E-Commerce & Online Tools to Grow Your Business

These platforms can help you sell online & automate your business operations.

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Online Sales & Marketing

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Websites + Marketing

Get tools, resources and 24/7 support to give your business a permanent home online to grow with you.

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Improve your Google presence

Personalized recommendations to improve your free Business Profile, so customers find you online and get operating information like hours and pickup.

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Grow your business with Google Ads

Discover how Google Ads can help you bring in more business by reaching the right people at the right time.

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Free Business Pages and Business Posts

Free online tools to stay connected to your most valuable customers, neighbors. Instantly reach local customers with free Business Posts.

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Get Up and Running with eBay

Not selling on-line? No problem. Get your eBay business Up and Running. Promotions for new sellers are updated frequently.

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Adobe Express 30-day Free Trial

Create stunning digital marketing materials, including graphics, social posts, and video stories, in just a few taps, at any skill level.

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Salesforce Starter Suite

Stay connected to every customer with Salesforce Essentials offering sales and support. Free 30-day trial.
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Online payment management tools designed for small businesses. Creates estimates, invoices, & payment requests from your smartphone and processes digital payments quickly & securely without POS equipment.

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Yelp for Business

Provides free and paid online advertising solutions for your business. Target by location & keyword and only pay when interested people click on your ad.

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Set up eGift Cards for free with Square

Make it easy for customers to support your business anytime, from anywhere online. Plus, get added to Square’s new online directory, Give & Get Local.

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Uber for your Small Business

Provide access to meal delivery for employees or subsidize rides for customers to drive foot traffic. Find new ways to keep your business moving with Uber.

Operations

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Bookkeeping and Beyond

QuickBooks Online is committed to help SMBs succeed, no matter what. Track income, expenses and profit all in one place.

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Google Workspace

Secure video meeting and G Suite Essentials – Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides. Free two-week trial.

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Slack for Small Businesses

We’re offering three free months of a paid Slack plan to help your team communicate, work faster and stay aligned as your business manages reopening.

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Adobe Sign Free Trial

Easily send documents to be electronically signed – and e-sign and return them too.

Shipping & Delivery

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Shipping Solutions and Savings

Activate discounted shipping rates and take advantage of tools and free expert advice to boost your business.

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Handyman Help

Need repairs done in your office? Let a commercial handyman take care of your to-do list.

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Contact-Free Assistance

Taskers can help make safe, contactless deliveries to customers or get a virtual assistant for your routine office tasks.

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A Platform for Restaurants

Get promoted on the UberEats app, use Uber for same-day delivery and set up your own webshop for online ordering.

Advice & Resources

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A free online platform that helps businesses launch and grow. Helps connect you to knowledge, funding, networks, and peer-to-peer connections with more than 1,000,000 small business owners.

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Becoming Self-Made

Resources and entrepreneurship training for female business owners offered by Latina media figure and women’s empowerment advocate Nely Galán. Website also available in Spanish.

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Learn from Google experts

Grow with Google OnAir offers free workshops and 1:1 coaching sessions to grow your business and get the most out of digital tools.

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Visit California

Visit California is a nonprofit organization with a mission to develop and maintain marketing programs that inspire travel to California.

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