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Cole's Top 5 Start-Up Resources
In today's world, being an entrepreneur can be tricky, more so than ever before. Entrepreneurs no longer just have to worry about running their brick and mortar store, but also have to manage their website, social media presence, and google listings. While the mountain of responsibilities that entrepreneurs have to take care of today may unscalable, there are tools and resources that can help entrepreneurs to stay on top of all of their responsibilities. Here are my top 5 resources to help entrepreneurs through every step of running a start-up.
Namelix is a great free tool for finding a brandable name for your new start-up. Namelix uses artificial intelligence to create short, catchy, brandable names for your start-up. this is great resource if you have an idea for a business but are struggling to come up with a brand name for the company. Namelix's algorithm learns from your searches to better suggest names the more you use it. Click here to try Namelix
Canva is a great resource for creating original content such as charts and graphics using a drag and drop format. Canva has features to resize content to optimize it for specific social media sites like Instagram and Facebook. This tool is also great for creating your company's logo and other print marketing pieces such as flyers and business cards. Click here for more information on Canva
A CRM is essential for every new start-up. A CRM helps a start-up collect and organize information about current and prospective clients. The tool is great for first time CRM users as to has template generators as well as tutorials on how to optimize your experience with the software. Hubspot CRM offers many great features and tools such as a customer segmentation tool as well as a pipeline management tool. Click here for more information on Hubspot CRM
LegalZoom is a great resource for getting your start-up incorporated. To get incorporate through LegalZoom, it only costs $99 (plus state filing fees) Through LegalZoom you can register your business as an LLC, file trademarks and patents, as well as speak with a licensed attorney. Click here to check out LegalZoom today.
Wix is a drag and drop website builder and website hosting service. Wix has tools for creating a blog for your website, and also has a service to create company email accounts with your domain. Wix is an extremely simple tool to use, and can practically create your company's entire website for you for free. Click here to create your free professional website today.