Changes

In FY 2014, the SBA expanded and formalized their online training. Their site registered 182,000 users who had access to 45 free courses. One of their the SBA's problems with in fully realizing this their core values is the lack of technological resources they use. For FY 2016, one of the SBA's three main goals is to increase online access. SBA’s online training service, the SBA Learning Center, offers free online assessment tools and business courses on business planning, marketing, government contracting, green technology and social media. These free online courses and tools are used by hundreds of thousands of aspiring or current business owners each yearand available to them.

In FY 2015 and 2016, the SBA aims to make education consumption available on multiple platforms, which will reduce business's time to locate business training. The SBA predicts that over 250,000 users will have registered with the SBA Learning Center during FY 2015. The site currently includes standardized training tools for business advisers working with the SBA's resource partners. SBA’s online training service, the SBA Learning Center, offers free online assessment tools and business courses on business planning, marketing, government contracting, green technology and social media. These free online courses and tools are used by hundreds of thousands of aspiring or current business owners each year. The site is in need of upgrades. In FY 2016, the SBA requested an investment of $500,000 for SBA Learning Center redesign. The In their FY 2016 budget report, the SBA says that "the current site includeslacks the needed content and can benefit from a more streamlined and simplified redesign" [https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/1-FY_2016_CBJ_FY_2014_APR_508.pdf], as well as improved content for entrepreneurs. One of the SBA's three main goals for FY 2016 is to increase online access.