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JJ Ramberg

JJ Ramberg is the anchor of “Your Business,” MSNBC’s weekly show on small business. In addition to her extensive television reporting experience, Ramberg has a background as an entrepreneur and co-founded GoodSearch.com. She has an MBA from Stanford Business School.



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Web site of the week for the week of Dec. 8

Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008 9:11 AM by Andrew Littell
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Biz2Credit.com is a free resource that connects small business owners to potential lenders. Just plug in your company's information, and the site will provide you with a number of lenders that match your needs.

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Web site of the week for the week of Nov. 24

Posted: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:40 AM by Andrew Littell
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Salesteamtools.com povides a variety of information to help you boost sales. You can find articles on topics such as how to effectively manage your sales team, and check out reviews of the latest sales software.

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Web site of the week for the week of Nov. 17

Posted: Monday, November 17, 2008 8:38 AM by Andrew Littell
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Myeasymailmaker.com is a new site that offers a number of direct mailing services. You can purchase name lists sorted by various demographics such as income or geography. The site can also help you get the word about promotions and help you design business cards.

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Web site of the week for the week of Nov. 10

Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008 8:32 AM by Andrew Littell
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Jobvite.com provides recruitment services for small and medium-sized businesses. For a fee, you can set up an account with Jobvite, and the site will connect you with desirable applicants and post your openings in social networking sites.

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Web site of the week for the week of Nov. 3

Posted: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:28 PM by Andrew Littell
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crowdspring.com connects business owners with creative talent. Buyers describe the project they need, such as a new logo or promotional materials, and then put their payment into an escrow account. Artists submit their project ideas, and the buyer chooses the best submission and rewards that artist with payment.

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Web site of the week for the week of Oct. 20

Posted: Monday, October 20, 2008 8:30 AM by Andrew Littell
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Youmail.com offers a number of free services to help you manage your incoming calls. You can set up different voice mail greetings for different numbers, or have all of your messages sent to your inbox as emails.

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Web site of the week for the week of Oct. 13

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 8:24 AM by Andrew Littell
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Yahoo!'s Zimbra desktop service is a free downloadable program that collects all of your emails in one place. The program also has tools for editing spreadsheets, tables, and charts.

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Website of the week for week of Oct. 6

Posted: Monday, October 06, 2008 8:30 AM by Andrew Littell
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The Federal Deposit Information Corporation's website provides detailed information on deposit coverage and insurance. The site has links to bank lending rating services across the country that can help you make sure you money is in a safe place.

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Web Site of the Week for week of Sept. 29

Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:00 AM by Rob Neill
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www.technorati.com allows you find out what blogs are saying about your company. The site allows you to type in any term of company name and it will come up with a list of blogs that have been written about them.

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