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FREE Online Course To Help Small Businesses

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration and My Own Business, Inc., today announced a joint effort to provide a free, comprehensive online entrepreneurship course for small owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.

The 11-session interactive course was developed by My Own Business, Inc., a non-profit firm founded in 1922 by a successful entrepreneur to develop and provide educational materials on entrepreneurship. The course includes audio sound bytes, quizzes, feedback and online tool to create business plans, and will be added to the SBA's online classroom at www.sba.gov/classroom

Each of the individual components of the virtual business seminar can be pursued in sequence, or independently. The 11 segments are:

    1. Deciding on a Business
    2. The Business Plan
    3. Basic Computer and Communication Tools
    4. Organization and Insurance
    5. Location and Leasing
    6. Accounting and Cash Flow
    7. How to Borrow Money
    8. E-Commerce
    9. Buying a Business or Franchise
    10. Opening and Marketing
    11. Expanding and Handling Problems

For more information about all of the SBA's programs for small businesses, call the SBA Answer Desk at 1-800-U-ASK-SBA or TDD 704-344-6640. Also, visit the SBA's extensive Web site at www.sba.gov.

 

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