Join the Ascent – SBA’s New Online Learning Platform For Women Entrepreneurs | GROW Nebraska’s FREE Online Training

Join the Ascent – SBA’s New Online Learning Platform For Women Entrepreneurs | GROW Nebraska’s FREE Online Training

GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Join the Ascent – SBA’s New Online Learning Platform For Women Entrepreneurs

How to Livestream Your Business to New Customers

Ready to take your business to the next level? It’s time to join the Ascent!

Ascent is SBA’s brand new free online learning platform for women entrepreneurs. It’s packed with in-depth information to help you start and grow your business.

Ascent takes you on five self-paced Journeys covering Disaster & Economic Recovery, Strategic Marketing, Your People, Your Business Financial Strategy and Access to Capital. Each Journey contains multiple Excursions, which are packed with videos, tips, worksheets, infographics, tools and more!

This webinar will provide a general overview of Ascent, as well as mention a few other free online learning resources.

This training is presented by Elizabeth Yearwood. Elizabeth has been an Economic Development Specialist with the SBA since March 2013. She is enthusiastic about helping people start, grow, expand and recover their small businesses in the great state of Nebraska!

May 27: Financing Your Business | GROW Nebraska’s Free Monthly Webinar Series

May 27: Financing Your Business | GROW Nebraska’s Free Monthly Webinar Series

GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Financing Your Business

How to Livestream Your Business to New Customers

Whether you are looking to obtain financing to start or expand your business, this webinar is for you! We’ll cover the basics of financing, including the 5 C’s (credit, collateral, commitment, character and cash flow), SBA guaranteed loan programs, microloans and alternative financing options, resources and more!

You will learn:

  • The 5 C’s of credit
  • SBA guaranteed loan programs
  • Microloans and alternative financing

Elizabeth Yearwood has been with the Small Business Administration since March 2013. She is the Public Information Officer and Economic Development Specialist for the SBA Nebraska District Office and travels through the state of Nebraska providing workshops on small business start-up, financing, and other entrepreneurial topics. Elizabeth is also an Air Force veteran, and served in England, South Korea and Washington state.

September 17th | GROW Nebraska’s FREE Online Training | Free and Low Cost Small Business Resources

September 17th | GROW Nebraska’s FREE Online Training | Free and Low Cost Small Business Resources

GROW Nebraska’s® FREE Online Training

Free and Low Cost Small Business Resources

Whether you are starting a business or have been in business for years, you’ll learn something new from this webinar! There is a wealth of free and low cost resources available to you as a small business owner. We’ll cover SBA and our resource partners, great websites for online learning, and tons of other federal, state and local resources.

During this presentation you will learn:

  • About SBA and their resource partners SCORE, REAP/WBC, NBDC and NEF
  • Free online learning resources such as the SBA and SCORE websites, Dreambuilder, IRS Small Business & Self Employed Tax Center, etc.
  • Local workshop opportunities and events

Elizabeth Yearwood is an economic development specialist with the US Small Business Administration. Elizabeth travels throughout Nebraska to raise awareness of SBA programs and resource partners, and assists small business owners with starting, growing, expanding and recovering their small businesses.

 

This training is brought to you in part by REAP. The Rural Enterprise Assistance Project (REAP) is committed to strengthening rural communities through small, self-employed business development. We offer four essential services: financing (microloans), business training, technical assistance, and networking.   

Small Business Resources

Small Business Resources

U.S Small Business Administration’s Economic Development Specialist, Elizabeth Yearwood joined us to discuss small business resources and small business financing! Including financial assistance for areas declared a National Disaster.

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