Educational Resources
KSBDC Educational Resources
KSBDC courses, seminars, roundtables, and conferences are offered throughout the state. Programs include basic business skills as well as advanced and specific business management topics.
The network utilizes a wide variety of library resources including Internet databases to help small businesses obtain the timely, detailed, relevant information necessary to make sound business decisions.
Business & Industry Training
Cowley College offers customized training programs for Business & Industry. For further information, visit Cowley College’s Business and Training section.
Online Courses Provided by the KSBDC
Entrepreneurs can learn anytime by accessing KSBDC’s no-cost courses. Learn strategies and solutions to help you manage, operate, and build your business. Each of the courses take between 30-120 minutes to complete. They contain audio, high-end graphics, case studies and worksheets.
Online Learning
Entrepreneurs can learn anytime by accessing these no-cost courses. Learn strategies and solutions to help you manage, operate, and build your business. In an effort to provide the most appropriate and comprehensive training, we would appreciate it if you would complete the short evaluation form following each course.
Each of the courses take between 30-120 minutes to complete. They contain audio, high-end graphics, case studies and worksheets.
- Starting Your Business
- Developing a Business Plan
- Conducting a Marketing Analysis
- Analyze Your Competition
- Targeting Your Market
- Maintaining an Agile Company
- Creating a Competitive Advantage
- Creating a Strategic Plan
- Determining Your Business Legal Structure (not available in Spanish)
- Protecting Your Business with Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks (not available in Spanish)
- Managing Your Finances
- Preparing a Cash Budget
- Preparing a Balance Sheet
- Managing Your Cash Flow (click here to see a sample worksheet)
- Running a Profitable Company
- Creating a Profit and Loss Statement
- Analyzing Your Financial Ratios
- Protecting Your Business with Contracts (not available in Spanish)
- Assessing Your Company’s Financial Needs
- Partners and Investors
- Valuing a Business
- Foundations of Marketing
- Pricing Products and Services
- Building your Brand
- Promoting your Business
- Advertising your Business
- Building a Website
- Personalization Strategies to Attract and Retain Customers
- Identifying Your Sales Strategy
