NEBS sets up shop on the Web; The small business resource opens one-stop on-line shop for entrepreneurs.GROTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS EDITORS)--Sept. 25, 1996--New England Business Service, (NEBS) a leading provider of small business products and solutions for more than 44 years has opened a branch office on the World Wide Web. The NEBS home page, (located at http://www.nebs.com) is the door to an entrepreneur's on-line resource, with interactive tools for business planning and management, in-depth articles on business fundamentals business fundamentals The general background within which an economy operates including earnings, sales, wage rates, taxes, and inflation. Improving business fundamentals are generally viewed as bullish for stocks, although stock prices at any given point and access to NEBS products and services. "Small business owners are strapped for time, so our goal is to provide them with an easy, efficient way to find information and conduct business on the World ide Web," said Chuck McGonagle, interactive marketing manager for NEBS. "The NEBS site features a wealth of easy-to-access information about starting and running a business and a new way to order NEBS products. "As the site grows, we plan to add resources to help small business owners better manage their businesses, as well as areas where they can network, exchange information and share ideas with other entrepreneurs," said McGonagle. The NEBS site is divided into three main sections: The NEBS Resource Center, an on-line library and interactive tools to help small business owners get started and grow their business; The Order Center, offering instant ordering of NEBS merchandise and exclusive on-line promotions; and NEBS Info, information about NEBS the company, including the latest financial information. The NEBS Resource Center The NEBS Resource Center is an interactive library of information for small business owners and those just getting started. Each month, the NEBS Resource Center features information, products and tips to help small business owners manage specific aspects of their businesses. These on-line tutorials tackle some of the most common challenges facing today's entrepreneurs, such as the current feature topic: "Collection Systems That Work Wonders." In addition, the Resource Center contains articles and tips on a variety of topics that impact small business owners every day - from securing financing to managing employees and paying bills. Content for many of the articles is provided by Net Marquee Online Services Inc., a leading online business information resource targeted to owners and managers of family-owned and emerging businesses. A host of interactive management tools, such as start-up to-do lists, a business plan template and loan amortization schedule Loan amortization schedule The timetable for repaying the interest and principal on a loan. , are available to help first-timers get started and experienced entrepreneurs run their businesses more effectively. These interactive forms can be completed on line and the results printed out, or downloaded for future reference. NEBS Order Center In 1995, NEBS served more than 1.2 million customers through its telephone sales and retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → . These customers can now place new orders or reorder re·or·der v. re·or·dered, re·or·der·ing, re·or·ders v.tr. 1. To order (the same goods) again. 2. To straighten out or put in order again. 3. To rearrange. v. products directly through the NEBS site, saving time and taking advantage of exclusive on-line promotions. An on-line order form, used in conjunction with a NEBS catalog, allows customers to purchase a variety of NEBS products, including software, business cards, stationery, forms, and promotional items Promotional items or promotional products refers to articles of merchandise that are used in marketing and communication programs. The items are usually imprinted or decorated with a company's name, logo or message, using techniques such as Embroidery, Silkscreen, or such as bags, hats and t-shirts. Visitors may also request a free NEBS catalog. As with all NEBS custom printed products, those ordered on-line can incorporate company logos or type-treatments. Customers can simply e-mail their company logo to NEBS (in EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. , PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. , or TIFF file format) along with their order. Printed artwork may also be mailed directly to NEBS (detailed instructions are provided on the order form). As an introductory offer to its on-line order center, NEBS is including a complimentary copy of the highly-acclaimed CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). - Start Your Own Business with any on-line order placed through the end of December 1996. This interactive CD-ROM for Windows( features a wealth of information, including video clips with small business experts, on starting, funding, managing and promoting a business. NEBS Info Corporate information, from a look at NEBS' 44-year history to the latest NEBS financial news can be found in the NEBS Info section. First time visitors will find a guide to using the NEBS site and a listing of current positions open at NEBS is available to job hunters. NEBS manufactures and distributes business forms, software and related printed products trough mail order and retail to over one million small businesses throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and the United Kingdom. Based in Groton, Mass., NEBS had net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of $255 million in the 1996 fiscal year, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NEB). CONTACT: Chuck McGonagle NEBS 508/448-6111 cmcgonagle@nebs.com or Tony Labriola Mullen PR 508/468-1155 tlabriola@mullen.com |
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