Our Women's Business Center hosts various workshops and networking opportunities focused on emergency preparedness, marketing, business plans, social media, specific industries, and more.
If you represent a community group - such as a chamber of commerce, economic development agency, library, etc. - and are looking to host an event in your community, contact our Women's Business Center at [email protected].
For a full listing of events, visit our events page. (To find just small business events, please use the filter feature at the top of the page.)
Online Training At Your Own Pace
Two online training sources are available to Nebraska small businesses, in partnership with our Women's Business Center.
DreamBuilder
DreamBuilder is a free online training program with interactive courses available on demand. Sessions focus on starting or growing a small business, and include business plan basics.
DreamBuilder courses are also available in Spanish.
Ed2Go
Ed2Go is an online training site designed to offer small business owners and managers the opportunity to sharpen skills or learn new ones, with more than 200 instuctor-led courses. The courses are project-oriented and include lessons, quizzes, hands-on assignments, discussion areas, supplementary links, and more.
Most courses are $89 and are focused on the areas of business development, accounting, and computer skills that our small business owners have told us they need.
Other
Visit the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Online Training Network here.
Proud partner of Credit Builder Alliance
Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (click here to visit SBA's page in Spanish). SBA's Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) fosters participation of women entrepreneurs in the economy who have been historically underserved or excluded. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All SBA funded programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and/or persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) will be made if requested in advance.