Starting a Business
Entering into the world of entrepreneurship can be an exciting yet daunting experience. To help prepare you and your business for success, SBA provides several free online courses. This self-paced, easy-to-use instruction covers a variety of business basics, including how to start an online business, how to write a business plan, how to franchise, and how to adopt technology for business benefits.
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Online Courses for Starting Your Business
Each year, more than 10 million people consider starting a business. Of them, only three million people take the plunge and start a business. It's one of the most exciting endeavors that any person can undertake. About These...
Podcasts
SBA podcasts offer expert insight and guidance about starting your own business. Whether you’re sitting down to write your business plan, wondering about your legal obligations, or researching your financing options, you’ll find the ...
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Featuring Ana Harvey, Assistant Administrator of SBA's Office of Women’s Business Ownership Nearly 104 million businesses are majority owned by women. They provide 12 million jobs and generate more than a trillion ...
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Featuring Clara Pratte, National Director of SBA's Office of Native American Affairs Each year more than 200,000 American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned businesses, and 29,000 Native Hawaiian-owned businesses, add billions ...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering Success—video interviews with successful entrepreneurs who share the lessons they've learned about owning a small business. The ...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering Success—video interviews with successful entrepreneurs who share the lessons they've learned about owning a small business. The ...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering Success—video interviews with successful entrepreneurs who share the lessons they've learned about owning a small business. The ...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering Success—video interviews with successful entrepreneurs who share the lessons they've learned about owning a small business. The ...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Postal Service bring you Delivering Success—video interviews with successful entrepreneurs who share the lessons they've learned about owning a small business. The ...
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Jose and Lynne Pereira established Pereira Plumbing in 1990 but have actually been in business since the late-1970s. They started out in the pool...
Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration, a couple of small businesses in Nebraska received financial support to help market...
Shortly after Joyce Whitaker, and her husband, moved back to Ohio from New York, Joyce decided to open a small gift gallery and antique store....