education

Through our 501c3, the Business Education Foundation (BEF), asba offers many educational programs each month to help you work smarter....faster.

The mission of the BEF is to help businesses grow and thrive in a dynamic economy through innovative training, access to timely research and diverse development tools.

It is one of the most comprehensive private-sector business training and education resource outlets for small businesses in Arizona. The BEF works with state-of-the-art, credible and established training institutions to propel businesses ahead, and provide easy access and economical tools to ensure theirgrowth and success in the Arizona, regional, and global markets.

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current programs

• asbaacademy
  online, on-demand, 24/7 learning environment
  
  asbaacademy is filled with over 300 business courses - which can be taken anytime, anywhere and any number of times within a 12-month enrollment period. Courses are offered on topics including Human Resources, Sales, Management & Leadership Skills, Customer Service, Safety, Microsoft Office and many more.  Click here for more details.

 

• exchanges
  
  The exchanges are professionally facilitated forums that offer networking, education and peer mentoring in several topic areas. These groups meet once a month and feature speakers with knowledge and experience who present timely, industry-specific information, followed by an opportunity for participants to share and interact with others during an open exchange of issues, ideas and best practices. Click here for more details.

 

• business perspectives in the round
  industry insights from the pros
  
  These business roundtables feature "faster than the speed of light" industry-specific success tips presented in a speed-learning environment by professional subject matter experts. Each participant has
  an opportunity to gain knowledge in multiple aspects of specific industries by rotating to multiple table topics, each represented by a business expert.  Click here for more details.

 

• forums

These issue-driven forums are held periodically to educate the public and address various issues that  affect small business, as needed.  Check the calendar for upcoming sessions. 

 

• safety program

asba offers a wide variety of safety programs and services to members including access to an on-staff safety expert, an association safety program with SCF Arizona, regularly scheduled safety training and certifications and custom on-site safety training.  Click here for more details.