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Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurial Education
The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education is an adjunct of the federal Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, created as a joint project of UCLA and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. The database, updated weekly, contains abstracts of materials on entrepreneurial education at all levels; it is more scholarly than similar databases.

Creating an Effective Business Plan
The American Express Company's site provides a workshop centered around the key elements of a business plan.

Entrepreneurship Education on the Web
This site has how-to information and identifies resources by business topics and functions for starting, running, and growing business. Developed by St. Louis University.

Entrepreneurship: Starting and Managing Your Own Business
A free online course for small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs about starting and managing a small business. Developed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in collaboration with My Own Business, Inc.

Online Classroom
This virtual campus of free online training courses, workshop announcements, and knowledge resources is sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development.

The Ultimate Trade Show Resource
Trade show information on over 500,000 shows, searchable by their name, location, type, and date.

Women's Business Center
This interactive business training Web site is for entrepreneurial women. It is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Icelandic, and Arabic. The site contains a list of the regional centers, eight of them in California, which provide long-term training, counseling, and assistance in finance, management, marketing, procurement, and the Internet. Created in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Women's Business Ownership.

University of California (UC) Extension Program
This site identifies the continuing education activities and learning opportunities offered by the University of California's Extension program, including its eight business schools statewide.

Escondido Public Library.
Revised: 06/24/08.