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10 Things You Can Learn about Running a Business through
Free Online Learning Courses
Last week (November 7 - 11, 2016) was National Distance Learning
Week (ND LW). In case you were preoccupied with other pressing
matters, we thought you might like to know that the Small Business
Administration (SBA) makes a wide variety of courses available to you
– for free.
As a sample, here are 10 things that you or your staff can learn about operating a small business through online
learning using the SBA's Learning Center:
10. Introduction to Accounting
9. Financing Options for Small Businesses
8. How to Prepare a Loan Package
7. Introduction to Crowdfunding for Entrepreneurs
6. Saving Plans for Small Businesses
5. Customer Service
4. Introduction to Human Resources
3. Introduction to Pricing
2. Small Business Employee Recruitment and Retention , and
1. Business Opportunities: A Guide to Winning Federal
Contracts
Don't see an y topics that catch your eye? There's a lot more where these came from. Check out the SBA
Learning Center . It lists dozens of courses that can help guide you and your team towards business success –
and most take less than an hour to complete.
Even though you can take these courses from your armchair, online learning doesn't mean that you're alone! If
you'd rather talk with someone, the SBA has a broad network of skilled counselors and business development
specialists waiting to help you.
Find your local resource using the SBA's handy zip - code tool: www.SBA.gov/local - assistance.
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