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Encore Entrepreneurship for Women

This introduction to business planning is directed to women over the age of 50 who are interested in pursuing a second career and launching their own business.

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Training

Encore Entrepreneurs: An Introduction to Starting Your Own Business

This course is designed for individuals planning to start a business after earlier career endeavors.

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Training

Native American Business Primer

This course is designed to assist Native peoples who're thinking about starting a business, or who're in the early stages of starting a business.

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Training

Introduction to Franchising

This course presents an overview of franchising, as well as how to determine if franchising is right for you, and how to choose the right one.

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Training

How to Write a Business Plan

This course explains the importance of business planning, defines and describes the components of a business plan, and provides access to sample plans and resources that can help you develop...

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Training

Young Entrepreneurs An Essential guide to Starting Your Own Business

This course explores the fundamentals of entrepreneurialism, delves into the 'must do' steps involved in starting a business, and explores the many entrepreneurial support resources,...

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SBA Introduction

Every year the U.S. Small Business Administration and its nationwide network of resource partners help millions of small businesses start, grow and succeed.

Among those small...

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How to Write a Business Plan

This short video describes how to write a business plan.

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Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Entrepreneurial Spirit

Discover how passion and business coexist.  Learn what it takes to turn a passion into a business.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you...

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Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Hiring and Developing Employees

Your employees can make or break your business.  Five successful entrepreneurs share what they have learned about hiring and developing employees.

The U.S. Small Business...

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Videot

SBA Spanish PSA for Puerto Rico Vets and Military

Por más de cincuenta años, la Administración Federal de Pequeños Negocios ha estado ayudando a crear empresas exitosas.

Veterano y militar, sé due...

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SBA Delivering Success: Top 10 Business Tips

Hear from successful entrepreneurs whose tips will get you started and keep you growing.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering Success...

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Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Planning & Research

Two entrepreneurs share the planning and research tools they've used to build success.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering...

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Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Entrepreneurial Spirit

Discover how passion and business coexist. Learn what it takes to turn a passion into a business.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you...

Go to video
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Tips for Women Entrepreneurs Starting and Growing a Small Business

Are you a woman who is ready to start or expand your small business? Now is a good time to take that first step. In recognition of National Women’s Small Business Month, SBA will host...

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ChatFEATURED

Business Opportunities for Young Women

Are you a young woman with tons of fresh ideas for a small business, but without a clue on how to get started? Find out how one woman started her own company when she was young, and how the...

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Chat

Small Business Exporting & Access to Credit

Does your business product or service have potential in an overseas market? Have you considered doing business globally? Exporting can be a means of substantially growing your business. Did...

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Chat

Small Business Start-Up -- Ask the Expert

Have you considered starting a business? Not sure about the right strategies to have in place to achieve success? Learn what it takes to start a business, where to go for information and...

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Chat

Disaster Preparedness for Business Owners: An Inside View

June 1st marked the start of the Atlantic Hurricane season, and the SBA is urging small businesses to prepare before a disaster strikes by developing an emergency preparedness plan. Business...

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Chat

Health Care and Small Business

The next SBA Web chat will center on the topic of 'Health Care and Small Business," to focus on how the Affordable Care Act will benefit small businesses, including new tax...

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Chat

Regulatory Fairness: What Every Small Business Should Know

Small businesses can sometimes face excessive or unfair federal enforcement actions, like repetitive audits or investigations, excessive fines, threats, retaliation or some other unfair...

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Chat

Year-end Tax Essentials for Small Business Owners

As the end of 2010 draws near, business owners can learn more about year-end tax savings to help them prepare for the coming tax filing season. Did you know that there are tax deductions and...

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Chat

Growing a Home-Based Business: What You Need to Know

Boyd Wright knows first-hand what it takes to grow a successful home-based business. Chat participants can get valuable insight from Wright and learn more about working out of your house,...

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Chat

New Year, New Business: How to Start it Right

If you are considering starting your own business this year, SBA can be valuable resource to help you find a mentor, improve your business skills and get training to help boost your ideas....

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Chat

Ask the Expert: Women's Small Business Open Forum

In recognition of National Women’s History Month, SBA’s March web chat will feature an open forum...

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Chat

Tax Essentials for Small Business Owners

With tax season around the corner, small business owners can prepare now with useful end of year tax tips. Join SBA and the AICPA web chat by posting your questions about year-end tax...

Go to archive
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ChatFEATURED

Tips for Women Entrepreneurs Starting and Growing a Small Business

Are you a woman who is ready to start or expand your small business? Now is a good time to take that first step. In recognition of National Women’s Small Business Month, SBA will host...

Go to archive

ChatFEATURED

Business Opportunities for Young Women

Are you a young woman with tons of fresh ideas for a small business, but without a clue on how to get started? Find out how one woman started her own company when she was young, and how the...

Go to archive

TrainingFEATURED

Encore Entrepreneurship for Women

This introduction to business planning is directed to women over the age of 50 who are interested in pursuing a second career and launching their own business.

Go to course

VideotFEATURED

SBA Introduction

Every year the U.S. Small Business Administration and its nationwide network of resource partners help millions of small businesses start, grow and succeed.

Among those small...

Go to video

VideotFEATURED

How to Write a Business Plan

This short video describes how to write a business plan.

Go to video

Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Entrepreneurial Spirit

Discover how passion and business coexist.  Learn what it takes to turn a passion into a business.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you...

Go to video

Chat

Small Business Exporting & Access to Credit

Does your business product or service have potential in an overseas market? Have you considered doing business globally? Exporting can be a means of substantially growing your business. Did...

Go to archive

Chat

Small Business Start-Up -- Ask the Expert

Have you considered starting a business? Not sure about the right strategies to have in place to achieve success? Learn what it takes to start a business, where to go for information and...

Go to archive

Chat

Disaster Preparedness for Business Owners: An Inside View

June 1st marked the start of the Atlantic Hurricane season, and the SBA is urging small businesses to prepare before a disaster strikes by developing an emergency preparedness plan. Business...

Go to archive

Chat

Health Care and Small Business

The next SBA Web chat will center on the topic of 'Health Care and Small Business," to focus on how the Affordable Care Act will benefit small businesses, including new tax...

Go to archive

Chat

Regulatory Fairness: What Every Small Business Should Know

Small businesses can sometimes face excessive or unfair federal enforcement actions, like repetitive audits or investigations, excessive fines, threats, retaliation or some other unfair...

Go to archive

Chat

Year-end Tax Essentials for Small Business Owners

As the end of 2010 draws near, business owners can learn more about year-end tax savings to help them prepare for the coming tax filing season. Did you know that there are tax deductions and...

Go to archive

Chat

Growing a Home-Based Business: What You Need to Know

Boyd Wright knows first-hand what it takes to grow a successful home-based business. Chat participants can get valuable insight from Wright and learn more about working out of your house,...

Go to archive

Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Hiring and Developing Employees

Your employees can make or break your business.  Five successful entrepreneurs share what they have learned about hiring and developing employees.

The U.S. Small Business...

Go to video

Chat

New Year, New Business: How to Start it Right

If you are considering starting your own business this year, SBA can be valuable resource to help you find a mentor, improve your business skills and get training to help boost your ideas....

Go to archive

Chat

Ask the Expert: Women's Small Business Open Forum

In recognition of National Women’s History Month, SBA’s March web chat will feature an open forum...

Go to archive

Training

Encore Entrepreneurs: An Introduction to Starting Your Own Business

This course is designed for individuals planning to start a business after earlier career endeavors.

Go to course

Chat

Tax Essentials for Small Business Owners

With tax season around the corner, small business owners can prepare now with useful end of year tax tips. Join SBA and the AICPA web chat by posting your questions about year-end tax...

Go to archive

Videot

SBA Spanish PSA for Puerto Rico Vets and Military

Por más de cincuenta años, la Administración Federal de Pequeños Negocios ha estado ayudando a crear empresas exitosas.

Veterano y militar, sé due...

Go to video

Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Top 10 Business Tips

Hear from successful entrepreneurs whose tips will get you started and keep you growing.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering...

Go to video

Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Planning & Research

Two entrepreneurs share the planning and research tools they've used to build success.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering...

Go to video

Videot

SBA Delivering Success: Entrepreneurial Spirit

Discover how passion and business coexist. Learn what it takes to turn a passion into a business.

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you...

Go to video

Training

Native American Business Primer

This course is designed to assist Native peoples who're thinking about starting a business, or who're in the early stages of starting a business.

Go to course

Training

Introduction to Franchising

This course presents an overview of franchising, as well as how to determine if franchising is right for you, and how to choose the right one.

Go to course

Training

How to Write a Business Plan

This course explains the importance of business planning, defines and describes the components of a business plan, and provides access to sample plans and resources that can help you develop...

Go to course

Training

Young Entrepreneurs An Essential guide to Starting Your Own Business

This course explores the fundamentals of entrepreneurialism, delves into the 'must do' steps involved in starting a business, and explores the many entrepreneurial support resources...

Go to course

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