GET CONNECTED TOOLS
Online and off-line stuff to make your business buzz
Free Ideas
Fresh ideas can help small-business owners
put pizzazz in their marketing campaigns. And
where better to get tips than at the Marketing
Mall,
www.onlinewbc.gov/docs/market? This
Web site is part of the U.S. Small Business
Administration's Online Women's Business Center.
It offers a broad base of marketing information,
from research and customer communication to
self-promotion and online marketing. Best of
all, the information and tips are free.
Special Interest Group
Want to know what federal officials are doing
to help (or hinder) women business owners?
Check out Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP),
www.wipp.org. WIPP is a national
bi-partisan organization that represents more
than 500,000 women in business and women
business owners. Based in Oklahoma City, WIPP
keeps tabs on legislative issues that are
important to members, such as access to
capital and government contracting. You have
to ante up a few bucks to join WIPP. But you
can get on the electronic mail list for free.
Just go to the Web site,
www.wipp.org.
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