Live Online Web-based Workshop: "Small Business Information on the Internet" July 18 & 20

[Diane K. Kovacs]

Small Business Information on the Internet

Agenda

Day 1 Lecture Topics:

Small Business Start-Up, Planning, Financing, Marketing, Growing and 
Managing Support Information on the Web Home-Based Business 
Information on the Web

Day 1 - Web-based Activities
Activity 1. Small Business Start-Up, Planning, Financing, Marketing, 
Growing and Managing Support Research Practice
Activity 2. Home-Based Business Information Research Practice Day 2 
Lecture Topics:

Small Business Information Meta-Sites, General Business Information 
from Directories and Databases. Small Business State and Federal Tax 
Information, Regulations and Legal Support on the Web Small Business 
Resources on the Web: Business Support Services (Miscellaneous)

Day 2 - Web-based Activities
Activity 3. Small Business Research Basics Practice Using Directories 
and Databases
Activity 4. Small Business State and Federal Tax Information, 
Regulations and Legal Support Research Practice

More information at http://www.kovacs.com/training.html

Overview

This hands-on workshop will cover 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.

Audience

This workshop is intended for people  who work in libraries, 
businesses or other organizations.  No business research experience 
is expected.

Participants should know how to use e-mail.  The Instructors will 
assist participants to use Netscape or Internet Explorer to 
participate in the real-time class and to interact with the Web-based 
materials.

Schedule

This workshop is scheduled live online July 18 and July 20, 2000 with 
a choice of meeting times:
  NOON-2:00 P.M. EDT or 3:00-5:00 P.M. EDT
                                                        or
Schedule Arrangements for other small groups (minimum of 5 people) 
may be made on an individual basis
by contacting the instructor.

Registration and Tuition

$75 - Class size is limited to 15 people per session (noon-2 or 3.5 EDT).
Arrangements for additional online live sessions will be made if 
there are additional registrations.

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


Materials

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

Mechanisms for Instruction

Participants will interact through e-mail
with the instructors before and after the workshops.

Participants will meet live online for overview, lectures and discussions.

Participants will complete hands-on Web-based activities at
their own pace between and after scheduled online live meeting with 
the guidance
and in consultation with the instructor.

Instructors will provide free training on using the Diversity 
University MOO facility for real-time
communication Participants will connect to http://www.du.org:8888 for
real-time instruction.   Logins and passwords will be provided on
request after registration.

Instructor Diane K. Kovacs, Kovacs Consulting diane at kovacs.com
Diane Kovacs is the OPLIN (Ohio Public Library and Information 
Network) Web Site Contributing Editor for Business Information 
http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us

Diane K. Kovacs - Kovacs Consulting Internet & World Wide Web Training
http://www.kovacs.com
_Building Electronic Library Collections: The Essential Guide to 
Selection Criteria and Core Subject Collections_ (2000) Neal-Schuman 
Publishers http://www.neal-schuman.com