Small Business Development Centers are part of a national network of organizations dedicated to helping people start and expand their business. Funded by the SBA and some local cities, SBDCs provide free one-on-one counseling and low cost workshops.

Your local SBDC is:

Small Business Development Center – Central Lakes College
http://www.clcmn.edu/small-business-development-center/

Central MN SBDC
St. Cloud
320-308-4842
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/sbdc/

• Online Workshops from SCORE

• HP Life: Free Online Entrepreneurial Training

The Service Corps of Retired Executives is a national network of retired business owners and executives who volunteer in the community by helping entrepreneurs start and expand their businesses. SCORE offers workshops and one-on-one counseling. Your local SCORE office is:

• Indianpreneurship: Business Training Curriculum for Native Americans

Research shows that a top concern of business owners is how to manage their time. It is critical that entrepreneurs be organized and learn how to filter out time-wasters.

Here is a resource from Ohio State University Extension Human Resources Too Much to Do...Too Little Time

Here is a resource from the state of Missouri: Time management help from Missouri JumpStart Business Learning