Workshops for Start-Up Businesses
Saturday, March 05, 2011
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation alongside Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis are looking to aid small businesses in Rhode Island by providing the tools necessary to be successful in today’s economic environment.
Four free workshops will be offered this month through “We Mean Business,” a joint venture between the Secretary of State’s First Stop Business Information Center and RIEDC. The workshops will provide access to a team of consultants at no cost.
“Planting Seeds for High Website Traffic”
Juan Gomez and Jeshua Zapata, Xzito Creative Solutions
Tuesday March 8, 9:00am-11:00am
RIEDC, 315 Iron Horse Way, Suite 101, Providence
“How to Start and Run a Successful Small Business”
David Lucier, Lucier CPA and David Nash, Engage Marketing
Wednesday March 16, 6:30pm-9:00pm
875 Centerville Road, Building 2, Unit 5, Warwick
“Using Social Media for Marketing Workshop”
Elizabeth Galligan, Newberry Public Relations and Marketing
Wednesday March 23, 9:00am-11:00am
The Center for Women and Enterprise, 132 George M. Cohan Blvd, Providence
“Branding Your Small Business”
Gil Lantini, Focus Business Solutions
Thursday March 24, 9:00am-11:00am
RIEDC
The first workshop will cover how to continuously drive traffic to your website and impress customers online. The second will discuss how to reduce taxes and the 20 pitfalls of starting and running a small business. Effective product and service pricing will also be covered.
The third workshop teaches how to use social media to market your growing business. Ways to develop and implement strategic social media programs that are effective and results-oriented will be the focus.
The Branding workshop aims to explore what makes a brand strong. It will go into detail on logo design and discuss the importance of consistency in online and offline marketing.
To register or for more information contact RIEDC (email: [email protected]) or 278-9154
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