The South Dakota Center for Enterprise Opportunity (SD CEO) provides business counseling assistance to entrepreneurs, small business owners, managers, and individuals who are considering starting a business. Our counseling services are tailored to the specific need of the individual or business and cover specific areas including start-up assistance, business plan development, management, marketing, and financing.
Monday - Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm
Evenings & weekends are available upon request.
Advising appointments are provided in-person or online through Zoom. All advising
services are free and confidential. Any questions, please contact Ashley Wingert at
Ashley.Wingert@ºÚÁÏÍø.edu.
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The Skill Forward program is a collaboration between SD CEO, edX, and Verizon aimed at providing career-enhancing online courses focused on high-demand skills to facilitate long-term career growth. Sign up today to receive access to hundreds of courses from leading universities and organizations, all at no cost to you.
We offer a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All of our courses include expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you.
ºÚÁÏÍø, in partnership with Ed2go, offers online open enrollment programs designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional level positions for many in-demand occupations.
Our programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, providing you with effective web-based learning programs. Instructors/mentors are actively involved in your online learning experience, responding to any questions or concerns, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed.
At SD CEO West, we strive to provide invaluable knowledge and assistance for every aspiring and existing entrepreneur and intrapreneur.
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SBA works to ignite change and spark action so small businesses can confidently start,
grow, expand, or recover. Other helpful links to pages on the SBA site:
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Kahn Academy offers free non-credit learning in various academic subjects as well as life skills including financial literacy, internet safety, social media literacy, growth mindset, personal finance, economics, and more!
SCORE is an SBA resource that helps entrepreneurs start, grow, or successfully exit a business. Their volunteers provide free, expert mentoring, online resources and templates, and education opportunities that are available through their website. Check out their workshops and events, as well as the extensive library of templates and resources.
South Dakota Trade helps link South Dakota businesses with global prospects. As a non-profit association, we promote partnerships between foreign buyers or investors and South Dakota companies in key industries like agriculture, bioscience, manufacturing and more.
ºÚÁÏÍø transforms lives through innovative high-quality academic programs and a dynamic learning community. ºÚÁÏÍø's College of Business offers degrees in Business Administration and Business Education, an MBA (Masters of Science in Business Administration), online classes and a variety of non-credit learning options.