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Smart e-consumerism

Consumer Information Center -- This site has full-text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available.

Consumer Reports Online -- This well-known organization reviews a wide-range of popular products. (A lot of the information on this Web site is free, but much of the content is off-limits unless you subscribe -- for as little as $2.95 a month.)

U.S. Consumer Gateway -- A "one-stop" link to a broad range of federal information resources available online. This site is designed to locate information by category, such as: Food, Health, Product Safety, Your Money and Transportation.

Entrepreneurship

American Express Small Business Exchange -- America's business credit card has created an online community for small-businesses.

Business@Home -- Check out the online version of the print magazine that offers a wide-variety of articles for the home-based business owner or telecommuter.

Commercial Finance Marketplace -- This "Marketplace" is a useful tool for small, medium and large companies to find financial products and services that best suit their needs.

Entrepreneur magazine's Small-Business Square -- This busy site features daily news, chat rooms, message boards, interactive course work, the SOHO Mall and online versions of Entrepreneur, Business Start-Ups and Entrepreneur International.

Entrepreneurial Edge Online -- "The Edge" offers the in-depth, valuable information you may need to successfully start or grow a small or entrepreneurial business. Hundreds of articles and training modules are downloadable at no charge.

Entrepreneurial Parent -- The site to see for advice for individuals in the challenging position of trying to run both a family and a business from home.

Home-Based Business Resource Center -- If you are a small-business person or an entrepreneur, this site has the resources to help make your business an outstanding success.

SmallOffice.com -- This site is generated by the editors of Home Office Computing and Small Business Computing and is a great site for entrepreneurs and small-business owners.

Small-business resources

All Business Network -- This site is an in-depth source of information for anyone in business, from novices to more experienced business owners, looking for ideas about how to improve their business.

Better Business Bureau -- The site of the well-known business monitor, the Better Business Bureau, provides a publications directory, members list and contact information for BBBs throughout the country. Other services include the bureau's newsletter, scam alerts and, of course, information about filing a complaint online.

IRS Digital Daily -- The IRS goes online with a surprisingly lighthearted and informative site.

The Marketing Resource Center -- This valuable resource provides material that can assist small-business operators who are growing their businesses.

The Small Business Journal -- This well-stocked and informative online magazine offers great resources for entrepreneurs and small-businesses owners.

Small Business News Online -- Visit this site to find solutions to the daily challenges of growing a business; topics include: management, finance, marketing, technology, health care and personnel.

Smart Business Supersite -- Thousands of free how-to resources, geared specifically to helping you run your business smarter, can be found via a quick trip to this site.

Marketing and advertising

100+ Marketing Ideas -- This site contains great small-business marketing tips from the Online Women's Business Center.

The Original 20 Reasons to Put Your Business On the WWW -- This site is the original; find out how many of the reasons you match!

Guerrilla Marketing Online -- This site offers marketing tips and techniques, a Guerrilla Marketing bookstore, contests for visitors, an e-mail newsletter and a directory of Guerrilla Marketing vendors -- plus it's updated frequently.

Internet Business Start-Ups -- Visitors to this site can find information about methods of payment on the Internet, tips, answers to Internet entrepreneurs commonly asked questions, links to businesses and services Internet entrepreneurs need, a glossary of basic online terms and much more.

The Marketing Resource Center -- This site provides valuable resources to assist small-business operators growing their businesses.

Promotion 101 -- This Web-site marketing and promotion information center contains free articles, resources, tools and links to help you promote your site.

Web Marketing Information Center -- Visitors to this Web site will find links to hundreds of online articles about effective Web marketing and other online resources for business.

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