TOOLS & RESOURCES
Free and inexpensive tools for building your brand and growing your business
FREE GRAPHICS
Get royalty free graphics
BUSINESS CARDS
Free template downloads
PHOTO EDITORS
Free online photo editing
FREE COURSES
Free business courses
NAME GENERATORS
Generate business names for free
FONTS
Get free font downloads
BEST APPS
Best social apps for small business
PHOTO OPTIMIZATION
Optimize your photos for free
FREE SUPPLIES
Free business supplies and samples
LOGO GENERATORS
Create your logo for free
MARKETING
Ways to market your business for free
BUDGETING
Balance & Save with these budgeting tools
SOFTWARE
Free software for small businesses
BULK & WHOLESALE
Wholesale and discount office supplies
HOW TO VIDEOS
Poshmark "how to" videos
FREE FONTS
1001 FREE FONTS
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Free for commercial use
URBAN FONTS
DAFONT
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*Some fonts on this site are not free
FONT SQUIRREL
FREE TYPOGRAPHY
FONT BUNDLES
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150 Available designs
FONT FABRIC
FONT SPACE
FREEBIES BUG
AWWWARDS
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The site gives awards for website design
FREE DESIGN RESOURCES
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Free Fonts
CANVA
PIXEL SURPLUS
BUSINESS CARDS
FREE TEMPLATES & TOOLS
BROTHER CREATIVE CENTER | Get Templates
Free templates
Free Templates
FREE LOGO SERVICES | Get Templates
Free templates
CANVA | Get Templates
Design business cards for free
BUSINESS CARD MAKER | Start Designing
Design your business cards for free
ADOBE SPARK | Start Designing
Design business cards with Adobe's free Spark software
MICROSOFT OFFICE TEMPLATES | Get Templates
Free business card templates
JUKEBOX PRINT | Start Designing or Get Templates
Create your own business card design
Free Templates
SHOPIFY (Free Business Card Maker) | Start Designing
Create your own business card design
FREE PHOTO EDITING
NO DOWNLOAD REQUIRED
REMOVE.BG
This site uses AI technology to recognize the uploaded images and removes the background.
Originally created for background removal only, this site has since been revamped to offer more editing options.
ONLINE PNG TOOLS
Like Remove.bg, this site uses AI technology to instantly remove the backgrounds of photos without editing software or skills.
This site doesn't offer many editing options, but is a simple alternative for product photo editing
BUSINESS SUPPLIES
FREE BUSINESS SAMPLES
MARCO Promos
Free promotional samples
Munchins Freebies
Free office supplies; Links and promotions
National Pen
Free sample pens
Any Promo
Free marketing samples
American Express
Complimentary American Express branded signs and supplies for merchants that accept American Express
Growth Supply
400+ free tools and resources for entrepreneurs and small business startups
FREE GRAPHICS
PUBLIC DOMAIN VECTORS
Free Illustrations & Vectors
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Free to edit and use commercially
PIXABAY
Free Images & Illustrations
Attribution optional
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Images, illustration, vectors and videos
CLKER
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Free Clipart
i2CLIPART
Free Clipart
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Royalty free
GOOD FREE PHOTOS
Free Clipart
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Free for commercial use
MARKETING
WAYS TO MARKET FOR FREE
GOOGLE MY BUSINESS
Sign up to get your business found on Google easier. Google can track visits to your page and allows your site to rank higher on the search engine.
Pinterest is one of the most popular sites for creative image shares. On Pinterest, you can:
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Create a free business account
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Create engaging posts to share with potential customers, leading more visitors to your site
YAHOO!
Though this search engine is not as popular as Google, it's still a powerful way to get your business advertised without having to spend money on ads. Having your business seen in many places is a valuable way to get the word out about your business.
BING
Another search engine, Bing is still a go-to choice for many users and is a valuable tool for advertising your businessl
Create a business page for free. You can create ads and post videos that will lead more traffic to your website.
Facebook also offers an opportunity for audiences to rate your page and services, which can offer a valuable form of credibility.
YELLOW PAGES ONLINE
An online review site, Yelp! has gotten some flack over the years, but people still use this site to find reviews before making purchases.
CREATE A BLOG
This option requires a blog site or website, but if you don't mind advertising the host you can do this for free.
MAIL CHIMP
If you already have a website and a blog and want to keep your customers engaged, Mail Chimp has affordable options for optimizing your email campaigns
PHOTO OPTIMIZATION
FREE IMAGE COMPRESSORS
TINYJPG
Optimize your photos for free online. If you have or plan on building a website, smaller image sizes helps your site to run faster.
No download required
OPTIMIZILLA IMAGE COMPRESSOR
This online image optimizer uses a smart combination of the best optimization and lossy compression algorithms to shrink JPEG and PNG images to the minimum possible size while keeping the required level of quality
COMPRESS JPEG
Drag and drop your photos to complete the optimization. Download one at a time or download several images at one time in a zip folder
SUPPLY WHOLESALERS
BULK & DISCOUNT SUPPLIERS
ZUMA Office
Wholesale office supplies
On Time Supplies
Discount Bulk Office Supplies
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BEST SOCIAL APPS FOR BUSINESS
ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS FOR FREE
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1.62 Billion visitors per day
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Starting a Facebook page will help create a community for your business and creates more credibility
TWITTER
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500 Million visitors per day
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Twitter is the 2nd most visited social app and though it has lost some interest over the years, the overall participation of site members is still a valuable asset when it comes to brand recognition
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121 Million visitors per day
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LinkedIn is a platform focused on small business networking
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This app offers a great opportunity to spread the word about your business whiles creating powerful business connections
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95 Million photos are shared daily. With a strong focus on visual stories, Instagram offers a way for you to engage with customers - creating a more personal feeling business relationship
YOUTUBE
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30 Million visitors per day
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YouTube is all about videos, but this is still a powerful way to advertise your business. Along with marketing your business, it can also be a way to generate passive income to cover business expenses via sponsorships and ads for other businesses
PINTEREST BUSINESS ACCOUNT
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2 Million visitors per day
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Not just about pictures, Pinterest is a site that gets a substantial amount of traffic and is a useful tool for sharing images and ads for your business
SOFTWARE
FREE SOFTWARE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
LIBRE OFFICE
Office Suite Software
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LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite, a project of The Document Foundation. It was forked in 2010 from OpenOffice.org, which was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice.
THUNDERBIRD
Open Source Communication Software
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Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source, cross-platform email client, news client, RSS, and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The project strategy was modeled after that of the Mozilla Firefox web browser. It is installed by default on Ubuntu desktop systems
TRELLO
Project Management/Workflow Management Software
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Trello is a task management app that gives you a visual overview of what is being worked on and who is working on it.
SLACK
Instant Messaging Software
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Slack is a cloud-based proprietary instant messaging platform developed by Slack Technologies.
ADMINSOFT ACCOUNTS
Accounting Software
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Suitable for most small businesses
WAVE INVOICING
Invoicing Software
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Easy invoicing on the go for freelancers, consultants, contractors and small business owners.
DUPLICATI
Information Security Software
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Duplicati is a backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed remote backups of local files on cloud storage services and remote file servers
IPFIRE
Information Security Software
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IPFire is a hardened open source Linux distribution that primarily performs as a router and a firewall; a standalone firewall system with a web-based management console for configuration.
CREATE A LOGO
Learn the basics of creating an effective logo for your business
COLOR DICTIONARY
View the color dictionary to discover the meanings and emotions tied to colors
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