NYS SBDC Online Training & Video

Videos:

• From The Economic Report, hosted by Greg Gumbel, an overview of NYS SBDC services
• Small Business Opportunities in SUNY Procurement - A guide to doing business with the State University of New York for women and minority-owned businesses
• Minding Your Business: The Ins and Outs of the Restaurant Business from the Buffalo State SBDC
• Minding Your Business : a general guide to SBDC services
  from the Buffalo State SBDC
• Creating a Drug Free Workplace: Part 1
• Creating a Drug Free Workplace: Part 2
• Creating a Drug Free Workplace: Part 3

Online Courses:

Jamestown Community College – Business Basics Course ($50)
Contact: Irene Dobies, director

Niagara County Community College – three courses (scroll to "Online Courses"): ANGEL Orientation for Entrepreneurs (free), Business Planning Entrepreneurship 101 ($55), New Ventures-Business Planning and Implementation 200 ($55)
Contact: Rick Gorko, director

Onondaga Community College – Business Start-up Class ($65)
Contact: Tania Hanouille, advisor

Additional Online Training Opportunities:

Small Business Training Network (free)
This is a virtual campus housing free training courses, workshops and knowledge resources designed to assist entrepreneurs and other students of enterprise.  The Training Network makes SBA's business management resources available anytime and anywhere.

Transcripts of SBA Live Chats (free)
SBA’s Small Business VOICE online chat discussion archive features highly topical questions from the small business person and responses from experts on a variety of small business issues.

Online Workshops (free)
SCORE brings you a choice of six online business workshops, with real-world examples and exercises.

Developing a Business Plan (free)

Managing Your Cash Flow (free)

Analyzing Your Competition (free)

Small Business How-to Video Seminars from the NYC Small Business Resource Center of the New York Public Library (free)
Each session can be viewed in parts, watch the video and text slides together, or download the audio only to an MP3 player.  Topics include pricing your product or service, building a successful export business, and how to open and run a successful retail store.

Online Courses from Finger Lakes Community College (Payment required)
Includes topics such as “Start Your Own Business” and “Start and Operate your own Home-Based Business.”

Online Courses from Alaska SBDC (Payment required)
The Alaska SBDC made an agreement with SmallBizU eLearning University.  To view and purchase the available courses, visit http://www.smallbizu.org/alaska/.