Adult Learning · Small Business

SBM Learning Platform

A self-paced web platform that teaches small business fundamentals — finance, marketing, operations, and planning — designed for aspiring owners who want to learn the same material we teach in class, on their own schedule.

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The challenge

Most people who want to start or grow a small business can't fit a college course into their life. The advice they find online is either a $2,000 bootcamp or a thousand scattered YouTube videos. What's missing is a single, trustworthy place to learn the fundamentals at their own pace — in plain language, with the same rigor as a classroom course.

Our approach

We mirrored the small business management curriculum taught in class — finance and accounting, marketing and sales, operations and management, and planning and strategy — and rebuilt it as a self-paced learning path. Each module pairs a short concept with a real decision the learner works through: pricing a product, reading a simple P&L, writing a one-page plan, choosing a marketing channel. Learners can move linearly or jump to the topic they need most right now.

What we built

  • Four core tracks: finance & accounting, marketing & sales, operations & management, planning & strategy
  • Short lessons (read in 10 minutes or less) paired with a concrete decision or worksheet
  • Progress tracking so learners can pick up where they left off across devices
  • Plain-language glossary — no jargon walls between a learner and the answer
  • Mobile-first design so a busy owner can learn in the gaps of their day
  • Curriculum aligned to what Kim teaches in the classroom, so tutoring and self-study stay in sync

At a glance

4
Core tracks — finance, marketing, operations, planning
10 min
Typical lesson length, mobile-friendly
1:1
Matched to the material we teach in class

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