Online Entrepreneurial Business Training

Customized online entrepreneurial business training utilizing web-based technology resources for e-learning from Element K is now available to area business owners and entrepreneurs - free of charge! This opportunity is provided by an innovative partnership among the Crater Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Longwood University, Crater Planning District Commission (CPDC), South eastern Virginia Partnership for Regional Transformation (SEVA-PORT), and the Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center (VECTEC) at Christopher Newport University. Our goals are to assist small and start-up businesses achieve their objectives, encourage professional development and entrepreneurship, improve business success rates and enhance the areas economic development. "By teaming with Element K, the Crater SBDC will offer the best e-learning business development content available in the market today," said Dennis K. Morris, Executive Director of the Crater Planning District Commission.

Steps to Enrolling:

Step 1: Go to http://knowledge.elementk.com and register as a New Student
Step 2: Type in the Access Key Number: 6548-sbdc1-1179
Step 3: Complete the Enrollment Information
Step 4: Select your courses from the Recommended Course Tracks or go to the
catalog and choose from the 100 available courses

The SBDC recommends a core curriculum of self-paced courses including:

Negotiating
Negotiating Skill in Action, Negotiating for the Sales Professional

Marketing
Analyzing Markets, Positioning Your Product, Branding Your Internet Identity

Communications
Persuasive Business Writing, Interviewing Job Candidates

Teamwork
Business Meeting Skills, Motivating Employees, Solving Problems as a Team

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the SBA.

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