May 2005

SBA provides online business course

New online business classes will be available at no cost to small businesses throughout the nation through a co-sponsorship between the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Thomson Corp. (Ed2Go). Ed2Go is a national provider of online instructor-taught training classes, offering courses through more than 1,000 community colleges and other partners around the country.

Small businesses and entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to enroll in three of Ed2Go’s most popular online educational courses at no cost. The courses are

Each online course is six weeks in length and facilitated by an instructor. The courses will begin June 15, with the next course start dates beginning on July 20, Aug. 17, and Sept. 21.

Online registration for each course is available starting May 25, 2005, to the first 2,400 individuals to register. Registration for each class will be taken at the SBA’s Small Business Training Network site at www.sba.gov/training. Go to the free online courses section and click on the “Instructor-Facilitated Courses” button to complete your registration.

Source: Small Business Administration, www.sba.gov