Managing a Business

Strong management skills are built over time through continued education and experience. To help you understand the basics about managing a business, SBA offers several free online courses. This self paced instruction includes many entrepreneurial topics, including taking your business global, using technology, preparing a business plan, entering into a franchise, planning for disasters, and preventing crime.

  • Podcasts

    SBA podcasts offer expert insight and guidance about running your business. Managing a Business podcasts offer advice on topics ranging from marketing to sales, human resources, and the technology that you employ to keep your business functioning ...
  • The success of your business is closely related to how well you manage it. Good management is the root source of business growth. We have provided some free online courses to help you hone your business management skills. About ...
  • Good marketing is critical to the success of your business. Marketing has many dimensions, including market research, customer service, advertising, targeting, packaging, pricing, e-marketing, and others. Investing in a good ...
  • Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation, Port Washington, Wis. Established in 1922, Allen Edmonds operates 32 retail stores in 17 states, and is among a small minority of companies continuing to produce the majority of their shoes ...
  • Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, Mo. In 1979 the three founders, Neal Patterson, Cliff Illig and Paul Gorup, sat around a picnic table and decided to create a company. Today, Cerner Corporation is an industry leader in medical ...
  • Columbia Sportswear Company, Portland, Ore. Rescued from near bankruptcy, Gert Boyle took over operations of Columbia, started by her parents, and turned it into a $1 billion company. The business received an SBA-backed loan ...
  • The Gymboree Corporation, San Francisco, Calif. Joan Barnes created Gymboree in 1976 as a place where moms and their children could play and exercise. Since then, it has become a giant corporation that includes almost 600 ...
  • Radio One, Inc., Lanham, Md. Among the largest African-American owned and operated media corporations in the United States, Radio One was started by Catherine L. Hughes in 1980. Radio One owns and/or operates 53 radio stations ...
  • Ruiz Foods, Dinuba, Calif. Founded in 1964, Ruiz Foods is the top seller of frozen Mexican dishes in the United States.  Under the brand names of El Monterey and Tornados, it produces nearly 200 frozen Mexican foods.  ...
  • America's Best: Series Preview SBA and ADP® present America's Best: Their Stories, Their Ways. This trailer offers a glimpse into the inspiring personal experiences of successful entrepreneurs who are responsible ...
  • You've proved you have the guts, passion and commitment to turn your dream into a reality. Next steps: evaluate how your customers react to your products and how money moves through your business. Are you ready to grow your ...

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