TOOLS

Office Productivity/Organizational

Doodle: schedule and coordinate meetings and other appointments

FreshBooks: invoicing, time-tracking and expense service; free basic service

Google Docs: collaborative word processor and spreadsheet applications

OpenOffice.org: open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets and more

BookingPad – An online bookings system that can be integrated into any website.

Stazzle – Stazzle is a basic CRM that allows you to track information from birthdays and anniversaries to favorite ball teams and restaurants. It also allows you to track who referred which client and why.

Financial
BizEquity: company valuations

Citrus – An online billing website that allows your customers to view, download and pay their invoices by credit card or direct debit.

GoToBilling – An online app that manages invoices and payments, marketing, customer relationship management and more.

NetBooks – Marketing, sales, inventory and financial control in one place.

Security
Adeona: open-source laptop tracking and recovery software
BitDefender Online Scanner: virus scanners; free basic service
ZoneAlarm: firewall protection from hackers and threats; free basic service

Brand Awareness

StartPR – StartPR allows you to monitor your brand on social media sites including blogs, social networks, and more.

iKarma – A reputation management service that allows you to compare customer comments, display testimonials, get customer referrals and manage your word-of-mouth.

RESOURCES

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