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       Whether you're looking to start a small business or expand
      your current one, SBA's digital learning platform has everything you need
      to educate yourself on entrepreneurial best practices and available
      financing options. The SBA online Learning Center offers the following
      courses:
      
       
      
       1.   Plan
      
       
      ·        
      How to
      Write a Business Plan
      
      
       
      ·        
      Legal
      Requirements
      
       
      ·        
      Buying a
      Business
      
       
      ·        
      Young
      Entrepreneurs
      
      
       
      
       
       
      2.   Launch
      
       
      
      
       
       
      3.   Manage
      
       
      ·        
      Employee
      Recruitment and Retention
      
       
      ·        
      Understanding
      Your Customer
      
      
       
      ·        
      Sales
      
      
       
      ·        
      Selling
      Your Business
      
       
      
       
       
      4.   Market
      
       
      ·        
      Market
      Research
      
      
       
      ·        
      Marketing
      101
      
       
      ·        
      Competitive
      Advantage
      
       
      ·        
      Social
      Media Marketing
      
       
      
       
       
      5.   Grow
      
       
      ·        
      Finding and
      Attracting Investors
      
       
      ·        
      Pricing
      Models for Successful Business
      
       
      
       
       
      6.   SBA Mentor – Protégé Program
      
       
      ·        
      Introduction
      
       
      ·        
      Small
      Businesses: Size Standards and More
      
       
      ·        
      SBA MPP
      Overview
      
       
      ·        
      SBA MPP
      Rules
      
       
      ·        
      SBA MPP
      Types of Assistance
      
       
      ·        
      SBAS MPP
      Benefits
      
       
      ·        
      What is a
      Mentor-Protégé Agreement?
      
       
      ·        
      How to Find
      a Good Mentor
      
       
      ·        
      Joint
      Venture Agreements
      
       
      ·        
      Applying to
      the SBA MPP
      
      
       
      ·        
      SBA MPP
      Resources
      
       
      ·        
      Tutorial
      Wrap Up
      
      
       
      
       
       
      7.   Federal Procurement Readiness
      
       
      ·        
      Government
      As Your Customer
      
       
      ·        
      Government
      Contracting Opportunities
      
      
       
      ·        
      Government
      Subcontracting Opportunities
      
       
      ·        
      Set-Aside
      Certifications
      
      
       
      ·        
      Federal
      Solicitations
      
       
      ·        
      General
      Services Administration Contracts
      
       
      ·        
      Wrap Up
      
      
       
      
       
       
      For
      more information, go to the SBA Learning Center at https://learn.sba.gov/dashboard.   |