To attract customers and get the word out about your business, you'll want to create business cards, official letterhead, and possibly other marketing materials like brochures and flyers. As with business logos, you can create your own or use a professional designer.

If you decide to do it yourself, you can design your letterhead and create business cards around your logo using Microsoft software. Microsoft software can show you how to market your business to gain the most positive attention through a variety of small business marketing materials.

The 2007 Microsoft Office system has two applications for business card creation and letterhead design: Microsoft Publisher 2007 and Microsoft Word 2007, which are included in Microsoft Office Professional 2007. Publisher 2007 lets you design, create, and publish professional marketing and communication materials, including business cards, letterhead, flyers, etc.

In Word 2007, you can insert your business logo into all of your business documents to create branded stationery and forms.

When you are ready to print your small business marketing materials, you will need to make a choice about printing. Using a printing service can save you time and money, and enable you to print your marketing materials and process volume that your office printer cannot handle.

FedEx Kinko's can:

• Print letterhead, business cards, brochures, signs, banners and more.
• Copy any printed marketing material to exact specifications, including binding presentations.
• Print marketing materials from postcards to presentations directly from your PC.
• Create business cards, effective signs and graphics to advertise your business.

FedEx also provides a wide range of small business solutions.