Seminars

The Right Information at the Right Time…for Small Business Success!

At the Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center we know how important it is for small businesses and entrepreneurs to keep their “Competitive Edge” sharpened!  We provide over 60 live seminars each year in our 15 county area on a variety of business topics including:

• Starting A Business
• Writing business Plans and Market Research
• Marketing & Sales - Including On-Line Marketing & Social Media, website design, as well as Customer Relations
• Financing- Managing Cash Flow and Budgeting to Business Financing Options
• Technology & Innovation
• Hands On Computer Application seminars such as QuickBooks
• And much, much more.

Busy entrepreneurs appreciate high quality seminars offered at convenient times, locations and in different methods.  Both live and online business seminars are available to small businesses.  In addition to our Jonesboro site we offer monthly workshops in Batesville and Mountain Home as well as ongoing seminars in Walnut Ridge, Newport, Paragould and Wynne.  For our current on-site training calendar with topics, locations and times see our Monthly Training Calendar Guide.

On-Line Training and Webinars

The ASU SBTDC and our state office also offer a wide variety of Internet training through regularly scheduled webinars as well as 20 On-Line Courses through our SmallBizU site that can be down loaded and watched ON YOUR SCHEDULE.  See the entire list of eLearning seminars available through the ASU SBTDC Smallbizu!

Our 20 On-Line courses focus on the 3Ms: Money, Marketing & Management.  Each of our On-Line courses have a $30 registration fee…HOWEVER, fans of the ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center’s Facebook Page receive ALL 20 On-Line Seminars FREE OF CHARGE just for being a fan!  Not a fan? “like” us now and pick up all 20 On-Line seminars On Us! Our way of saying thank you for Liking our Facebook Page.  Just go to ASU SBTDC Facebook Page and sign up.

On-Line Export Training for Small Businesses

The ASU SBTDC also offers Export Training through Export-U a free and convenient export training program for business professionals and students regardless of their location, resources or schedule.

Free Training Sessions for Military Veterans, Arkansas National Guard & Reservists and their Families

Finally as part of the ASU SBTDC work with military veterans & their families, military veterans may attend ANY of our Starting A Business in Arkansas seminars at no charge.  We also reguarly invite military veterans and their families to attend other workshops FREE as our way to say thank you for your service to our country.

For a list of FREE Veteran in Business training see our monthly Training Calendar.

Subscribe to the ASU SBTDC E-Mail Newsletter

The ASU SBTDC sends seminar notifications out to all of our E-Mail subscribers on a timely basis to let them know about upcoming events in their area.  If you are not on the ASU SBTDC Email Subsription list, sign up today.  We never spam and never give our E-mail addresses to any third party.  We value your privacy.  Un-subscribing at anytime only requires one click if you should decide you no longer wish to receive our newsletters.

At the ASU SBTDC training workshops & seminars are a critical part of our mission to help Small Businesses Grow…from the Delta to the Ozarks.  Take advantage of these low-cost, cutting edge events and keep your Competitive Edge Sharp!