National Small Business week is May 12-16, so what are you going to do to celebrate? The Small Business Administration is planning a great deal of activities, conferences and webinars before they announce the 2014 National Small Business Person of the Year at the end of the week. They will be hosting a variety of events and activities; view the full schedule to read more on the week’s events like forums, panels, webinars, seminars, and networking opportunities.
If you can’t travel to San Francisco, Kansas City, Boston, or Washington D.C. for the in-person events, there are a multitude of webinars and online events to join, like “Making It Big: Small Biz Success in a Mobile World” with Conduit Mobile on Wednesday, May 14 at 9am ET. Either online or in person in New York City, learn how you can better take advantage of the technology already at your fingertips to transform your mobile and digital experience and grow your small business’ bottom line.
You can also join these webinars happening throughout the week, or tune in for the live-streaming webcasts of all events as they happen.
Monday, May 12
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Smart Small Business Travel: Strategic Ways to Increase Your Return on Travel| 4-5pm ET| with Marriott and Visa Rhonda Abrams | Despite the clear upside, many small business owners limit travel because of cost or a reluctance to be away from their business. Travel is an investment in your business. And like any investment, you want to maximize your return. Get advice and tips on how to do just that from small business expert Rhonda Abrams.
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Growing Your Business with Direct Mail| 6-7pm ET | with the United States Postal Service | Learn about the value direct mail offers as part of an overall marketing strategy. Gain insight on how mail can be used to acquire new customers, and establish relationships that keep them coming back.
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Tuesday, May 13
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Small Business: Big Benefits| 4-5pm ET | with Colonial Life | Choosing between offering a robust benefits package or cutting back on total offerings is a challenge for many small businesses. Learn about “voluntary benefits” that can allow you to strengthen your existing benefits packages at little or no additional cost.
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Wednesday, May 14
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Achieving Big Customer Loyalty in a Small Business World: 10 Tips to Create A Killer Customer Loyalty Program| 3-4pm ET | with Manta | Learn about the best approaches to jump-start your small business’ customer loyalty program, including how to make sure that your program fits your business’ needs and how to get positive ROI from a digital customer loyalty program.
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Thursday, May 15
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Practical Marketing – A Five-Step Marketing Program for Small Biz| 3–4pm ET | with YP | Gain insight about how to get the most from your marketing time with a 5-step practical marketing plan focused on “doing” – not marketing theory.
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No matter what you decide to do, make sure you celebrate the fact that you are an entrepreneur and making a difference with the products and/or services you offer!
