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Increase your business success and improve your small business skills with these email, offline and online business courses and business training resources.
"Index To Free Online Courses"
Shape up your speech, increase your success, or learn how to organize your office or start a business with one of these free online courses from Susan Ward, About Small Business Canada guide.
Organize Your Small or Home Office Course
Whether you're just setting up a small or home office or just frustrated with how all the clutter in your office space is interfering with your productivity, this free 7 week course will show you how to get your office organized and turn your office space into a work space. Follow the link to go to the sign up page and get a lesson delivered to your inbox once a week.
Speak For Success Course
Designed to help you shape up your oral communication skills, these seven speech lessons will make you sound more polished and professional – and ultimately, because of the power of good communication, become more successful.
Small Business Success Course
Now the popular Small Business Success course is available via email. Get a success lesson delivered to your inbox once each week for 10 weeks and increase your business success.
Starting A Small Business in Canada Course
Thinking of starting a business but don't know where to start? Wondering what steps you need to go through to make your new business legal or wrestling with writing a business plan? This free 10 week email course will lead you through the process of starting a business in Canada - step by step.
"Choosing A Business Trainer or Consultant"
Are you in the market for business training? Ask these seven questions before you sign up to be sure you're hiring the trainer or consultant who will best meet your learning needs.
"Choosing a Business Training Solution"
Before you sign up for training, use this guide to assessing the learning, your learning style, and your learning options to ensure that you get the most out of your learning experience.
"Getting The Most Out Of Meetings And Seminars"
Make your next session more productive with these tips for examining business meetings or seminars in advance from Jerry L. Cunningham, Sr.
Developing Your Brand Strategy Online Marketing Course
Learn how to get started, define the key elements of branding, focus on your target audience, present your brand and more with this 8 week course from Marketing Guide Laura Schneider.
Getting The Most Out Of A Seminar Or Class
Five tips for effective participation from a seasoned teacher and learner are presented by About's Adult/Continuing Education Guide, Kimeiko Hotta Dover.
Resources For Business And Industry Training
The right employee training, development and education at the right time provides big payoffs for the employer in increased productivity, knowledge, loyalty, and contribution. Learn the approaches that will guarantee a return on your investment and ensure employee loyalty in the About Industry and Business Training Special.
Alberta: The Business Link
Listing of current seminars offered through the Alberta Business Service Centre (in Edmonton). Seminars offered include E-commerce, Tax-Saving Tips, Innovative Marketing and more. Fees are low, ranging from $25 to $45.
Beginners.co.uk
Online learning provider provides IT and Softskills courses and tutorials for beginners, intermediate and advanced users. A one year subscription allowing access to all the content currently costs $60 USD.
Be Your Own Boss Org.
Home page of Vancouver's Self-Employment program. If you live in the Vancouver area and have received E.I. benefits within the past three years, you can apply for one of these programs designed to train you to be an entrepreneur.
B.C. Business Service Centre: Events
To find out what business seminars are being offered in Vancouver, click on the link to download the PDF document.
CCRA: Small Business Information Seminars
These free seminars from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, designed for business people, provide information on Customs Basics for importers and exporters, Income Tax, GST and HST. Page provides links to monthly seminars in various locations across Canada.
CCI Learning Solutions Inc.
CCI offers instructor-led, certification, and self-study courseware on a variety of desktop applications, (such as Microsoft's Office Suite), Internet, IT, and Programming topics (Canadian).
Forum for International Trade Training
FITT, a national, non-profit organization, offers international trade training programs and services. You can access FITT courses across Canada through community colleges, universities and private organizations, or online.
Online Web Training
The Academy of Web Specialists offers downloadable self-paced courses or instructor led online courses on search engine ranking (American).
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Small Business Development & Training Centre
Located in Vancouver, this school offers an array of services, seminars, and courses run by the United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society. The objective of the society is to help new immigrants to integrate into and contribute fully to Canadian society.
Steps to Growth Capital Self Study Guide
Find out about the pool of growth capital in Canada with the self-paced learning guide, or take the Investor Readiness Test to learn how to attract investors (Industry Canada).
WorldWideLearn: Business Courses
If you want to learn something business-related via the net, this is the first place to look. Angela Lovett's annotated links guide you through an amazing variety of online learning experiences, from short seminars through B.S. degrees in Information Technology Management.
W3Schools.com
W3Schools is essentially a collection of online Web tutorials. HTML, Javascript, XML, SQL, Flash - they're all here and free to use.
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