You proabably want an …- Online Invitation service from MeetingWizard.com
A great way to create collaboration by setting up meetings via the internet. This is an On-line tool, no software needs to be downloaded.- Jott
An amazing new company with a clever technology that captures thoughts, create to-dos and set reminders with a simple phone call. Converts audio into text. You can even call in an address and get …- Scribd
An on-line service that effectively makes you a publisher by allowing you to put up your documents and share them with others. One of the many new services coming up on the web, it will simplify …- How to Write a Memo
As the executive team shapes the culture, including how to write memos, the operations team needs to stay on top of that and see that it trickles into the rest of the company. There is a subtle …- KeePass Password Safe
A link to Open Source software that allows you to manage all your passwords. Caveat: This software is Windows-compatible only. However, their website does offer a link to someone else’s …- Subscription Billing
Zuora is the first on-demand company focused solely on subscription businesses. Our first application, Z-Billing, allows businesses to quickly launch new products and pricing, scale operations, …- WebWorkerDaily
- Microsoft Small Business Toolkit
Various start-up resources from Microsoft, who have the capacity to create just about anything useful.- Sick of the Garage? Rofo Finds Office Space For Startups
The ever-new TechCrunch turns its attention to the issue of office space for a start-up. Do you work at home, out of a garage, or rent something?- VistaPrint - Business Cards - Full Color Printing - Digital Printing Company
Here’s an inexpensive solution for getting business cards at a reasonable price.- ringcental.com
Includes 300 FREE Fax Pages per month- Worktopia: On Demand Meeting Space
Worktopia provides a service which completely automates the process to search, compare and book room space for small, simple meetings, order catering, specify amenities, AV equipment and book …- TimeBridge Collaborative Scheduler
A review of a new collaborative scheduler. - Search Free Apps
