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Center
for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurial Education
The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education is an adjunct of the federal Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, created as a joint project of UCLA and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. The database, updated weekly, contains abstracts of materials on entrepreneurial education at all levels; it is more scholarly than similar databases.
Creating
an Effective Business Plan
The American Express Company's site provides a workshop centered around
the key elements of a business plan.
Entrepreneurship:
Starting and Managing Your Own Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration collaborated with My Own Business,
Inc. to provide a free online course for small business owners and prospective
entrepreneurs about starting and managing a small business.
Online
Classroom
Sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial
Development, this is a virtual campus of free online training courses,
workshop announcements, and knowledge resources.
The
Ultimate Trade Show Resource
Trade show information on over 500,000 shows, searchable by their name,
location, type, and date.
Women's
Business Center
Created in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office
of Women's Business Ownership, this is an interactive business training
Web site for entrepreneurial women. It is available in English, Spanish,
Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Icelandic, and Arabic. The site contains a
list of the regional centers, eight of them in California, which provide
long-term training, counseling, and assistance in finance, management,
marketing, procurement, and the Internet.
UC
Extension
This site identifies the continuing education activities and learning
opportunities offered by the University of California's Extension program,
including its eight business schools statewide.