BUSINESS TOOLS & RESOURCES

Tried and true tools and resources from the LWL community to help you on your way.

Important notes:

  • These tools and resources are not sponsored, and Ladies Who Launch does not receive any compensation for sharing them.

  • Some of these tools and resources may require a subscription or email address to access.

  • Recommendation of the associated companies does not equate to a recommendation or endorsement of their business practices.

GENERAL SETUP

Naming & Formation

Websites, Domains, & Email

  • Go Daddy: Offers everything you need to create an effective, memorable online presence.

  • Google Workspace: Secure online productivity and collaboration, including domain-branded calendars and email.

  • Squarespace: Drag-and-drop website builder, and more.

  • Wix: Drag-and-drop website builder, and more.

  • Wordpress.org: The original website builder, still just as powerful, but a bit more technical than others.

Contracts & Legal

  • Docusign: eSignature & contract management solution

  • Legal Zoom: Online legal solutions for small business

MARKETING & CREATIVE

  • Canva: An online graphic design and publishing tool that’s actually so much more.

  • Descript: AI-powered video editor that allows you to edit videos and podcasts as easily as you’d edit a document.

  • Namelix: AI-powered business name generator

  • OpusPro: AI-powered video clipping tool that turns long videos into short, viral clicks.

  • Runway: AI-powered video creation, animation, storyboarding, and more.

OPERATIONS

Accounting

  • Freshbooks

  • Quickbooks

  • Xero

Business Banking

  • **Local banks & credit unions

  • Found

  • Mercury

  • Rho

Document Collaboration & Management

  • Box

  • Coda

  • Dropbox

  • Google Drive (part of Google Workspace)

  • Notion

Invoices & Payments

  • Shopify: All-in-one commerce platform that’s especially powerful for online stores and checkout pages.

  • Square

  • Stripe

FUNDRAISING

LEADERSHIP & TEAM BUILDING

  • BRAVE Framework by Dina Denham Smith
    Helps in managing emotional responses to unexpected triggers in the workplace.

BOARD & INVESTOR MANAGEMENT