BUSINESS
SITES
Business Advisor
"A resource for small business owners," with advice on writing a business plan, buying a business, expanding and fincancing and selling a business.
Business Resource Center
Articles and advice on starting and running a business.
cluetrain manifesto
95 theses meant to give corporations a clue about the web. "1. Markets are conversations. 71. Your tired ideas of 'the market' make our eyes glaze over... 78. You want us to pay? We want you to pay attention."
eCommerceBase
Covers how to make money off of your website.
Microsoft bCentral - Online services for small businesses
In addition to access to Microsoft-related small business resources, this site provides links to a number of other sites dealing with small business issues.
ARTICLES
Inside Salon Premium
Salon.com's managing editor talks about the website's decision to offer subscription-based services, and the process involved in implementing the decision. (11/16/2001 at Web Techniques)
An Introduction to Dynamic E-Business
What is involved in web services, and the components necessary for integrating software services and components across the Internet. (4/26/2001 at IBM)
Building Web Sites From Start to Finish
The steps to take with a client before building a website: meeting to determine what they want; setting a price; etc. (9/25/2001 at WDVL)
Caught in a Web of Complications
Business owners are finding that web technology that is supposed to help them often doesn't work as promised, or costs too much. (9/20/2000 at The Washington Post)
Models for Dynamic E-Business
Why a business might need to implement web services, whether as a service requestor, service provider, registry, broker, or aggregator. (4/26/2001 at IBM)
Old School Is Oddly Cool
The Harvard Business School's case studies of Internet businesses and real-world firms convey excitement without hype, can be amazingly in-depth, and cut to the heart of corporate reality. (9/5/2000 at Salon.com)
Online Companies Squander Public's Trust
By not disclosing their revenue sources or how they choose what information to present to users, Net companies may be sabotaging their customers' perceptions of them. (11/8/1999 at The New York Times)
Ponder the Peril of Portals
An argument against portals, communities, and other website models not geared towards selling a product. (11/3/1999 at Business 2.0)
Profitability Within Reach for Most Web Sites
According to ActivMedia Research's study "E-Survivors: Winning E-Commerce Strategies for 2001", over half of all profit-seeking websites are already profitable; and the typical website becomes profitable after two years online. (6/6/2001 at CyberAtlas)
Web Hosting for Under Ten Bucks
Advice on where to get reliable hosting at a low, low price. (1/4/2002 at Wired News)
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