Entrepreneurial resources on the cheap - or better yet, free
Farrah Gray/NNPA Columnist
Issue date: 4/26/09 Section: Business
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in March 2009, the U.S. registered over 690,000 job losses. Are you looking for a job? Consider creating your own. There are numerous valuable resources to help you connect with aspiring entrepreneurs and get your business ideas off the ground using one of the over 57 million social networks and blogs worldwide that generate over one million new Web site postings each day.
Often free to join, social networks offer valuable resources for job seekers, start-up money sources, service providers and entrepreneur contacts.
By actively using social networks, you can quickly post online content, ads, resumes, and find help. Content postings are instantly routed to other people in the network that can answer questions or offer support. Members of social networks can search through profiles of other members, contact them or post a request or classified ad to talk about fulfilling business needs. Most profiles on social networks are targeted and specific so it's easy to find valuable contacts in your particular region.
Social networks help entrepreneurs succeed by providing them with the guidance, tools and resources necessary to setup their company and gain exposure. By posting a simple message on a blog or social network, entrepreneurs can automatically reach over 1.1 billion online users worldwide.
Many entrepreneur social networks offer excellent tools to create your free business profile or explore industry data, and communicate interactively with other entrepreneurs. Popular entrepreneur networks include; LinkedIn, MeetUp, Wordpress.com, FastCompany, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. Another cool feature is that you're able to create your own blog topics, appear on the main pages and increase search engine optimization (SEO) exposure for your new business on Yahoo, Google or MSN.
PartnerUp.com is a social network for entrepreneurs who are searching for business partners, co-founders, executives, board members and accountants to gain advice or find commercial office space and other business needs. It also has a resource directory menu that allows small- and mid-sized businesses to advertise their services.
Often free to join, social networks offer valuable resources for job seekers, start-up money sources, service providers and entrepreneur contacts.
By actively using social networks, you can quickly post online content, ads, resumes, and find help. Content postings are instantly routed to other people in the network that can answer questions or offer support. Members of social networks can search through profiles of other members, contact them or post a request or classified ad to talk about fulfilling business needs. Most profiles on social networks are targeted and specific so it's easy to find valuable contacts in your particular region.
Social networks help entrepreneurs succeed by providing them with the guidance, tools and resources necessary to setup their company and gain exposure. By posting a simple message on a blog or social network, entrepreneurs can automatically reach over 1.1 billion online users worldwide.
Many entrepreneur social networks offer excellent tools to create your free business profile or explore industry data, and communicate interactively with other entrepreneurs. Popular entrepreneur networks include; LinkedIn, MeetUp, Wordpress.com, FastCompany, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. Another cool feature is that you're able to create your own blog topics, appear on the main pages and increase search engine optimization (SEO) exposure for your new business on Yahoo, Google or MSN.
PartnerUp.com is a social network for entrepreneurs who are searching for business partners, co-founders, executives, board members and accountants to gain advice or find commercial office space and other business needs. It also has a resource directory menu that allows small- and mid-sized businesses to advertise their services.
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