Small Business

Starting a business is more than just renting a space and putting up a sign. RPL offers free expert training on a wide range of business topics to help you turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality.

Find on-demand video tutorials, instructor-led online courses, resources for market research, and live programs with industry professionals such as CPA accountants, lawyers, certified financial planners, government representatives, and local entrepreneurs.

Explore all business programs.

Small Business Materials and Resources

Need market research, professional publications, and reading lists? Start exploring.

LinkedIn Learning: On-demand video tutorials for your need-to-know small business topics, such as human resources, marketing, and payroll. Log in with your library card and search "small business" for ideas.

Gale Courses: Interactive, instructor-led six-week online courses on small business topics like creating a successful business plan, analysis, and design. Log in with your library card and search "small business" for ideas.

Business Source Elite: Whole articles from top professional publications on accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, and more.

Legal Trac: Full articles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals.

Reading lists: Classic and trending business eBooks