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title: How Ascent Can Help You Level Up as a Small Business Owner
description: Grow your business with Ascent, the Small Business Administration's platform for women-owned small businesses.
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# [How Ascent Can Help You Level Up as a Small Business Owner](https://www.dreamspring.org/business-resources/how-ascent-can-help-you-level-up-as-a-small-business-owner)

 Written by [DreamSpring](https://www.dreamspring.org/business-resources/author/dreamspring) | November 8, 2023

*The Small Business Administration’s free platform provides self-paced learning for women entrepreneurs*

Calling all women entrepreneurs! Looking for some in-depth self-paced business education? The Small Business Administration (SBA) has the tool for you!

[Ascent is a free online learning platform](https://ascent.sba.gov/) developed by experts in women’s entrepreneurship. Through videos, self assessments, and fireside chats, you’ll be able to dig deep into a variety of topics. Ascent is divided into major topics called Journeys. Within each Journey, you’ll find Excursions with the tools you need to a master a topic. Pick and choose what topics are most relevant to you and your business; skip the ones you already know!

 

Topics offered by Ascent include:

- **Disaster & economic recovery:** Prepare for a disaster by understanding its potential impacts and forming a plan for your business.  

- **Strategic marketing: **Explore specific planning techniques, strategies, and tactics to make your business stand out in a sea of competition.  

- **People:** Discover smart strategies to help recruit, hire, and retain the right people.

- **Business financial strategy:** Sharpen your financial skills with data-driven decisions and projections using these tools.

- **Access to capital:** Understand how to secure funding for your business, including forms of debt and equity. 

- **Government contracting:** Identify government contracting opportunities suited to your business.

Every Journey in Ascent includes resources, success stories from real-world entrepreneurs, discussion guides, and videos to support your business growth. 

 

 

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