The Executive Writer Business Resource Center

Business runs on information, which is why The Executive Writer created the Business Resource Center. Our purpose is to offer a wide variety of hotlinks to resources that will help everyone from start-up entrepreneurs to executives at large corporations. New links are added on a regular basis.

If any sites are offline when you visit them, or if you find a site you think should be added to this list, please let us know.

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Communications

Free: small-business articles on advertising, media, PR, and the Internet.

Gallo Communications Group (GCG) is a full-service executive communications, presentation and media training firm. In addition to working with clients on corporate messaging, GCG coaches prepare spokespeople for a wide range of events, from investor presentations to conference keynotes.

Links to magazines and newspapers around the world.

Nationally syndicated radio show delivers business news online.

How to avoid plagiarism in academic papers (same rules apply to business writing).

A vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.

The Art of Reading is a series of articles on how to become an excellent reader to help with the piles of business documents you read each day.

How to document sources using The Chicago Manual of Style.

Dozens of free articles on everything from how to ace a job interview to what to expect in the way of salary and perks.
 

Finance

Get a free credit report from TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax once a year through this FTC site.

This retirement calculator will quickly and easily help you plan for the future.
 

Sales & Marketing

An online solution for distributing your company brand, contacts and policies.

Free publications on marketing, sales and customer-relations management.

If you are thinking about doing business in foreign lands, see the Business Network International (BNI) first.

A trove of company and market data with a nice mix of free and fee-based research reports.

Sample business plans.

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Technology

Information about doing business on the Internet.

A spicy mix of in-depth technology articles, reviews, and more.
 

Travel

International business travel links.

If you are heading overseas for business, bookmark this foreign language dictionary/translation site. More than 280 languages.

When traveling outside the country, register your business itinerary online with the U.S. State Department so in case of a natural disaster or other emergency, you can be notified quickly and your family back home will know you are safe.
 

Miscellaneous

Conduct your next meeting according to the official rules of debate and deliberation.

A one-stop portal to more than 20,000 government websites.

Free and fee-based résumé help.

Information on starting a home business.

Before you renew your business magazines, check out the low rates here.

Want to get published? Write a book review for Business Communication Quarterly.

eBay's Recycle Center. Find out all the things you can do with your old computers, cell phones and other eWaste.

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