Helpful Business Websites

Below is an initial list of helpful business related websites. There are hundreds of companies, sites and products that could be included. As large companies merge and products combine and/or are retired, new products and solutions from pioneering small and medium size companies come on the scene.

The challenge is to find the website that has information that is most beneficial for you. Below are websites for marketing, sales, customer relationship management and small business/startup planning. If you have other websites that you think should be included, please let us know by clicking here or on the submit button and sending us the information.

While we have worked with a number of the companies and products listed below, we do not have vested interest in any of them.

Marketing

	Company Information
		EDGAR Company Search
		Hoover’s Online (Purchased by Dun & Bradstreet)
		Dun & Bradstreet
		Crunchbase (startups)
		CBInsights
		Which database to choose?

	Lists and Links
		Business Marketing and Advertising Links
		Business Resources Directories
		Top Business Web Sites

Sales

Lead Generation
	Campaign Result Articles
		RSA Builds on Lead-Generation Effort

	Lead Generation Tools
		ListGrabber (contact info from web sites)

Prospect List Sources
		BuyerZone Lead Generation Programs
		Harte Hanks Targeted Databases
		Melissa Data
		Targeted Sales Leads

Sales Force Automation / CRM
		Infor Customer Experience Suite
		Oracle NetSuite Sales Force Automation
		Oracle Sales Cloud
		Oracle Siebel Sales
		SalesJunction Web Based Sales Force Automation
		Salesnet (Aquired by Oracle)
		SalesForce.com Sales Cloud
		Soffront Marketing Automation

Customer Relationship Management

	Software Products
		Infor CRM
		Microsoft Customer Relationship Management
		PC Magazine Best CRM Software of 2017
		Oracle Enterprise Customer Relationship Management
		SalesLogix CRM
		Soffront CRM

Small Business (Start-up) Planning

	General Information
		American Express Small Business Plan Resources
		Small Business and B2B Small Business Directory
		Financing Overview (SBA)
		Inc’s Business Plan Outline

	Business Plan Software
		Business Plan Software (BRS)
		Business Plan & Marketing Plan Software (Palo Alto Software)
		Business Plan Software (Planware)
		JIAN BizPlanBuilder

	Other Business Resources (Links)
		MIT Enterprise Forum Resources
		Marketing Basics (SBA)
		Sample Business Plans (from bplans.com)
		Sample Business Plans (from bPlans)
		Traditional & Non-Traditional Funding Sources (FasterCapital-A UAE Incubator)
		Virtual Business Plan
		Writing a Business Plan (SBA)

Market Share

	Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
		2020 Gartner CRM Market Share Analysis (report reference)
		Top 10 CRM Software Vendors and Market Forecast 2015-2020
	Sales Force Automation (SFA)
		2015 CRM Market Leaders: Sales Force Automation