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Tuesday, January 12, 2010 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (ET)
Building Main Street
A Joint Venture of the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce & Main Street Ventures
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We're happy to announce that the Chamber's first Business Workshop was deemed a success, with over 15 local business owners gathering to learn about how to use social media to build their businesses. The participants will now receive up to 1 hour of additional one-on-one help while we prepare our second workhshop in this series.
The Building Main Street Workshop Series will cover a wide range of topics critical to successfully building a small business in today's marketplace, and feature expert instruction as well as ongoing mentoring by local business owners who have achieved success in their respective fields.
Reserve your spot for our next workshop now. More details to follow!
Read About Our Last Workshop ::
Using Social Media to Build your Business
With social media's growing usage and influence across all segments of our society, businesses large and small recognize the importance of integrating a "presence" into their plans. Some businesses end up engaging in a desperate rush to embrace this "wave." Others become so daunted by the process they fail to take any action at all. Neither achieves meaningful results.
This 2-hour interactive workshop is designed to help your business begin to effectively leverage some of the more significant business benefits of social media :
Learn directly from local business owners and managers about how they have begun to leverage social media to increase their connections with the public and their customers. Featured panelists include:
Facilitated by:
Jack Speranza, Principal
Main Street Ventures [ www.mainstreetventures.com ]
IN ADDITION TO ATTENDING IN THIS WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE::
What can I really expect to gain from participating in this workshop?
Unless you're passionate about what you're doing, know what you're trying to achieve, and have a basic understanding of the tools needed get you there, social media will not work for you or your business. This workshop will help participants map out and execute a simple and effective social media program for their business. Most importantly, it will minimize the time and maximize the effort you will need to expend in the process.
What kinds of businesses should participate?
You need only look at our panel of local business leaders to realize that almost every type of business can benefit -- restaurants & cafes, retail stores, non-profit organizations and professional service providers (attorneys, accountants, real estate agents) to name a few. Chances are this workshop will demonstrate how to effectively use social media to build your business, too.
Do I have to understand technology and / or social media to benefit from this workshop?
Whether you spend 5 hours a day on social media platforms or have yet to visit Facebook or Twitter, this workshop will benefit your business. How can this be? Because familiarity with social media and the development of an effective strategy for use in your business are not mutually inclusive traits.
The Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce supports organizations doing business in an around Hopkinton, MA. We advocate for and promote business interests across our membership, local / state government, and the community at large.
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