Small business owners typically have to rely on small or limited resources. Not anymore. With GoSmallBiz, business owners have assistance in all areas of running their businesses – such as Tax, Accounting, Sales, Technology, and Human Resources. Members think of these areas as departments they can rely on for guidance and direction on ANY business issue – large or small.
From our consulting service and website builder to our newsletter and directory listings, GoSmallBiz has the resources to help you run and grow your business.
Our Premier Benefit. You’ve got Questions? We’ve got Answers.
Business Consultants respond to questions directly from GoSmallBiz Members by the following business day. Members use this service for opinions, suggestions, where-to-find inquiries, ideas and for any other business areas they need input.
Samples can be found in any content section (Tax & Accounting, Sales & Marketing, etc.) under Answers from the Masters.
GoSmallBiz.com was founded by Entrepreneur and NFL Hall of Famer, Fran Tarkenton. Having started 15 businesses since his football playing days, Fran has always had a passion for small business. After selling his international software company in 1994, Fran decided to pursue his desire of helping entrepreneurs, like himself, gain access to the tools and information they need to grow and compete in the new economy. The result was the Fran Tarkenton Small Business NETwork, founded in 1996. Once the organization started using the Internet as a primary delivery tool, the name was changed to GoSmallBiz.com.
Today GoSmallBiz.com has grown to include more than 49,000 active members throughout North America. During this growth, our mission has remained constant:
To help entrepreneurs run and grow their businesses, by providing access to a comprehensive body of knowledge and tools targeted specifically at the micro business.
GoSmallBiz.com continues to build its resource library and makes that library available to any entrepreneur through this web site. The library is organized according to subject matter category, and within the category by type of data being delivered.
In addition to articles, FAQ’s and other written materials, GoSmallBiz provides access to a broad array of tools. Many of the tools are available at no cost online and others have been screened and approved for offer in our the Tools & Resourcessection of each content channel.
Membership is required to access most of the material available through GoSmallBiz. However, non-members can access the See How GoSmallBiz Works! movie, the SmallBiz Directory, and the Featured Member area. Members have exclusive access to the articles, FAQ’s, Answers From the Masters and receive the GoSmallBiz e-newsletter.
Members also have a 4-page website builder, online bookkeeping tools and a business audio library to utilize. Most importantly, however, members can access the business consulting service through GoSmallBiz’s “Ask Your Question”.
Since August of 1997, GoSmallBiz has responded to every question asked by a member about running their small business. Not every response has been a black and white answer, but that’s not the intent.
The intent is to provide access to a business consultant, so that the member can take advantage of knowledge gained by that consultant through years of experience. Our consultants might respond with a point of fact, an opinion or a reference to a relevant website. What sets us apart is that the answer is specific to the question that was asked.