SBA Small Business Podcasts
The Small Business Administration (SBA) offers insightful podcasts about running your own small business. Here are links to a few. Follow the link and/or click on Listen to this podcast.
- Is Entrepreneurship for You? — Featuring Cheryl Mills, Associate Deputy Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial Development U.S. Small Business Administration. Listen to this podcast.
“Each year more than 600,000 new businesses are started in the United States. Many will succeed while others fail. Find out if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how training maybe be the key to success.”
- Check List for Starting a Business – Featuring Wendy Baumann, President, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp., Milwaukee, Wisconsin Listen to this podcast.
“How can a prospective entrepreneur know if he or she is ready to start a business? This checklist helps you identify what you need to know and what you need to do to start a small business.”
- Creating a Business Plan — Featuring Don Martin Business Counselor and Trainer from the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center at Kutztown University Listen to this podcast.
“If you are thinking about starting or expanding a small business, having a good business plan may be the difference between success or failure. Learn how to develop a good business plan.”


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