General Business Services and Products for Your Business

The Capital Connection provides resources to numerous services to help entrepreneurs establish their business and help it grow. Every business needs an array of services to stay in business. Marketing, Website Design and hosting, Financing Sources, Experts and Business Planning can all be found on the left hand navigation bar.

Nothing takes the place of face-to-face meetings. If your sales force spends a lot of time in the field you might consider scheduling regular Conference Venues. These conferences can be treated as rewards for a job well done, for training purposes or for motivation.

Consultants provide expert advice on management, business planning and human resources, as well as technical advice. Consultants may be more cost effective than hiring employees. Find a team of consultants that are located near your business for hands on help.

Consultants and outsourcing firms only do part of the job. Hiring employees is a part of running a company. If you don't use the services of an outplacement human resource firm than you must do a background check yourself on the candidates who are finalists. Update your employee handbook once a year and have it reviewed by an attorney. It's also important to have a procedure in place when you have to terminate employees.

Communication Needs

Communication needs include Internet access, telephone systems, email hosts and email distribution services. Retail businesses require credit card processing or merchant accounts, gateway services, shopping carts, and of course an easy to navigate store to show off their products.

Online Retail Services

For those conducting retail business online or off line, reliable wholesale providers are required as well as shipping and fulfillment houses. Wholesalers are the link between the manufacturer and your business. They can often provide a better price than if you contacted the manufacturer directly because they buy in large quantities for a number of different businesses.

Drop shippers mean you don't have to take possession of the product but can have it shipped directly to the customer from your source. Fulfillment houses take possession of your product and fill the orders and ship the products.

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Insurance

Insurance is vital to your ongoing business. Of course you need standard business insurance, but your company may also require commercial auto insurance if you have company cars, trucks, or vans. Health insurance costs are skyrocketing as are medical care expenses. Even small businesses may qualify for group health insurance through associations. No one likes to think about it but being disabled for a short period of time, even as little as six months, can have a devastating effect on your business, perhaps even forcing it to close.

Office supplies, Furniture and Equipment

Whether you have a home office, executive suite, or full fledged office building, your business needs supplies, furniture and equipment. If you're on a tight budget consider used furniture. You may be surprised -- or maybe not -- to find nearly everything you need for your business online. You can even find equipment like Drilling Rigs For Sale on the Internet.