You’re in luck. Other aspiring entrepreneurs have trod the ground you seek to walk on, and they are willing to share their insight. Check out these key startup resources:
Fedmarket.com – Home to a variety of free resources and information, including weekly newsletters on General Services Administration schedules, proposal writing and federal sales, Fedmarket.com makes the federal contracting landscape easier to navigate. For a fee, you can access products that provide more in-depth assistance with preparing proposals and filing applications. The site also organizes nationwide seminars on topics ranging from contracting to GSA schedules.
EZMatch.com – This matchmaking service might get a little personal, but it’s all in an effort to match you with the right franchise opportunity. Fill out a comprehensive online questionnaire and receive a scientifically validated assessment, including a list of franchises that are a good fit based on financial, geographic, social and psychological factors. If you’re thinking of going the franchising route, this might help get you started down the right path.
PolicyMap – Register for free online and gain access to geographic data related to demographics, real estate, crime, money and income, jobs, education, energy, and public investments. For $200 per month or $2,000 per year, you can upload your own data, compare it to other data analytics, gain insight to future investments, and so on.
Click here to read this article on The Entrepreneur which appear in June 2009.
Policy Map
Most people are familiar with the map to show roads, schools, parks. This website display maps to show demographics and policies. It is called The Policy Map.
From the website, it says:
PolicyMap is a revolutionary, easy, new way to explore geographic data through maps, tables and reports.
No matter you are doing your business, or you are just interested in the spatial distribution of policy changes and demography, this site is for you. You will be surprised at how much more information and knowledge you can get from this site. And that will help you make smart decision.
Click here to read this article by Leiyungjon which on June 23, 2009.
Welcome to our series on helpful tips for PolicyMap. With over 10,000 indicators of data and many features, we hope our series can help users better utilize PolicyMap. For a complete training, please join a free online session here: Click Here
Did you know that clearing your computer’s temporary internet files can speed up your browser and also fix problems you might have using PolicyMap? Taking this simple step can eliminate issues on PolicyMap like maps not loading, not being able to search with the Set Location, or other odd experiences on PolicyMap?
Deleting temporary internet files is normally done by your network or computer during scheduled maintenance or a restart. But, if PolicyMap ever behaves oddly for you, this is a good maintenance step to take on your own and give your browser a fresh start to the internet. It will not delete any important files or information on your computer.
Depending on the browser you use, there are different ways to delete your temporary internet files (also known as “clearing your cache”).
- For Google Chrome – On the top right, select the wrench icon, and select Options. In the Personal Stuff tab, click “Clear browsing data…” in the Browsing data section. A new window will open, check off “Empty the cache” and select Everything for the period of time, and finally click Clear Browsing Data. Once complete, close all windows and the browser, and reopen Google Chrome.
- For Internet Explorer 7 & 8 – On the top of your browser, go to Tools and open Internet Options. In the General tab, click Delete in Browsing history, make sure Temporary Internet files is checked off and click Delete. Once completed, close and then reopen your browser.
- For Internet Explorer 6 or below – On the top of your browser, go to Tools and open Internet Options. In the General tab, click Delete Files, if a confirmation window comes up, click OK and proceed to delete your temporary internet files. Once completed, close and then reopen your browser.
- For Mozilla Firefox – On the top of your browser, go to Tools then Clear Private Data. Make sure Cache is checked off and click Clear Private Data Now. Once complete, close and then reopen your browser.
- MAC users using Safari – Click the Options icon and select Reset Safari. Once complete, close and reopen your browser.
And, of course, if you have any questions please send us an email or give us a quick call at 1-866-923-MAPS. Read our Quick Start Guide to learn the basics of PolicyMap and jump right into using the power of data.
If you wanted to know more about a feature or topic, send your request to info@policymap.com subject “Did you Know…”
Sincerely,
The PolicyMap Team
