With the summer approaching, now is the time to get your summer reading material together. Hongkiat.com lists the top sites for downloading a variety of e-books with subjects that range from computers and cooking to finances, non-fiction and fiction. Some of the sites also of`fer free e-Books for your PDA, iPod or eBook Reader.
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Okay, I admit I do fall into this category and now more than ever there will be an influx of individuals who are being effected by this economic downturn and considering starting their own business. According to the Kauffman Foundation, small businesses are formed by Americans age 55 to 64 than at the highest rate [...]

Printwhatyoulike.com is a handy website that allows you to print only the parts of a web page that you want to save. All you have to do is go to www.printwhatyoulike.com and enter the web page that you want. In an instant, the web page appears and you will be able to click on sections [...]

Website of the Month: www.vyew.com

With Vyew.com, anyone can host a Web session where colleagues can work together on a project in real time. Vyew gives you a very simple whiteboard where you can upload documents for discussion, share your desktop, or create designs from scratch. This service is free for up to 20 live participants; [...]

Website of the Month: www.annualcreditreport.com

Now is a good time to do an annual checkup on your credit report.

Everyone has a file with the three major credit bureau’s – TransUnion, Equifax and Experian. It is important to check these reports because the information on them can affect your credit scores, which determines the interest you pay [...]

Website of the Month: awesomehighlighter.com
Ever visit a Website that contained some information you wanted to share with someone – if only you could highlight the information. Well. . .you can and here is how to do it:

Visit www.awesomehighlighter.com
Enter the blog or Website address that you wish to highlight
Click highlight page
The blog or Website will appear, [...]

Website of the Month: Zamzar
Do you need to convert files from one format to another? With Zamzar, you can convert files to countless types of formats. Some of the formats you can convert to include .gif, .jpg, doc, dox, csv, mp3 and wma files.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. launched a public awareness campaign recently featuring personal finance expert Suze Orman to educate customers about how government insurance works on bank accounts.
In addition to television spots, the FDIC is promoting a website – myFDICinsurance.gov – which has a calculator called EDIE the Estimator that helps people determine how much [...]

Calliflower (www.calliflower.com),iotum’s flagship service, makes it easy for people to plan, participate and follow-up on engaging and meaningful conference calls that bridge business and social networks. Its fully Web-based platform makes Calliflower the most accessible feature-rich conference call service available.
Some of its incredible features include:

Free conference call service – with no monthly fee
Easy set up [...]

With the summer approaching and maybe some extra time on your hands, you may want to take advantage of these online tutorials for small businesses. The courses are all self-paced and each takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Most of the courses require a brief online registration. Topics include planning, management, finance and accounting, marketing and [...]

Here’s another interesting site – http://www.websitegrader.com. Just enter your Website address to receive some key statistics about your page rank and so much more.

This is a fun site to visit to see how your business has grown or changed over the years. Visit http://web.archive.org/collections/web.html and enter your domain name to see all your prior Websites for the past few years. Information for my Website goes back to 2000, and boy have times changed!