SBDC courses, seminars, and conferences provide up-to-date, practical information on a wide variety of business topics and are designed to educate entrepreneurs about new and innovative management procedures.
Programs teach basic business skills as well as more advanced and specific business management. These low-cost workshops feature experts and leaders from industry, government, higher education, and professional associations.
The First Step: How to Start and Finance a Business
Every month the SBDC holds a free seminar on starting a business, which serves as an introduction to developing your business and to the services offered by the SBDC. People considering opening or buying a business are strongly encouraged to attend. Seminars are normally held on the second Tuesday evening of the month. Additional information on the seminar, its contents, and dates can be found on our flyer The First Step: How To Start and Finance A Business.
Additional Business Courses
As any entrepreneur knows, there is a lot to do when starting a business—selling products, hiring employees, keeping proper records, and more. To help owners of new companies learn the many skills that are involved in running a successful business, the SBDC offers a series of educational courses specifically designed for new businesses. Workshops for new small businesses are offered in six key areas:
- Business Management and Operations
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Legal Issues
- Marketing and Sales
- Recordkeeping, Accounting, and Taxes
Within each topic area, a number of different workshops are offered throughout the year so that business owners can choose the workshop best suited to the needs and goals of their particular company. Led by experts in their fields—successful small business owners, skilled SBDC staff, and professionals such as accountants and tax specialists—these educational offerings help small business owners tackle many of the issues that will come up in the first few years of operation and growth. To check for upcoming seminars that may be of interest, go to the PASBDC website which has a searchable database. We also offer a large number of free on-line mini-courses on these subjects.
