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FORTUNE Small Business:

Startups, 101

Any good courses for aspiring entrepreneurs out there?

By Verne Harnish
CEO, Gazelles, Inc.

October 31 2007: 10:11 AM EDT

(FSB Online) -- Dear FSB: Thank you for the amazing job you are doing at FSB. I live near Philadelphia. I am looking for a professional course in starting a business. Can you offer any suggestions?

- Neeraj Bagga, founder, For Bigger Good (forbiggergood.org), Schwenksville, Pa.

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Dear Neeraj: I would contact Wharton's Small Business Development Center. It provides advice and assistance to entrepreneurs in the Greater Philadelphia area. Its classes cover subjects ranging from the legal aspects of starting a company to driving customers to your website. Good luck!

Editor's Note: Not in the Philly area? Check out our Best Schools for Entrepreneurship Education package to find a good program in your neck of the woods.

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