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Northern California Small Business Group

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Running a California Small Business (CSB) is not an easy task. Having an army of software applications and Web services behind the scenes will aid in the development of your CSB. From creating and storing documents and staying on top of e-mail to keeping your books straight, it takes a lot of code work to run a business. But setting up your California Small Business is not as easy as just bobbing for apples out of a barrel. You'll want the best you can get, and at a price that will not break your budget. With capability and cost in mind, we have rounded up 25 of our favorite software tools and Web services that we feel is the best for powering your small business needs.

 

Accounting Software

QuickBooks.Com


Create invoices and track all your sales & expenses in less time. It's faster and eaiser than ever to create invoices and stay on top of sales & expenses. Key buisness task are grouped logically so you kow what to do next. Run tax related reports and drill down to see the detail behind the numbers.

Backup and Recovery

Mozy

You should regularly back up files to an external hard drive or NAS (networ-attached storage) device in your office - but what if the whole plae goes up in smoke? Your safe with with an online backup service like Mozy, which automatically archives whatever you'd like across the internet, safe and sound.

Blogging Tool

WordPress.Com

If you still don't have a business blog - one of the best up-to-date companies for your blog. WordPress installs in a matter of seconds (they even offer a free hosted option on WordPress.com), and is very simple to use. So start blogging about your company, news, and product or services! If you're not blogging, your about 5 years behind the times.

Collaboration

VYEW

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Vyew allows you to meet and share content in real-time or anytime. Upload images, files, documents and videos inot a room. Users can access and contribure at anytime.


ECommerce

kadzoom.com

;You'll be suprised at some of the sophisticated things taking place at Kadzoom Tecnologies, Inc. with their simple e-commerce service. Kadzoom provides everything from templates to credit-card processing as well as sales tax collection by state. If you sell less than 2,500 unites, this is definitely one of the easiest and quickest ways to get online. Even better: This company does not use any third-party software so you have an army of developers standing by if you are in need of any tech support. This company developes all it's own programs putting it in their CMS for any client is free to use, avoiding any additional program fees.


Software

OpenOffice.Org

Would you like to avoid the big dollors for Office? OpenOffice.Org is mostly compatible with Mircrosoft Office, and operations are similar enough that any Microsoft user should have no trouble using this program. It offers word processor, spreadsheets, and presentation tools. Also a simple database and drawing tools

Social Networking

Linkedin

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When it comes to finding great contacts, employees, contractors, service providors, and maybe even a business partner, Linkedin has proven to be a gret tool for many buisnesses.