March 2012 Small Business Workshops in Arkansas
Small Business Workshops to Sharpen Your Competitive Edge -March 2012
Business Information you can put to work TODAY to Grow Your Small Business
The RIGHT Information at the RIGHT Time…at the RIGHT PRICE is vital to keep your Competitive Edge in today’s challenging economy. Get the training you need to put your business above your competition with the Arkansas State University SBTDC Cutting Edge 
Workshops for March 2012. Find out how we can help your business grow!
Our hands-on 3 hour workshops will be you ABOVE the competition!
The Training You Need…WHEN AND WHERE you want it.
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Here’s What Is Coming Your Way in March
Get Listed Locally: Claim Your Business for Local Search - Marked Tree – Thursday, March 8th 1-4 pm at the ASU-Newport Marked Tree Campus in Marked Tree, Arkansas. Potential customers are SEARCHING for information about you, your business, your products or services ON-LINE can they find you? Or your Competition? Sign up for this hands-on workshop and learn how you can Get Found Locally! For details or to register visit Get Listed Locally on our site and sign up today.
Mobile Marketing for Small Business Workshop - Paragould – Tuesday, March 13th 6-9 pm on the Black River Technical College – Paragould campus, in Paragould, Arkansas. Your customers are looking for you online with their mobile devices…smart phones and tablets in growing numbers! Can they find you or your competition? Join our speaker Steven Trotter, Pleth LLC and find out how to move your small business into the world of mobile. Your customers will thank you! For details about this seminar or to register go to Mobile Marketing and reserve your seat today. Registration for this event through Black River Technical College.
Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights Workshop- Jonesboro – Thursday, March 15th 1:15-4:30 pm on the ASU campus in Jonesboro. The instructors will be Joe Calhoun and Rashauna A. Norment Registered Patent Attorneys with Calhoun Law Firm. The workshop will provide attendees with legal fundamentals of acquisition of patents, copyrights and trademark rights. It will also provide information on the basics of how to protect intellectual property rights and how to avoid (or react to) other claims of infringement. The workshop is also approved for 3 hours CLE credit. Register now at ASU SBTDC Patent Workshop.
Business Financing Options Workshop - Mountain Home - Tuesday, March 20th 1-4 pm at the Baxter County Library in Mountain Home, Arkansas . Whether you are looking at starting a business or expanding an existing company finding the RIGHT financing options is critical. In today’s challenging economic times you need to know options that exist to access capital that is RIGHT for you. Sign up for BFO Seminar and learn about sources of money you may not have known about.
Facebook Timelines for Pages Seminar NEW! Batesville – Wednesday, March 21st 1-4 pm at the Batesville A
rea Chamber of Commerce. The new Facebook pages design with Timeline has arrived. Regardless of whether you like it or not, the changes are coming – it is best to prepare for them as soon as possible so your Timeline will be ready to shine. On March 30th your Facebook page WILL convert to timelines…ready or not! So make sure you are ready to take advantage of all the changes now! The new Timelines can make your page standout from the competition IF you know some basic secrets! For more information or to register go to: Facebook Timelines for Pages - Batesville. SEATING LIMITED TO 18 PARTICIPANTS!
Facebook Marketing ABCs - Jonesboro - Thursday, March 22nd, 1-4 pm on the ASU Campus in Jonesboro. Learn the basics of Facebook for small business marketing in this hands on workshop lead by Abbi Siler Social Media Marketing Consultant for Pleth, LLC. Join the 500,000 plus small businesses already using Facebook to find and connect with potential customers!. For details or to register go to: Facebook For Business Marketing Success.
Marketing With the U.S. Postal Service – Jonesboro – Tuesday, March 27th 1-4 pm on the ASU Campus in Jonesboro. More information coming soon
Business Boot camp – Growing Your Existing Business – Batesville – 6 Week series begins Thursday, March 29th at the University of Arkansas Community College in Batesville, Arkansas. 6 Night program designed to help area businesses take their companies to the next level for profits. Easy to use tools that any business will be able to put to use immediately to help grow their bottom line. For more information or to register to to: ICED Business Training.
For additional information or with questions contact the Arkansas State University SBTDC at (870) 972-3517 or Email us at asusbtdc@astate.edu!