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What Personal Skills Do I Need to Succeed in Business?: Individuals looking to start a business often question whether or not they have the skills and traits necessary to be a successful entrepreneur. The good news...; More...

Operating a Home-based Business: Although not a visible segment of the local economy, the number of home-based businesses is larger than you might guess. On average, one of every 10 households...; More...

Build a Dream Team: Take Your Business to the Next Level: My friend Grace and I were having lunch when a group of people took the table next to us. It became clear after a couple minutes that they were coworkers in a...; More...

Borrowing to Finance Your Business: At some point, most small businesses need to look for a loan. While the reasons for needing a loan vary, nearly every business will face a time when bootstrapping...; More...

Controlling the Cash Flow of Your Startup: There are two things every new business owner would love to have more of-- time and money (not necessarily in that order). Raising the money to launch the business...; More...

Blending Your Business and Family: Whether you have been in business for years or are just starting out, whether you sell a product or service, or whether your business occupies a spare room of...; More...

Entrepreneurs & Their Communities Webinar Series: Mark your calendars! The eXtension Entrepreneurship webinar series is back for our fifth season. All webinars will air monthly on the second Thursday at 2:00pm...; More...

Entrepreneurs and Their Communities: Who We Are...; More...

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E-Commerce Learning Modules

Direct Marketing for Specialty Food Products. Learn strategies to direct market and sell specialty food products.

Electronic Retailing. More and more of our communication and social behaviors involve computers and networks. Nonetheless, it is not as simple as it might appear to connect the dots on electronic retail and turn it into a successful venture.

Going Global: A Guide for e-Commerce Expansion. A worksheet driven learning lesson for the established e-commerce business exploring export/import opportunities.

A Primer for Hispanic Small Businesses. In both English and Spanish, this module was founded in the belief that e-commerce education should not only be available to Spanish Speaking business owners but also that small business stand to benefit greatly from the patronage of the Spanish speaking consumer.

Marketing Food Specialty Products OnlineThe purpose of this learning module is to assist food retailers in making decisions on the use of online technologies in their marketing and planning strategies.

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Online Tutorial on Farm Leasing
Strategies to Improve Farm Business Management
Visual Merchandising: The Silent Salesperson. View a recording of a marketing workshop conducted by Glenn Muske, Oklahoma State University. The workshop covers some key aspects of display as a sales tool. The workshop is approximately 45 minutes long.

Building Entrepreneurial Communities

Mini-Course: Developing Entrepreneurs

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