• Postcards To Go
  Create and send traditional direct mail postcards online.

• Required Reading For Girls
  Women who want to take a trip into entrepreneurship should pack this essential book.

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

• Look Before You Speak
  Linda Kundell, a New York-based public speaking coach has some advice for the public speakers among us.

• Web site Spruce Up
  Want to give your Web site a fresh look? Check out this tip.

GET CONNECTED TAXES
Savvy strategies to help reduce your taxes

• Refi Deductions
  Taxpayers who refinance their home mortgages may be eligible for this deduction.

• Disastrous Tax Refunds
  If your small business gets hammered by a snowstorm or drenched by a flood, you could snag some much needed help from Uncle Sam.

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

• Get Inspired
  
  Do you ever wonder how real-life small-business owners used SBA resources to successfully grow their enterprises? Read these success stories on the SBA Web site.
   

• SBA Economic Growth Tour
  January 26, 2004
  Jacksonville, Florida
  
  This one-day conference allows small-business owners to meet face-to-face with local bankers, venture capitalists, local SBA staff and trade partners.
   

GET CONNECTED TRAINING
Know-how you need to succeed

• Hiring Rules
  Before you run a background check on a job applicant, keep these things in mind.

• Know Before You Go
  If you're about to launch a marketing campaign, be sure your small business is ready to handle the response.