StartupNation and Rembrandt Communications, LLC, www.rembrandtwrites.com, have collaborated to introduce a no cost toolkit, “7 Steps to Successful Public Relations,” at StartupNation’s business advice website, www.startupnation.com. The simple guidelines are designed to help entrepreneurs leverage the power of public relations to help them generate awareness and demand for their businesses.

If you want to grow a successful, home-based business quickly and cost-effectively, check out StartupNation’s new blog, “Home Work – A virtual water cooler for home-based businesses,” at http://www.startupnation.com/blog/.

As an entrepreneurial market leader celebrating this month’s national Small Business Week, StartupNation -- the world’s largest online community of startups -- announces its brand new Web site and three top tips for creating a successful online resource. Now, entrepreneurs can easily read up, meet up, start up and rev up their business success with the new functionality and features at www.startupnation.com.

StartupNation Marketplace, already a popular online destination for small businesses since launching in January 2007, announces enhanced features and functionality that make this free resource even more valuable. Now, entrepreneurs can make their free Marketplace listings come alive with photo uploads, full-feature formatting and unlimited hyperlink capability.

If you want to grow a successful eBay business quickly and cost-effectively, check out StartupNation’s new blog, “E-mail Marketing Tips and Advice,” by Ryan Allis, CEO and co-founder of Broadwick Corp.

Marci Alboher Author of One Person, Multiple Careers, to offer expertise on “The Slash Effect”

If you want to grow a successful eBay business quickly and cost-effectively, check out StartupNation’s blog, “Starting an eBay Business,” at http://www.startupnation.com/blog/, by Corey Kossack, StartupNation’s new eBay profitability coach.

Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval, authors of “The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness,” to offer marketing expertise

If you want to grow a successful small business quickly and cost-effectively, check out StartupNation’s new blog, “Running a Fast Growing Business,” at http://www.startupnation.com/blog/.

StartupNation announces its new, free online Marketplace at www.startupnation.com. There, visitors can quickly and easily list, buy and sell business products and services, look for work projects, network, and provide customer ratings and reviews. In its first weeks, more than 1,500 listings have been added to the growing resource.

If you want to start a business fast without wasting time, money or valuable resources, register for StartupNation’s “10 Steps to Open for Business” Coaching Program at http://www.startupnation.com/pages/coaching/index.asp. Entrepreneurial experts Pam Slim, of Escape from Cubicle Nation, Philippa Kennealy, of The Entrepreneurial MD, John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing, and other StartupNation experts are offering the 12-week, group-coaching program starting in February.

StartupNation, the multimedia content company for entrepreneurs, announces its “Capture the Flag Contest.” By finding the flag icons at http://www.startupnation.com, participants have the chance to win daily prizes and a grand prize of $1,000.

If you need keynote speakers who provide valuable startup information, inspiration and entertainment, look no further than Jeff and Rich Sloan of StartupNation, www.startupnation.com.

Jonathan Ortmans, leader of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, will inspire listeners, offer startup tips and discuss the value of entrepreneurship to the economy and society on StartupNation Radio.

Learn small business marketing tips on StartupNation Radio January 20

Chase your small business dreams this year by setting targeted goals now – with help from StartupNation. To start, check out these top three goal-setting tips from entrepreneurial experts Jeff and Rich Sloan. Then visit www.startupnation.com for a new series profiling 10 entrepreneurs who found success through smart goal-setting.

Own an online business in 2007 with advice from StartupNation Radio experts January 6, 2007