(www.sba.gov/tools/audiovideo/Podcasts/index.html) The SBA offers podcast feeds to you on a range of small business topics. Podcast feeds deliver free audio broadcasts to your desktop. You can listen to these files on your computer or download them to your MP3 player and take them with you.
Small Business Training Network from SBA
(www.sba.gov/training) SBTN is a virtual campus offering online courses, publications and other technical assistance. Each course takes about 30 minutes to complete.
Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner (http://ecorner.stanford.edu/index.html) The STVP Educators Corner is a free online archive (registration is required) of entrepreneurship resources for teaching and learning funded by the Kauffman Foundation. Resources include: video clips, case studies, journal articles, conferences, and grant-making organizations.
Colorado Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
The Colorado SBDC Network is proud to announce the launch of its Free E-Learning Video site. With almost 50 free training videos on a variety of topics in multiple languages, the website is a great resource for small businesses around the state. It is easy to use anywhere Internet is available and only requires an initial free sign-up. There is a wide variety of content including videos on starting a business, managing your finances, and foundations of marketing.
Start and grow your business with these free, online workshops. SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide.
TechSoup
(www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/webinars/index.cfm?cg=NYR12011) A variety of free online educational seminars that are recorded and available at any time. TechSoup is one of the most comprehensive technology resources for Non Governmental Organizations in the world.
Colorado Mountain College online courses
(www.ed2go.com/cmcwf) Over 300 instructor-facilitated online courses are available now from Colorado Mountain Collage (CMC) at a discounted rate of $99, including: Creating a Successful Business Plan, Administrative Assistant Fundamentals, Principles of Sales Management, Successful Construction, Business and Marketing Writing and Starting a Non-profit.
Click the Courses link at the top or bottom of the page.
Use your mouse to click on any department that looks interesting.
Use your mouse to click on any course that you would like to take.
Click the Enroll Now button at the bottom of the course description page.
Follow the on-screen instructions to receive information on how to pay, along with your orientation materials.
After you pay for the course, click the Classroom link at the top or bottom of the page to begin your studies
Grant Writing
The Foundation Center
(www.foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html) Is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants - a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level.
Free information on scholarships opportunities, grants, college options and more.
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