Free Business Tools

Click on any of the links below for access to free tools to help develop your business and interact more effeciently with your customers:

APOD ~ The "Annual Property Operating Data" is used to calculate pre-tax cashflow, which provides an indication of the value of an income property.

Break-Even Analysis ~ This spreadsheet performs calculations to analyze the break-even point of an investment when income and expense information is entered.

CPI ~ The Consumer Price Index is a statistic based on national economic indicators, often used to determine fluctuations in rent terms.

Craigslist ~ Free online classified ads with local, regional, national, and international searchability. Great for finding tenants, employees, liquidating assets, and a variety of goods and services.

Facebook ~ Social networking with a professional twist. Create a free profile, build a network through your contacts, join industry-specific or interest-based groups, find people from your schools, companies, etc. 

Elance ~  Post jobs online and receive bids from service providers around the world. Admin, support, design, multimedia, engineering, manufacturing, finance, management, sales, marketing, legal, web, programming, writing, translation, and more.

Merchant Circle ~ Free and easy way to connect with other businesses and companies, share your website, company profile, receive reviews, and build a network of associate businesses.

MySpace ~ More than a social site...create a free profile, select a target market, invite them as "Friends", and build a network of people and businesses with free and easy marketing venues. 

Online Screen Sharing ~ Invite up to 10 people to view the content on your computer screen as you guide them through presentations, photos, tutorials, etc, or allow them to display their content on your screen.

Radio ~ Not technically a business tool, but a great resource if you like music. Enter any artist or song you like and the site will generate a station that plays ad-free music of the same taste and genre.

Rate of Return Calculator ~ Quickly calculate the rate of return by entering the information about a property, income, expenses, etc.