• Generation Y Entrepreneurs
  If you’re under the age of 25 and want to launch your own business, there’s a Web site just for you, www.gen-y.org.

• Hire The Best
  Identifying and hiring the top team to help take a company to the next level is one the toughest challenges faced by entrepreneurs.

GET CONNECTED TIPS
Nifty ideas you can use to build a better business

• More E-Mails Opened On Friday
  Small businesses that depend on e-mail campaigns to communicate with customers should consider Friday for send out day.

• Words And Pictures Sell
  When selling products and services online, don’t depend on photos to do all of the work. Photos can give visitors a view of a product, but only words can describe the exact dimensions and weight.

GET CONNECTED TAXES
Savvy strategies to help reduce your taxes

• Gone Phishing
  The Internal Revenue Service has established an electronic mailbox for taxpayers to send information about suspicious e-mails they receive which claim to come from the IRS.

• Oops!
  No sooner did you file your tax return than you realized you made an error. What to do? The IRS usually corrects math errors or requests missing forms and schedules.

GET CONNECTED TO-DO
Trade shows, conferences, seminars and workshops to boost your business

• How To Get A Small-Business Loan
  Free Online Success Skills Seminar
  www.EntrepreneurialConnection.com
  
  Forget bootstrapping. You need an infusion of cash right now to start, grow or expand your small business. You need a loan.
   

• Taking the Lead ... In the Digital Age
  July 9-11, 2006
  Las Vegas, Nev.
  
  This annual technology and business conference is hosted by Women in Technology International (WITI), a premier global trade professional association for tech-savvy women.

GET CONNECTED TRAINING
Know-how you need to succeed

• Be Prepared
  Is your small business prepared for an emergency? Probably not. That’s why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched its Ready Business campaign to focus on small and mid-size businesses.

• Promote Summer
  Now’s the time to plan a summer promotion for your small business. As the seasons change, so do customers.