[OPLINLIST] "Small Business Research on the Web: Starting, Financing, Growing, Legal, and Tax Information" Web-based workshop

[Diane K. Kovacs]

"Small Business Research on the Web: Starting, Financing, Growing,
Legal, and Tax Information" Web-based workshop*.

Register at anytime to work at your own pace 2004/2005
Register at http://www.kovacs.com/register.html

*This Web-based course involves individually paced work with the 
instructor via e-mail and Web.

Agenda

Syllabus at http://www.kovacs.com/sb.html

Overview

This hands-on workshop covers small business research basics.
Coverage will include start-up, financing, managing, growing and
other information on the Internet.  Home-based business research and
opportunities are explored. Basic online business reference tools are
introduced.

Plan on at least one to one and one half hours for each Web-based
activity for a total of 10-12 hrs of  hands-on work.  Lecture,
discussion and overview time will vary.  10 Continuing Education Contact Hours

This workshop covers small business reference sources specifically.

"Business Reference and Competitive Intelligence Resources on the
Web" is a general business reference workshop.
http://www.kovacs.com/bus.html

Audience

This workshop is intended for people who want to find information for
starting or running a small business, or for people  who work with
small business people in libraries, schools, businesses or other
organizations.  No business research experience is expected.

Special Instructions: E-mail the instructor diane@kovacs.com to share
your industry interests or other specific business questions you'd
like to have addressed in the workshop.

Participants should know how to use e-mail and a current standard Web 
Browser, e.g.,Mozilla/Firebird/Firefox, Netscape 7.0 or IE 5.5 or 
higher is preferred.

Registration and Tuition

$150
http://www.kovacs.com/register.html


Materials

All materials will be online on interactive Web pages.  Color printed
workbooks will be priority mailed to each registered participant on 
receipt of payment or purchase order.

Web Teacher:
-- 
Diane K. Kovacs - Web Teacher http://www.kovacs.com
The Kovacs Guide to Electronic Library Collection Development: 
Essential Core Subject Collections, Selection Criteria, and 
Guidelines  by Kovacs, Diane K. & Robinson, Kara L. (January 2004) 
Neal-Schuman Publishers.  http://www.neal-schuman.com