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Old 07-23-2009
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This is a newsletter I get from the Small Business Idea Generator Blog. Here is a link for Free Online Courses for Small Businesses. http://www.sba.gov/services/training...ses/index.html.

Posted: 23 Jul 2009 03:23 AM PDT

The Small Business Administration has a series of short free self-paced courses created just for small business owners. Each course takes about 30 minutes to complete, so it's easy to fit them into your schedule.

Here is a listing of the courses they currently have available:

Guide to Starting a Business
My Own Business
How to Prepare a Business Plan
How to Start a Business on a Shoestring Budget
Franchising Basics
Technology 101: A Small Business Guide
The courses outline the basics of starting a small business. They also have audio explanations included in the courses.

You will need to register (it's quick) in order to use the courses.
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Jo-Carole,

I love the SBA, they offer so much information for the small business owner. Thanks for passing along this information, it will be helpful to many.
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Thanks for sharing this resource, Jo-Carole! I've been worried about setting up my business "right."

I'd be interested to hear from people who are familiar with these courses, which ones were your favorites?
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Jocarole,
This looks like it will be very helpful for me. I bookmarked the page and will be starting the courses tomorrow. Thank you for sharing.
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JoCarole

Thanks for sharing. I normally check the SBA website, but I really did not realize they had an area with free classes.

This weill help alot of VA's
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Originally Posted by lillie View Post
Thanks for sharing this resource, Jo-Carole! I've been worried about setting up my business "right."

I'd be interested to hear from people who are familiar with these courses, which ones were your favorites?
Lilli,

I completed the business plan course, and it was pretty informative and easy to follow. I havent had the time to view any of the other courses, but I will as soon as I get a chance. You should definitely give them a try.
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Thanks JoCarole Great resource they helped me when I first started, good to note you get out what you put into things, the resources are out there! Excellent info.

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Great Resource Jo. Thank you very much for sharing
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I have taken some of these short courses. Very helpful site.
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Thanks for the link, love FREE advice...I look forward to reviewing, appears to be a great deal of info covered.
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