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Business Mentoring Services

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SCORE Hampton Roads

SCORE Hampton Roads offers free mentoring services with experienced mentors having decades of expertise in many areas of business including government contracting, manufacturing, hospitality, marketing, financial industries, and computing.

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Educational Resources

IKEA Business Network

IKEA Business Network

IKEA has developed a series of online training modules where business leaders, entrepreneurs, and IKEA business leader from around the world share their knowledge and skills to help you build your business.

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Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

The Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Program is an opportunity Verizon has created for small business owners. You can unlock a wealth of resources, including courses, live coaching sessions, and invaluable learning materials. Plus, as a program participant, you can apply for their $10,000 grant to help elevate our business.

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Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Milestone Circles Program Presented by Wells Fargo

Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center - Milestone Circles Program

Milestone Circles is a free 12-week program offered by the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center specifically designed for women entrepreneurs. The program connects women business owners with a peer group of women facing similar challenges, at a comparable stage in their business journey, to share ideas, exchange resources, and gain valuable support.

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ODU Entrepreneur Certification Program

ODU Entrepreneur Certification Program

A free online and self-paced learning program created by the ODU Entrepreneur Certification Program helps entrepreneurs starting or thinking about starting a business face the challenges that come with business development.

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ODU Entrepreneur Certification Program

Virginia Wesleyan University Professional Development No-Cost Online Courses

Virginia Wesleyan University Global Campus in partnership with the Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development offers free, self-paced course designed to assist with professional development. Some of the courses offered are Business Budgeting for Beginners, Introduction to Nonprofit Management and more.

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Chase for Business - Coaching for Entrepreneurs

Chase for Business - Coaching for Entrepreneurs

A virtual coaching program designed to work with entrepreneurs schedules. You'll get get educational resources curated for your business. You'll walk away with a personalized game plan and strategic tools you need to grow your business.

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Amazon Business Small Business Success Studio

Amazon Business Small Business Success Studio

The Amazon Business Small Business Success Studio is a free resource designed to help small businesses of all stages start, grow, and thrive. It offers a variety of learning materials and tools to empower you on your entrepreneurial journey.

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SBA ASCENT Program

Small Business Administration - ASCENT Program

An online learning program created by the Small Business Administration for women business owners that delivers training and tools such as, worksheets, chats with experts, infographics, videos and more.

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Morgan Stanley Small Business Academy

Morgan Stanley Small Business Academy

The Morgan Stanley Small Business Academy is a specialized initiative designed to equip small business owners with the essential knowledge, tools, and resources required to flourish in the ever-evolving business environment of today.

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Universal Class: Free Online Classes With Your Library Card

It's an online service with over 500 online classes available. If you're looking for some businesses courses to help you grow, they have you covered. The classes are self-paced. They include lessons, exams, assignments, discussion boards and actual assessments of your progress. Check your local library to see they have access to the service. If they do, you can utilize the service free with the use of your library card.

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Disability:IN Propel Program

Disability:IN Propel Program

A distinctive program dedicated to aiding established Service-Disabled Veteran Disability-Owned Business Enterprises (SDV-DOBE) in pursuing sustainable business growth. This extensive eight-month program brings together fifty service-disabled veteran business owners, fifty mentors from Disability:IN corporate partners, and subject-matter experts

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Website Development Tools

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Siteground 

Siteground is a web hosting company.  They specialize in providing quality and fast hosting for WordPress sites. In addition, services include shared hosting, cloud hosting, enterprise solutions, email hosting, and domain registration services.

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Squarespace 

A customizable all-in-one website builder.  Whether you're building a simple website or an e-commerce store, Squarespace provides the tools needed to get you started quickly.   

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Wix 

Wix is a customizable all-in-one website and e-commerce site, builder. It uses a drag n drop interface to help the user create their website quickly.  

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 Marketing Tools

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Mailchimp

Mailchimp is an email marketing tool. Use it to manage mailing lists and create email marketing campaigns to send to your customers. There is a free pricing option to get your business started with email marketing.

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Canva For Nonprofits

Canva offers free premium accounts to nonprofits. Apply now to gain access to tools that will help your organization easily create impactful social media graphics and marketing materials.

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Buffer

Buffer is a social media tool used to manage accounts on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc.  It can be used for publishing & scheduling posts, analytics, and engagement tools. You can sign up for a free plan to start building your business's social media presence.

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HubSpot

HubSpot is a free customer/contact relationship management tool that manages your contacts, sales, pipeline, digital marketing, and lead nurture.

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Blinq

Blinq is a service that allows you to create a digital business card. You can create an individual account which gives you 2 free cards to use with no obligations.

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Everywhere Is Queer

Everywhere Is Queer is a public resource (and ever-growing searchable map!) created for the LGBTQIA2S+ and ally community to find welcoming, queer-owned spaces to shop, connect, eat, learn, and grow all over the world… even in your own neighborhood. They allow LGBTQIA2S+ and allies to list their businesses on their map for free. This can be a good tool to get you business seen by people across the U.S.

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 Insurance & Financial Tools

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Simply Business

Simply Business is a platform that specializes in providing business insurance solutions to small business owners and freelancers. They supply you quotes from various insurers.

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Wave Accounting

A free bookkeeping software specializing in accounting and payment solutions for small business owners, consultants, and others.

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Square

Square is a secure credit card processing to point of sale solutions tool. It also provides businesses with a suite of services and products to help them employ marketing tactics, and manage inventory, staff, and finances.

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