How to Start a Two-Bit Operation: Small Business Tips

We will post resources we use for our small business venture, ranging from books to services.

Services We Use:

EngineYard - Easy Rails Hosting

Google Apps - Gmail for your biz

Google Docs - Collaborating over documents and spreadsheets are super easy

People:

Daliah Saper - Legal

Ann Ott - Accounting/Taxes

Communications:

Vonage - Voice over IP telephone service (VoIP). I recommend this phone service because of the excellent features they provide for the same price point as basic phone service (w/ voicemail) from a traditional telco. Their Premium Unlimited plan for $24.95 gives you unlimited long distance along with: (1) a broadband phone adaptor that can be taken anywhere, allowing you to make and receive phone calls from anywhere with a high speed Internet connection; (2) call forwarding or simultaneously ringing to other lines or your cellphone; (3) online tracking of calls/voicemail and the option to have voicemail emailed to you!

Books:

Entrepreneurship.com by Tim Burns

Effective Small Business Management by Norman M. Scarborough and Thomas W. Zimmerer

Small Business Owner’s Manual by Joe Kennedy

Other:

LegalZoom: Online Legal Services - Online service used to form LLC. LegalZoom can also act as your registered agent.