Internet freebies.Web sites designed with small firms in mind With one click of the mouse, the free information from these Web sites can save you time and money--and help give your business a competitive edge. * U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. (www.usps. com). This Web site is guaranteed to cut down on your time standing in post office lines. It offers mailing address information, an online order supply catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , Express Mail tracking and postage POSTAGE. The money charged by law for carrying letters, packets and documents by mail. By act of congress of March 3, 1851, Minot's Statute at Large, U. S. 587, it is enacted as follows: 2.-Sec. 1. rate calculation. * American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. Small Business Exchange (www.american express.com/smallbusiness). Your one-stop source for keeping your business up to par, this easy-to-navigate site features expert advice, your American Express account information, a business directory and a guide to creating a business plan. * Home Business Advantage (www.homebusinessadvantage.com). This online business directory has all the answers for those working from home. The site offers discounts on services, features successful home-based businesses, a business directory, links to other sires and answers to readers' questions. * In Business (www.officedepot. com/inbusiness). This site by Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, is for entrepreneurs at all stages. It features a business handbook, downloadable work templates, a thrum thrum 1 v. thrummed, thrum·ming, thrums v.tr. 1. Music To play (a stringed instrument) idly or monotonously: thrummed a guitar. 2. for business entrepreneurs to share ideas, updated articles and discounts on office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). . A newsletter offers opinions, articles and product reviews. * Score (www.score.org). This Web site sets up entrepreneurs with members of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). These volunteer retired executives offer free business counseling through e-mail. You can also link to other helpful business Web sites and information about real-life workshops and local chapters. * GetSmart (www.getsmart.com). This site by GetSmart on consumer borrowing has a section geared specifically to financing your business. The interactive Business Finance Center asks you a series of questions and, based on your answers, offers advice on the best source of financing and how to obtain it. |
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