Pre-Business Planning

ASBDC Online Learning Programs

These online learning programs require about 3-hours to complete. To register for any of the following programs, contact the ASBDC Lead Center at 1-800-862-2040 or (501) 324-9043 or click on the Register Now button to register online.

Seminar Highlights: This online course provides the advice and strategies of the some of the leading entrepreneurs concerning what it really takes to start a new venture. This online course will show you how to protect your ideas, how to hire employees, how to find out what licenses and regulations may apply, as well as, provide more than 50 resources of free information that are available to you in making your new business a reality. more

Seminar Highlights: Every new venture has to work the complex decision of what legal structure to choose for the business. This online course breaks down this decision into its essential characteristics simplifying the decision-making process. more

Seminar Highlights: A comprehensive online course on how to buy the right business at the right price. Developed by entrepreneurs who buy businesses for a living, this online course offers advice and wisdom in such areas as: the key questions to ask of any seller, the due diligence process, valuing a business and determining the offer, negotiation steps and tactics, and sample legal agreements. more

Seminar Highlights: A comprehensive ten-part online course on the tactics of how money is really raised for small business formation. This online course examines the sources of available capital and provides an overview concerning the difference between debt and equity. This online course walks you through the maze of financial terms and tactics necessary to successfully identify and secure money for a new business venture. more

Seminar Highlights: This online course presents practical tactics on how to identify and secure different types of capital including seed capital, angel capital, and venture capital. The process used by different kinds of investors is presented and the tools for completing the fund-raising process are presented. Special focus is given to the federal and state laws that govern the capital and securities process. more

UA, Fayetteville SBTDC

To register for any of the following programs, contact the UA, Fayetteville SBTDC at (479) 575-5148 or click on the Register Now button to register online.

Seminar Highlights: This seminar prepares participants for the intensive business planning process. Find out the major steps crucial to starting a business, identify key issues that affect your business success, and discuss start-up requirements as well as common pitfalls you will face as an entrepreneur. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Speaker: ASBDC Rept

ASU Jonesboro SBTDC

To register for any of the following programs, contact the ASU Jonesboro SBTDC at (870) 972-3517 or click on the Register Now button to register online.

HSU Arkadelphia SBTDC

To register for any of the following programs, contact the HSU Arkadelphia SBTDC at (870) 230-5184 or click on the Register Now button to register online.

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