e-Courses

Courses Description

Online courses for new and current business owners 

Free, business-building e-Courses (60-90 minutes) and mini e-courses (about 15 minutes) are developed by NH SBDC for entrepreneurs who are looking for educational opportunities to learn about starting and building their businesses. 

If you are new to small business in NH, start with Starting a Business in New Hampshire, and then take Financing a Business in New Hampshire. 

The Business by the Numbers series will help you to learn about your business' financial statements.

Need a website? Want to get started using social media? To learn about exporting? All this and more...

Register for a free course and bookmark it so that you can return to it in the future. Fill out the evaluation survey that will be emailed to you so we can improve our online curriculum. We hope that you find our online education program useful.

 

Starting a Business

Considering Consulting - A Checklist Before Taking the Leap

Are you thinking about doing some consulting? This course will help you look at necessary questions before you make the decision, for example: who is your target market? where are your target clients... 		Learn More and Register

Démarrer une Entreprise dans le New Hampshire - Starting a Business in NH - en francais

Ce cours offre au propriétaire aspirant d'une petite entreprise au New Hampshire des informations et des ressources pour démarrer une entreprise dans l'État du New Hampshire. Pour en savoir plus sur... 		Learn More and Register

Starting a Business In New Hampshire

This course provides the aspiring NH small business owner with information and resources for starting a business in the State of New Hampshire. Find out about: registering a business name, the... 		Learn More and Register
Customer Service

Achieving Good Customer Service

Are you doing all that you can to attract and retain customers by providing excellent customer service? This series of three mini-courses will help you determine if you are and, if not, how you might... 		Learn More and Register

Stand Out with Customer Service

Are you doing all that you can to attract and retain customers by providing excellent customer service? This series of three mini-courses will help you determine if you are and, if not, how you might... 		Learn More and Register

Train Employees to Provide the Best Customer Service Possible

Are you doing all that you can to attract and retain customers by providing excellent customer service? This series of three mini-courses will help you determine if you are and, if not, how you might... 		Learn More and Register
Finance

Business by the Numbers Course 1 – Using Financial Statements to Plan and Manage Your Business

An introduction to the series of mini-courses on financial statements, which describes the cash flow statement, income statement and balance sheet, and how they relate to each other. 		Learn More and Register

Business by the Numbers Course 2 – Cash Flow Statement

Learn how to read and understand your cash flow statement.  This will help you to know when your available cash will be positive, and when it will be negative, so you can plan accordingly. 		Learn More and Register

Business by the Numbers Course 3 – Income Statement

Learn how to read and understand your Income Statement.  It shows you several important facts, including your Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Profit Margin, and Net Profit. 		Learn More and Register

Business by the Numbers Course 4 – Balance Sheet

Learn to read and understand your Balance Sheet.  Find out, at a point in time, what your assets, liabilities, and owner's equity are.  The Balance Sheet give you the big picture.   		Learn More and Register

Financing a Business in New Hampshire

This course defines debt and equity financing for both the novice and the experienced entrepreneur looking for new capital. Financing options such as traditional bank and alternative lending, credit... 		Learn More and Register

IRS Small Business Portal

This extensive workshop is designed to help new and existing small business owners understand and meet their federal tax obligations. 		Learn More and Register
Management

Finding Your Export Markets

Finding Your Export Markets will help beginner exporters first to determine if they are ready to export and then to research and analyze potential markets, identifying those countries around the... 		Learn More and Register

Getting Started on Your Small Business Website

You need a website!  How do you start?  Where do you go?  What should be included on your new site?  This mini course will help you address these questions and make a plan for how to get started on... 		Learn More and Register

Managing Your Company's Online Reputation

In today's online world, a company must pay attention to what is being said about it online in reviews, social media, etc. Here are some tactics to keep your reputation untarnished.   		Learn More and Register
Marketing & Social Media

Branding Basics

What is the difference between branding and marketing?  Does my business need a brand?  Isn't branding just my logo?   Find out what you need to know about creating a brand for your company and... 		Learn More and Register

Get Started Using Social Media for Your Small Business

This course is an introduction to using social media for your business, and helps answer such questions as: What platform(s) should my business be on? How often should I post? Where do I find content... 		Learn More and Register

Instagram for Business

If your business has visual elements and your ideal client is on the younger side, Instagram may be a useful addition to your social media marketing. This course will give you some insights on... 		Learn More and Register

Mobile Marketing

The world is mobile. This mini-course is an introduction to using the power of mobile to market your business. 		Learn More and Register

Pinterest

Pinterest gives an overview of what types of businesses can benefit from using Pinterest, and how to get started. 		Learn More and Register

Using Online Advertising to Boost Your Business

If you are wondering if you should be using online advertising as a marketing strategy for your business, check out this 19-minute course. Google AdWords, Facebook, and LinkedIn are discussed as... 		Learn More and Register

What You Need to Know about Online Video Marketing

Should you include video in your online marketing? This course can help you consider that question, and covers what to do if your content is boring, how to tell your stories, what do viewers want to... 		Learn More and Register