This story appears in the
December 2002 issue of
Entrepreneur.
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Need a crash course in entrepreneurship? Check out the online
classroom at the SBA Web site, where you can learn all about the ins
and outs of starting and running your own business. According to
James O'Connor, director of the Office of e-Small Business at
the SBA, "The [class] is comprehensive and easy to
use."
This free, interactive class offers specific sections ranging
from basic start-up information-such as deciding what kind of
business to launch-to detailed lessons on accounting and cash flow.
More than just a series of articles, the class reads like an
interesting textbook--complete with charts and quizzes at the end
of each section.
O'Connor also notes that the class has already received rave
reviews from organizations such as SCORE and small-business schools
across the nation. Formed as a joint effort with My Own Business
Inc., a nonprofit entrepreneurial education organization in Los
Angeles, the 12-session class will soon feature chat auditoriums
and interaction between students and business experts.
This online class is pioneering what O'Connor hopes will be
a big step forward for entrepreneurial education at the SBA.
"We hope to create an [entire] e-learning portal," he
says. For more information, call (800) U-ASK-SBA.