Oakland County workshops include social media marketing

Oakland County Business Center is offering its monthly workshops starting with a social media marketing class. The classes will be held at Oakland County Executive Office Building Conference Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford Township. For pre-registration, visit oakgov.com/peds/calendar, or call 248-858-0783.
Social Media Marketing Part 1 is 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 2 at The fee is $40.
Pre-Business Research is 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3. This workshop is free, but pre-registration is required.
FastTrac Growth Venture (Venture Forward) is a 10-week program designed for owners, CEOs and top management team members of businesses with at least two years of operating experience. The class is 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Fridays, March 4 through May 6. The fee is $140. Applicants need to be pre-qualified.
CEED Microloan Orientation is 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 9. This workshop is free, but pre-registration is required.
Fundamentals of Starting a Business is 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 10. The fee is $30.
Five Keys to Successful Financial Management for Small Business is 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 16. The fee is $25.
Fundamentals of Writing a Business Plan is 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 17. The fee is $40, which includes all materials.
QuickBooks Essentials is 9 to 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 24. Session I is $40 per person and Session II is $40 per person. Both Sessions are $75 per person.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Azox Launches Industry Leading E-Commerce Solution, eSource II

Here are some words from Azox President, Bernie Huang and what he thinks about our latest web-based ecommerce solution, eSource II. "We are very excited about the announcement of eSource II to the market. Whether you are a B-to-B or B-to-C business, eSource II browser-based environment makes it easy for companies to develop and maintain their E-Commerce sites very cost-effectively. eSource II uses skinnable technology which allows users to quickly build and deploy a feature-rich, E-Commerce storefront. In addition, the product features drag and drop web parts for easy design and layout, as well as built-in SEO analytics," said Bernie Huang, president of Azox. "eSource II is the next generation of E-Commerce and we are extremely excited about the value, flexibility and functionality this product brings to our customers and to the market," Huang added. Check out the full press release for more information . You can also visit our website .
Read more

5 Genius Marketing Ideas For The Holidays

Image
I'm lucky to have REALLY smart friends. Here are five ideas a recent survey of some of the smartest turned up in anser to the question, "What cool stuff are you doing this holidays?" Names and identities are being withheld until 1.1.2014 as promised :). M Idea 1: Mobile Games As a recent Forbes article noted mobile games are ROCKING. Digital games are expected to hit $1.1B growing 54%. Not suggested your ecommerce or B2B website goes into the digital game business, but finding a way to be FUN and MOBILE this holiday is a "genius idea". Tips to keep in mind as you make a digital game out of shopping or forming a relationship with your website: Mobile Game Tips Keep mobile games simple.  Develop games that play OVER TIME.  Don't forget the leaderboard.  Curate "winners" so everyone learns.  Align your game with core brand values (see Stengel's Brand Ideals ). Idea 2: Disrupt Convention This holiday season don't do the usual thing in the expe...
Read more

January brings a flurry of business events

There are many reasons to attend business events. In addition to networking, these gatherings help energize attendees. Taking a few hours to attend a workshop, seminar or meeting can pay off in inspiration, gathering ideas and face-to-face interface with people with similar goals.  It seems like everyone is going full speed ahead with events for January. The Oakland Press calendar is full of creative happenings. If you have an event, please be sure to enter it on the calendar page at TheOaklandPress.com/calendar Or see the Business calendar page and Submit an event links in the right column of this page. Happening this week: TROY Jan. 17: Investment seminars Troy-based LJPR, LLC, a financial advisor and wealth management firm, is hosting a seminar series that targets key areas to reduce uncertainty for attendees. The first seminar of the Reducing Uncertainty series is Economic Outlook for 2012, which will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17. Reducing Uncertainty in your Estate ...
Read more