Business Owner, do you know invaluable links?

Below is a “greatest hits” set of links you can bookmark today which contain everything from zero cost mentoring and productivity power tools to must read business journalism and live economic dashboards.

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START & STAY LEGAL

Purpose	Link	Why it’s gold
Form an LLC / Corp	BizFilings	Step-by-step state filings, registered-agent bundle
Free legal Q&A	LegalShield	$24/mo unlimited attorney calls + contract reviews
Free 1-on-1 mentoring	SCORE	11,000 retired execs; 24-hr email answers + local workshops
SBA how-to	SBA.gov/tools	Business-plan canvas, disaster-prep checklists, local events calendar
Payroll & benefits	Gusto	$40/mo full-service payroll, auto-tax filings

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PRODUCTIVITY & TEAMWORK (2025-tested)

Tool	Link	Quick win
Task & kanban	Trello	Free boards; drag-drop workflows; Slack plug-in
Time tracking	Toggl Track	Free 5-user plan; one-click timer; 100+ integrations
AI calendar	Motion	Auto-schedules deep-work blocks; ends “meeting pinball”
All-in-one workspace	Notion	Free CRM, SOP, wiki templates; real-time collaboration
Voice AI notes	Otter.ai	Free 300 min/mo auto-transcription; share highlights

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MARKETING & CONTENT (free tiers)

Channel	Link	2025 trick
SEO & keyword gaps	Moz Free Tools	Domain authority checker + local-rank tracker
Email automation	Klaviyo	Free up to 500 contacts; AI predictive segments
Canva AI design	Canva	Magic-write + resize; 70 % of social posts built here
Trend mining	Google Trends	Validate product spikes before you buy inventory
Review mining	Trustpilot Business	Auto-request reviews; TrustScore boosts SEO

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BUSINESS JOURNALISM & ECONOMY (live feeds)

Source	Link	What to check daily/weekly
Wall Street Journal – Small Business	WSJ.com/small-business	Raising capital, labour, regulation trends
Harvard Business Review – Entrepreneurship	HBR.org/entrepreneurship	Data-driven case studies, leadership science
Financial Times – Trade & Economy	FT.com/world/us	Dollar, tariffs, supply-chain intel
Reuters – Markets	Reuters.com/markets	Real-time bond, commodity, FX moves
Federal Reserve – Beige Book	FederalReserve.gov/monetary-policy/beige-book.htm	Regional economic anecdote—spot slowdowns early
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – CPI & Jobs	BLS.gov	Free data tables; export to Excel for forecasting
FRED – St. Louis Fed Database	FRED.stlouisfed.org	800 k economic series; build custom recession dashboard
Industry Dive – Sector Newsletters	IndustryDive.com	Vertical-specific briefings (food, retail, logistics)

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CYBER & PASSWORD HYGIENE

Tool	Link	2025 must
Team password vault	LastPass Business	$6/user; instant revoke when staff leave
2FA everywhere	Authy	Free TOTP codes; cloud backup so you don’t lose keys

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HOW TO USE THIS LIST

1. Open 5 links now that solve today’s biggest pain (productivity, marketing, data).
2. Save the rest in a “Biz-Intel” bookmark folder—visit every Friday afternoon for 15 min.
3. Rotate one new tool in / one out each quarter; keep what cuts cost or lifts revenue > 3× fee.

Bookmark, click, grow—no more “I didn’t know that existed” excuses.