IBM and the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, have launched a new version of a free small business toolkit specifically for small business owners in emerging markets as well as Asian, Black, Hispanic, Native American, and women entrepreneurs in the U.S., to receive highly developed business information, tools, and training services usually reserved for Fortune 1000 companies.

While small businesses generated between 60 to 80 percent of the new jobs annually in the U.S. over the past decade, they are often hurt by the lack of skills, knowledge and access to the information that larger businesses routinely use to grow and succeed. The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Toolkit (www.us.smetoolkit.org) is a free program that enables entrepreneurs and small businesses to learn how to implement the sustainable business management practices needed for growth in areas such as finance, accounting, international business, marketing, human resources or legal.

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