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Online Tool For Retailers
Independent retailers with a bricks-and-mortar store now have help marketing their products online. StepUp Commerce is an Internet local shopping service that boasts roughly 5,000 independent retail stores nationwide as subscribers. It connects consumers who are shopping online with local stores that carry the products they’re looking for. For $595 per year, StepUp:
Provides a store Web page that is customizable Offers individual pages for all your products – with images, detailed descriptions, pricing, a map to your store, store hours, a link to your Web site (if you have one) and contact information Gets your products and store on Google, MSN, Yahoo, SuperPages.com, Yellow Pages.com and other online destinations
Credit Check
Need to check your credit before applying for a small-business loan. Do it for free. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires the nationwide consumer reporting companies to provide you with a free copy of your credit report, at your request, once every 12 months. You can view and print your free credit report online at AnnualCreditReport.com. The site is sponsored by consumer credit reporting companies Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
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