Online Course: How to Start a Small Business

The Online Course for Small Business is meant to get you off and started on the right foot toward a prosperous and independent future. The objective of this online course is to take you step-by-step through the process of beginning your own successful small business, minimizing the risks and reasons for failure of many beginning small businesses. There has never been a better time to start your own business. For many individuals, becoming an entrepreneur or small-business owner is truly an opportunity to achieve the American dream. Today, there are about 25 million small businesses in America (Start Your Own Business, by Reiva Lesonsky). Estimates vary, but generally more than one million businesses are started every year in the United States. Yet for every individual who starts a business, there are likely thousands more who start each year by saying, "OK, this is the year I want to start a business," and then nothing happens.

This online course for small business is meant to help you to gain the knowledge and deal with the roadblocks that keep you from moving forward with your own business. Everybody has their own roadblocks; certain things that keep them from moving forward and taking that first step toward independence. Most people are afraid to begin; and they fear the unknown or failure, or sometimes even fear their own success. Others merely feel overwhelmed by the prospect of starting a small business from scratch. Many do not have a product or service in mind, and are a fearful that they will have to reinvent the wheel.

Unless you are a technological genius, reinventing the wheel is not necessary. However, you may be an entrepreneurial spirit who likes the challenge of developing a new product or idea. For some, such as Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, this was the way to go. But for most people, it is not really necessary to come up with a totally unique idea that no one has ever heard of. It’s more like, asking yourself the following question: How can I do something better?" Or "How can I do it differently from the other guy who has been doing it for years?"

This online course should help you to answer these questions. It is geared toward getting you the information necessary to succeed, overcoming self-imposed obstacles and getting your entrepreneurial juices flowing toward success. If you follow this online course while taking advantage of the opportunities to share information and communicate with others on this web site and persevere, you should be well on your way to succeeding. This online course is arranged to be followed in the order below. Follow the order sequentially, ask questions on the Web log, and "hang in there when the going gets tough" and you’ll be well on your way.

Online course for business outline:

Chapter 1 Small Business Idea

Chapter 2 Naming Your New Small Business

Chapter 3 Your Business Structure

Lesson #4 Business Plan

Lesson #5 Business Marketing Plan

Lesson #6 Need Money?

Lesson #7 Starting Your Business: Getting the show on the road

Lesson #8 Human Resource Management

Lesson #9 Small Business Marketing

Lesson #10 Business Development and Growth

Begin this online course with Lesson #1. Each lesson has various sub-topics within that lesson plan (in the left column), along with an array of resources to provide us a breadth of information to guide you toward your small business success. Your dream can become a reality, and this online course can help to take you there.

Some information provided by Start Your Own Business- The Only Start-Up Book You'll Ever Need

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