About EntreSkills

EntreSkills is an online entrepreneurial education tool developed by the New York Small Business Development Center

Learn how to discover and visualize your great idea and turn it into a profitable enterprise!

EntreSkills covers all aspects of creating, starting, and running your own successful business!

EntreSkills will be your guide as you think through and write your actual business plan!

The New York Small Business Development Center (NY SBDC) is the premier business assistance organization in New York State. The NY SBDC provides expert management and technical assistance to start-up and existing businesses across the state. The NY SBDC is administered by the State University of New York and funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New York, and host campuses.

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Learn how to create a business using these web-based tools. Study at your own pace and complete your business plan!

For educators to use in their classrooms

EntreSkills for Educators is an interactive, online program for New York State high schools and colleges. It provides students with an introduction to entrepreneurship and the skills needed to start and operate a business. Educators can create customized assignments, track students’ grades, and view students’ business plan progress. EntreSkills for Educators is free for New York State educators.

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For entrepreneurs

EntreSkills for Entrepreneurs is an interactive, web-based program that helps you refine and develop a business concept, address legal and marketing issues, prepare financial statements, and ultimately, manage and run your business. Each chapter includes helpful activities, entrepreneurial videos, as well as success stories. EntreSkills for Entrepreneurs is free for clients of the New York Small Business Development Center.

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For veterans

EntreSkills for Veterans is a free, comprehensive, interactive web-based tool developed by veterans for veterans. This online learning program will help you apply what you learned while you were in uniform to business ownership. Start a business or improve the performance of an existing business. Each chapter includes helpful activities, videos, and success stories. EntreSkills for Veterans is free for clients of the New York Small Business Development Center.

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Notice: (Important!)

Educator version:

The Educator version of EntreSkills will no longer be available for use as of December 20, 2024.

With regrets we announce that the Educator version of EntreSkills will no longer be available for use as of December 20, 2024. All teacher and student registrations will be unavailable as of December 2, 2024. If you have entered business plan information in the system, please download it before 12/20/2024.

Client and Veteran Client version:

The Client and Veteran Client version of EntreSkills will be unavailable and moved to a new platform on December 20, 2024

The Client version of EntreSkills will be unavailable and moved to a new platform on December 20, 2024. Advisor and client registrations will not be available (suspended) as of December 2, 2024. The EntreSkills team will provide additional information to clients and advisors on accessing the new platform in the near future. User entered data will not be transferred to the new platform. If you have entered business plan information in the system, please download it before 12/20/2024

All Users

If you have entered business plan information in the system, please download it before 12/20/2024

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