• Small Business Basics Management Series
• SBA Training Next Week
• Beware of Malicious COVID-19 Phishing Scams

Small Business Basics Management Series

The Minnesota District Office is continuing to hold virtual trainings to help small businesses and entrepreneurs understand the basics using the Money Smart series that was developed in partnership with the FDIC. 

Click on the links below for more information and join us in the months ahead to better understand the basics of business ownership.

September: Start Up Sessions

• Is Owning a Business a Good Fit for You: Know Your Strengths
• Organizational Types: Pros and Cons of Business Structures
• Planning for a Healthy Business: From Plan to Reality
• Banking Services – What's Available for Small Business?

October: Building Business Skills Sessions

• Recordkeeping as a Managerial Tool
• Building Strong Business Credit Demystified
• Insurance: Choices for Business
• Tax Planning and Reporting: Understanding Taxes and Your Business

November: Business Management Sessions

• Risk Management: Planning for What You Can and Cannot Control
• Time Management: Tips to Make You More Efficient
• Financial Management: Understanding this Critical Practice
• Managing Cash Flow: Practical Problem Solving

December: Business Transitions

• Selling Your Business and Succession Planning – developing an exit strategy for your business

SBA Training Next Week

The SBA Minnesota District Office is hosting training webinars to provide SBA COVID-19 funding options and general technical assistance to help entrepreneurs and small business owners start, grow, expand, and recover.

To learn more and register today, visit the links below:

• Preparing a COVID19 Preparedness/Reopening Plan for Minnesota Businesses
  August 24, 1 PM; Register
• SBA Programs and Services
  August 25, 9 AM; Register
• Información Sobre Recursos Para Negocios
  August 25, 5 PM; Register
• Coronavirus Tax Relief with IRS and DOL
  August 26, 9 AM; Register
• SBA Funding Options for COVID-19 Related Economic Disruptions Q&A
  August 27, 1 PM; Register
• Steps for Starting a Small Business
  August 28, 9 AM; Register
• Veteran's SBA Small Business Resource Brief
  August 28, 9 AM; Register
• SBA Minnesota Civil Unrest Disaster Assistance Training
  August 31, 10 AM or September 1, 6 PM; Register
• Managing Cash Flow Across Contracts/Projects
  September 1, 9 AM; Register

Beware of Malicious COVID-19 Phishing Scams

In the wake of emergency assistance available to help small businesses in response to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the SBA is urging disaster loan applicants seeking federal aid to be alert to phishing campaigns and scams. These malicious actors are impersonating the SBA and its Office of Disaster Assistance to collect personally identifiable information (PII) for fraudulent purposes.

Learn more

Stay Updated

For more on SBA programs for the coronavirus, please visit www.sba.gov/coronavirus.

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SBA Minnesota District Office

330 2nd Ave. S., Suite 430
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Phone: (612) 370-2324
www.sba.gov/mn

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