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My Own Business, Inc. is a nonprofit providing free educational coursework on www.myownbusiness.org to foster successful entrepreneurs.

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My Own Business, Inc. is a nonprofit providing a free, complete and in-depth online course on www.myownbusiness.org. The course focuses on the most important areas of business for start-up and already operating businesses to achieve success. The program stays current by incorporating the experience and expertise of entrepreneurs and business executives.

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My Own Business, Inc. is a nonprofit providing a free, complete and in-depth online course on www.myownbusiness.org. The course focuses on the most important areas of business for start-up and already operating businesses to achieve success. The program stays current by incorporating the experience and expertise of entrepreneurs and business executives.

My Own Business, Inc.'s goal is to sustain and support the important dynamic economic contributions of small businesses by helping entrepreneurs gain valuable knowledge, resulting in the foundation for successful business ventures. The organization seeks to support a continued high level of creation of new and small firms in all sectors of the economy by all segments of society.

Small businesses are a key driver of the economy. They represent more than 99 percent of all U.S employers, employ 51 percent of private-sector workers and 51 percent of workers on public assistance and provide about 75 percent of net new jobs. Small businesses spend about $1.5 trillion in annual payroll alone.

My Own Business Inc. Founder Phil Holland launched the course in response to the 1992 riots in Los Angeles to share his expertise and experience in creating successful entrepreneurial businesses with the people whose neighborhoods most required rebuilding and local enterprise. Mr. Holland is the founder of YumYum Donut Shops the largest independently held donut chain in the United States - and is the author of "How to Start a Business Without Quitting Your Job," (Ten Speed Press, 1992), And the Book-of-the-Month Club selection, "The Entrepreneur's Guide," (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1984).

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