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Starting a Small Business: Entrepreneurship Video Courses - LinkedIn Learning Lynda

New York Public Library Resources to help you navigate the process of starting and running a small business.

LinkedIn Learning Lynda

If you are starting a small business, a corporation, or working as a freelancer, a great tool to acquire the skills to manage your business, sell your products and services, and create a marketing strategy to become a successful entrepreneur, is the LinkedIn Learning Lynda database. This database is accessible outside the library using your NYPL card number and PIN. To get started, create an account to track course progress, create playlists of potential coursework, and keep course notes. Some courses provide supplemental materials like exercise files and relevant work samples that you can download.

See below for more details.

Sample Video Courses

Searching LinkedIn Learning - Lynda

Start by clicking on "LinkedIn Learning Lynda," and then you will be prompted to the screen below.

After you click Get Started, the next window will ask you to enter your NYPL card number and PIN. Then, click on Continue.

After you log into the LinkedIn Learning Lynda database, do a keyword search in the library's search box. 

Type in the keywords small business or entrepreneur in the library's search box, and then press the search button (magnifying) tool.

Look on the left-hand side to filter your results: under the TYPE heading, click on Courses or Learning Paths.  Learning Paths are compiled playlists of related video courses on a specific topic or career track. You can also filter by choosing a skill Level; Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced

Then you can sort the results by Best Match, View Count, or Newest

You can also view video courses in other languages: