The Starting a Business Online Tutorial will walk you through several key areas that you need to fully understand in order to successfully manage a small business. The tutorial is comprehensive and will require some time investment, but you may complete it at your own pace. With registration, you will be able to save your progress and generate a copy of your work file.

Basics of Government Marketing Tutorial

Government contracting can be a large and complex undertaking for small businesses. The Basics of Government Marketing Tutorial will introduce you to the basics of the government market. The tutorial will also help you to identify the strategic and logistical concerns related to pursuing government contracts.

Ready to pursue government contracts? Find out how the SBDC's Procurement Technical Assistance Service can help.

Small Biz U

Small Biz U offers valuable learning tools for small business owners in all stages of business. Topics include:

Accounting
Business Operations & Management
Business Plan Workshops
Finance
Government

Leadership & Management Development
Legal
Marketing
Sales
Starting & Growing a Business

These online programs are offered through Small Biz U at the following SBDCs:
	Duquesne University SBDC Gannon University SBDC Lehigh University SBDC Lock Haven University SBDC Shippensburg University SBDC Temple University SBDC Wharton School SBDC Widener University SBDC Wilkes University SBDC

In order to utilize Small Biz U online learning programs it is recommended that you install Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Internet Explorer on your computer.

Webinars & Podcasts

The webinars and podcasts below were produced by the Pennsylvania e-Commerce Association to illustrate how small businesses can profit from strategic use of the internet (webinars require Windows Media Player to view):

Want More?

The Kutztown University SBDC offers a large collection of free online entrepreneurial educational resources.

Additional online learning is also available from the Internal Revenue Service. Access their Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop to learn about the federal tax obligations of small business owners.

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