Small Business Workshop series
Date and Time
Thursday Oct 10, 2019
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
Pay the one-time fee, attend all 3 workshops:
Thurs, Oct 17th 5:30pm-8pm
Thurs, Oct 24th 5:30pm-8pm
Location
TownePlace Suites by Marriott
455 Regency Park Drive
O'Fallon, IL 62269
Fees/Admission
Pay a one-time fee and attend all 3 workshops:
$35 Chamber members
$55 non-Chamber members
Description
Presentations from subject matter experts followed by one-on-one or small group access to consultants for a more personalized experience. Get answers to your questions from people who understand what it's like to manage the day-to-day details of small business.
Pay the one-time fee, attend all 3 workshops (10/10, 10/17, 10/24 5:30-8pm)
Oct 10: Internet Marketing Lindsey Mills, Marketing Technology Coordinator at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
- Learn about the changing social media and internet marketing landscape
- Understand which platforms deserve your attention and will build loyal ambassadors
- Break into small groups
- Design and evaluate effective social media campaigns (paid vs. sponsored vs. promoted, how to designate certain audiences for specific promotions) with Lindsey Mills.
- Create relevant and impactful content with Jennie Bellinger, Certified Professional Coach with Level Up Coaching, L.L.C. Receive personalized feedback about what someone in your industry could post and promote to share your business and build community with others.
Oct 17 (Part I): Building Your Team
- Learn from accountants, attorneys, tech consultants, and retired business executives regarding financial statements, ideas for saving/storing data, and legal and insurance considerations.
- Sign up for one-on-one consulting time with experts and mentors who can help with specifics about your business.
Oct 17 (Part II): Work Smarter, Not Harder
- Hands on workshop focused on technology solutions for evaluating and streamlining daily operations (cloud vs. local data storage, Customer Relationship software, etc)
- Review of apps to help manage your calendar, your paperwork and your life.
- Calendly, Evernote, OneNote
Oct 24: Creating the Experience (focus on relationships)
- Develop ideas for cultivating work environments that attract and retain your ideal staff, customers and tribe.
- Discover activities that result in productive and welcoming corporate cultures which help engage employees.
- Learn how to network in ways that increase your influence and establish yourself as a resource and people connector.