The US Small Business Administration now offers free business training. They offer quite a few different types of classes: STARTING A BUSINESS 1. Small Business Primer: Guide to Starting a Business 2. The Beginning: Developing a Successful Business Plan 3. Starting Your Small Business* 4. Business Plan Workshops 5. Identify Your Target Market 6. My Own Business (A Free Course) 7. How to Start a Business on a Shoestring Budget - trump University BUSINESS PLANNING 1. How to Write a Business Plan - Trump University 2. Business Plan Workshops 3. Creating a Strategic Plan 4. Business Plan Templates 5. Strategic Planning & Execution - PA SBDC - Kutztown University 6. Developing a Business Plan (en español) PA SBDC - Kutztown University BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 1. Managing the Digital Enterprise 2. Developing a Successful Business Plan 3. Business Plan Workshops 4. Growth Strategies 5. Maintaining an Agile Company - South-West Texas SBDC FINANCING & ACCOUNTING 1. How to Find Start-up Funding - Trump University 2. Assessing Financial Needs - South-West Texas SBDC 3. Cash Flow 4. Accounting 101: The Fundamentals - PA SBDC - Kutztown University MARKETING & ADVERTISING 1. Building Your Brand 2. Marketing for Small Business - Maine SBDC 3. E-Mail Marketing 4. Marketing 101:The Fundamentals - PA SBDC - Kutztown University 5. Conduct a Marketing Analysis - PA SBDC – Kutztown University GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING 1. Steps to Accessing Contracts & Subcontracts 2. Guide to Government Contracts 3. INSIGHT: Guide to the 8(a) Business Development Program RISK MANAGEMENT & CYBER SECURITY 1. Computer Security E-COMMERCE 1. Building Your Website - South-West Texas SBDC 2. Managing the Digital Enterprise INTERNATIONAL TRADE 1. Breaking into the Trade Game 2. A Primer on Exporting 3. International Business Opportunities FEDERAL TAX TRAINING 1. Introduction to Federal Taxes for Small Businesses 2. Understanding Taxes 3. Tax & Accounting Basics 4. Small Business Tax Workshop 5. Small Buisness Tax Center 6. Small Business Tax Workshop (en español) SMALL BUSINESS RETIREMENT 1. Retirement Planning
