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March 13, 2014

4 Excellent Online Tools For Entrepreneurs

Online education is becoming a great tool for improving skills. Here are the four hottest online tools specifically for budding entrepreneurs. These free courses, video content and subscription based services offer something for every business owner.

Online education is becoming a great tool for improving skills. Here are the four hottest online tools specifically for budding entrepreneurs. These free courses, video content and subscription based services offer something for every business owner.

1. CreativeLive: Business

The site’s main focus is free live video-based classes for designers and photographers, but also offer quite a few courses with the entrepreneur in mind. The company has over 2 million users and 500 courses, which  are mostly hosted by industry experts. CreativeLive’s service is free when you stream the classes live, but on demand videos are at a fee.

2. Marie Forleo’s B-School

This 8-week course will set you back $1,999, but is highly recommended. The course only runs once a year and is hosted by Marie Forleo, who is a well-known marketing expert and business owner. The course focuses on building a successful online business.

3. Google for Entrepreneurs: Online Learning

The tech giant provides free bite size video lectures from leaders in industry. Serving as somewhat practical and inspirational classes, it is a collection of advice topics perfectly suited to get the new entrepreneur started. One of the classes features Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohania speaking about creating a brand that people love. 

4. lynda.com

Lynda.com is one of the oldest online education service around. The $25/month basic membership fee gives you unlimited access to videos and new weekly courses. The company boast over 4 million users and has a large library of topics suited for beginners and advanced learners. 

[ Source : FastCompany ]