Small business owners look beyond college for training opportunities

Business owners are turning to training and education to spur business growth, according to data compiled by SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses. Although degree offerings in entrepreneurship have grown by five times in the past 30 years, 56% of business owners do not have a four-year degree – and are instead taking advantage of other low-cost educational resources. Small business owners who invest in training are more likely to grow. In fact, business owners in one survey cited training as more critical to their success than adopting new technologies or hiring employees, sharing the following plans for 2018: This growing interest in business training is reflected in higher education trends. Over the past 30 years: Instead, many entrepreneurs are using online training materials and modules to educate themselves on business topics, including those found on www.score.org.