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<\/div>Khan Academy<\/h2>\n
The story behind Khan Academy is tech legend: educator Salman Khan<\/a> posted videos on YouTube to help his cousin with her math homework and the videos went viral<\/a>. Khan made the videos his full-time job, and Bill Gates and Google<\/a> came knocking with funding and inspiration.<\/p>\n The site is now used by 40 million students and two million teachers<\/a> monthly, with courses available in over 35 languages. The Khan Academy is a recognized non-profit organization with donations from companies including Google, Bank of America, and AT&T. Best of all? It offers all of its courses free of charge.<\/p>\n Many of the courses offered are within the\u00a0STEM<\/a> (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) realm, but there are also a number of arts and humanities courses and\u00a0courses of interest to small business owners<\/a> in entrepreneurship, finance, and careers.<\/p>\n Here are two good courses you might consider through Khan Academy:<\/p>\n edX’s courses are delivered through a partnership<\/a> with international universities and schools (including Harvard and MIT<\/a>). It is non-profit and offers almost all of its courses free of charge. edX charges a small fee (around $50) only if you want to receive a certificate of completion.<\/p>\n The courses offered by edX range from the usual university courses in arts and humanities, science, and engineering to business-related courses offered by well-known schools like the Wharton School of Business. Some courses are self-directed, and some are time-specific and have defined start and end dates.<\/p>\n With over 1,300 courses offered by dozens of schools, there’s an excellent chance you will find something of value. Most of the courses are free, so they are certainly accessible for everyone.<\/p>\n Here are two good courses you might consider through edX:<\/p>\n Lynda.com is the oldest education resource online<\/a>, with an origin story<\/a> that stretches back to 1995. Created as online support for co-founder Lynda Weinman’s books on web design, the site has become a major learning destination. According to the site, there are nearly 6,000 courses covering topics in business, technology, and creative skills.<\/p>\n Finances, leadership, management, and communications courses are particularly noteworthy for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Subjects range from broad topics like interpersonal communication<\/a> to more specific things like creating a family business plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n The site is priced using an all-you-can-consume subscription model. For $20 a month, you get access to the entire site’s catalog, and for $30 a month, you can add offline viewing and related project files.<\/p>\n Many public libraries offer Lynda.com courses to their patrons, so it’s worth checking out your local library to see if you already have free access via your library card.<\/p>\n Here are two good courses you might consider through Lynda.com:<\/p>\n Originally started by tech publisher O’Reilly & Associates<\/a> as a place to read their books online, Safari has steadily grown into a library of e-books, videos, and online courses from other publishers, schools, and teachers. In addition to technology and design books,\u00a0thousands of books and videos<\/a> cover<\/span>\u00a0all aspects of small business.<\/p>\n Subscriptions cost $39 monthly for individual accounts, and business teams can subscribe with a small per-person discount. Safari is another service that has made deals with many public libraries, so check with your library to see if yours has access.<\/p>\n Here are two good courses you might consider through Safari:<\/p>\n Interested in marketing or selling on Google or Facebook? Both companies offer detailed online courses for people and small businesses interested in leveraging their huge audiences.<\/p>\n Google has a digital marketing course\u00a0called Google Skillshop<\/a>, which provides comprehensive training on various aspects of digital marketing<\/a>, including advertising, Adwords, and marketing on the Google network. It consists of 10 modules broken up into smaller lessons and is offered completely free. The course is structured into 12 topics, each consisting of smaller lessons, and the best part is that it is offered completely free of charge.<\/p>\n Facebook’s Blueprint<\/a> is also free and is equally detailed. It has over 15 streams dedicated to the needs of groups like small businesses<\/a>, and specific areas of interest like working on Instagram<\/a> or campaign optimization<\/a>.<\/p>\n Learning online isn’t just convenient and reasonably priced. There are many benefits:<\/p>\n The self-paced nature of many online courses is a perfect fit for busy owners and entrepreneurs who want to expand their skills or knowledge without sacrificing the time they spend on their businesses. And you don’t have to worry about the quality of education being impacted: A study by the University of the Potomac<\/a> found that 77% of educators surveyed thought online learning was at least as good as the traditional classroom, if not better.<\/p>\n If you’ve been putting off learning about managing human resources<\/a>, project management<\/a>, or even just improving your mood through the science of happiness<\/a>, maybe now’s the time.<\/p>\n If you have unique expertise to share with others, learn how to craft an online course sales funnel<\/a> and how to create an online course<\/a> and build an independent source of revenue. For creators seeking platforms to build and monetize their own courses, there are several teachable alternatives<\/a> that offer more flexibility, lower fees, or better customization options.<\/p>\n\n
\n“Personal lessons and insights from accomplished entrepreneurs are the basis of this interview series produced by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Khan Academy.”<\/li>\n
\n“The core ideas in microeconomics.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nedX<\/h2>\n
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\n“The boot camp is a one-week, intensive entrepreneurship education program that challenges you to start a company in 5 days. The Bootcamp offers you the unique opportunity to be mentored by MIT faculty and MIT alumni entrepreneurs and investors as you begin your new entrepreneurial journey.”<\/li>\n
\n“Small businesses and entrepreneurs want to help their businesses grow but don’t have the money for big marketing campaigns. Word of mouth can help them grow for less money. But for all these efforts to succeed, managers must understand how to get people to talk and share. This course provides a step-by-step guide to getting anything to catch on.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nLynda.com<\/h2>\n
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\nThis 11-course program promises to help you learn “everything you need to become a small business owner, from understanding the responsibilities of entrepreneurship to figuring out the legal, financial, and operational aspects of your future business.”<\/li>\n
\n“Get the skills it takes to start and manage your own business with these hand-curated small business survival courses.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSafari<\/h2>\n
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\n“Len Green, an experienced investor, entrepreneur, and business professor, shares inside secrets and proven tactics for launching a business. Based on his popular Ultimate Entrepreneurship course.”<\/li>\n
\n“In The Entrepreneurial Instinct, sought-after small business expert Monica Mehta looks past the rags to riches stories to explore the role of mind, behavior, and brain chemistry in our ability to be successful entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nGoogle and Facebook<\/h2>\n
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