Here’s the question posed in this edition of Ask The Entrepreneurs:
What’s your favorite resource for learning new business skills cheaply?
- Coursera Coursera offers a wide variety of business-related Web courses for free. You can take and complete courses as you wish and communicate with other students. – Andrew Schrage, Money Crashers Personal Finance
- Accelio Accelio has a number of step-by-step guides written by industry experts (versus some professor). The lessons cover anything and everything — not just business. The unique thing about Accelio is that courses are task-specific, and you only learn what you need to learn. – Liam Martin, Staff.com
- Experts
– Aaron Schwartz, Modify Watches 4. People Who Are Smarter Than You
– Andy Karuza, brandbuddee 5. AppSumo AppSumo offers great deals on learning resources and tools. It’s like LivingSocial, except that it solely caters to founders and geeks. – Danny Boice, Speek 6. Lynda.com
– Joe Apfelbaum, Ajax Union 7. Audiobooks
– Mark Krassner, Knee Walker Central 8. Udemy Udemy is an online education platform that’s ideal for busy entrepreneurs wanting to learn new skills on the go without being fully immersed in a classroom. Topics can range from business foundations to SEO training. The depth and intensity of the courses vary, so it’s perfect if you want to learn the basics of a new skill. – Lauren Perkins, Perks Consulting 9. Online Communities
– Phil Laboon, Eyeflow Internet Marketing 10. Quora
– Ronnie Castro, Porch 11. Mixergy Mixergy is where I go to get brutally honest advice and lessons from real entrepreneurs. Andrew Warner who runs Mixergy is an overwhelmingly energetic and transparent interviewer. There are hundreds of interviews from real entrepreneurs who have overcome all sorts of obstacles. Even more impressive is the breadth and depth of companies interviewed — from bootstrappers to VC-backed tech giants. – Mike Cuesta, CareCloud 12. Peers
– Natalie MacNeil, She Takes on the World 13. Skillshare Skillshare continues to be the best way to learn something specific at an affordable price from the best teachers. – Derek Flanzraich, Greatist 14. YFS Magazine YFS Magazine provides free, actionable business advice from some of the brightest entrepreneurs worldwide. Regardless of your niche, you will find useful information throughout the website that is sure to help you learn techniques to improve your business. – Anthony Saladino, Kitchen Cabinet Kings 15. Mozinars
– Fabian Kaempfer, Chocomize
