Your industry trade group
Almost every industry under the sun has a trade group or association, and these usually put on regional and national conferences and seminars, as well as offer local training sessions and workshops.
 

Local community colleges Most community colleges offer a variety of courses in many aspects of business management, including those examined in this seminar, at very reasonable costs.
 

Local chamber of commerce
Your local chamber probably offers various kinds of training across a wide spectrum of small business issues.
 

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
www.sba.gov/sbdc
Administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBDCs provide management assistance to small-business owners through an extensive network of 1,100 service locations nationwide. They provide counseling, training and technical assistance in all aspects of small-business management.
 

SeminarInformation.com
www.seminarinformation.com
A Web site from which you can research and enroll in hundreds of seminars, workshops and training sessions on every conceivable area of small-business management and personal development.
 

American Management Association
www.amanet.org
The world’s largest membership-based training organization provides a full range of management development and educational services.
 

Toastmasters International
www.toastmaster.org
 

National Speaker’s Association
www.nsaspeaker.org
These are the two preeminent national organizations for helping members improve their speaking and communication skills.
 

Learning Tree International
www.learningtree.com
Specializes in management and technology training for professionals.
 

Lawrence Ragan Communications
www.ragan.com
Produces communication conferences and workshops as well as teleseminars and Web-based training.
 

National Seminars Group/Padgett Thompson
www.natsem.com
Offers continuing education courses and seminars in many different industries and professions.