The courses I'm listing for this section are given by Suite University which is run by one of the oldest and largest community sites on the web - Suite101.com. Besides offering over 100 courses on all kinds of subjects, Suite101 has 50,000 articles in its archives and they are all accessible for free.

Courses are either "Quick" courses which make the course material available to the student for a limited period of time, or "Interactive" courses for which an instructor is available for questions. Some courses are free and others can be purchased for a reasonable amount. If you join Suite101.com (free), you may also participate in the many discussion boards hosted on the site.

Many people who start small businesses know a lot about their product or service but very little about business. Suite University offers an opportunity to access some business training and the help of experienced business people to help familiarize the business novice with some basic concepts and strategies. These courses will help get you started, get you organized and get your business growing in a structured way.

Bert Markgraf