To register for any of the following programs, contact the ASU Jonesboro SBTDC at (870) 972-3517 or click on the Register Now button to register online.
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents E-Mail Marketing Made Easy. Email marketing doesn't cost much. It doesn't take a lot of time. And it's effective! A perfect fit for small businesses! Target the customer you want to reach and get results with email marketing. Learn how to get your email opened, how to grow your list, and how to use Constant Contact software to create professional-looking email campaigns in a snap. No technical expertise is needed.
Speaker: Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Director
Co-sponsor: Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Batesville, ASU SBTDC, Citizens Bank, First Community Bank, First National Banking Company, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Merchant & Planters Bank.
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents E-Mail Marketing. Email marketing doesn't cost much. It doesn't take a lot of time. And it's effective! A perfect fit for small businesses! Target the customer you want to reach and get results with email marketing. Learn how to get your email opened, how to grow your list, and how to use Constant Contact software to create professional-looking email campaigns in a snap. No technical expertise is needed.
Speaker: Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Director
Co-sponsor: First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Simmons First Bank, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Get Listed Locally. Find out key words to use to receive maximum hits and see your business flourish! Is your business receiving the hits it should when someone searches it on the internet?
Speaker: Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Center Director
Co-sponsor: Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Batesville, ASU SBTDC, Citizens Bank, First Community Bank, First National Banking Company, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Merchant & Planters Bank.
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Fundamantals of Twitter Marketing. This is a basic course on how to use Twitter to engage, and listen to your audience and how to effectively build contacts, and professional brand awareness on Twitter. We will look at Twitter Marketing Strategies for Business, Basic Tools to Measure Results, and Tips to increase followers and mentions!
Speaker: Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Director
Co-sponsor: First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Simmons First Bank, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Website Planning & Marketing. This workshop explores the strategies, techniques, technologies and best practices needed to create an efficient, effective marketing tool for your business. Whether you are planning to create your own website or hire someone to do it for you, this class will give you the information you need know. Attendees will also find out how to include their social media marketing efforts (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.) into their website for synergy!
Speaker: Steven Trotter, Pleth
Co-sponsor: First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Simmons First Bank, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Business Financing Options. This seminar will explain how and where to get financing for prospective and existing businesses. Credit requirements, places to go for funding and the Small Business Administration's loan guaranty program will be presented.
Speaker: Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Director
Co-sponsor: Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Batesville, ASU SBTDC, Citizens Bank, First Community Bank, First National Banking Company, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Merchant & Planters Bank.
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Intro to Social Media Marketing. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Social Media Marketing for Your Business. Not sure where to begin with social media or why you should bother? Businesses of all sizes are using online tools like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs to connect with customers. We'll show you five low-cost ways social media can bolster your current marketing efforts, and you'll leave with your own social media marketing plan. Learn which social media are a good fit for you, where your target customers are looking online, and what it could mean for your business if you aren't involved in social networking.
Speaker: Christi Wharton, Wharton Website Design & Marketing
Co-sponsor: First Community Bank, First National Banking Company, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, Baxter County Library, ASU Mountain Home, Wharton Website & Design
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Get Started With LinkedIn. Learn the steps to take to put LinkedIn to work for your professional social network. LinkedIn connects over 800,000 businesses and professionals around the world to grow their networks.
Speaker: Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Director
Co-sponsor: First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Simmons First Bank, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Financial Statements Made Easy. This seminar is for the small business owner and manager. The seminar takes an in-depth look at the numbers on your balance sheet and income statement and helps you better understand what is happening to your business. Topics include understanding the financial position of a business and the presentation of the numbers, as well as how to use the umbers in evaluating business profitability.
Speaker: Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Director
Co-sponsor: First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Simmons First Bank, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Develoment Center presents Starting a Business in Arkansas. The Starting A Business in Arkansas workshop is recommended to anyone considering starting a business. Find out the major steps crucial to starting a business, identify key issues that affect your business success, and discuss start-up requirements as well as common pitfalls you may face as an entrepreneur. Learn what to do before you open the doors in order to be successful!
Speaker: Herb Lawrence, ASU SBTDC Director
Co-sponsor: First Security Bank, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Simmons First Bank, East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Jonesboro Association
Seminar Highlights: The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents Website Planning & Marketing. This workshop explores the strategies, techniques, technologies and best practices needed to create an efficient, effective marketing tool for your business. Whether you are planning to create your own website or hire someone to do it for you, this class will give you the information you need know. Attendees will also find out how to include their social media marketing efforts (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.) into their website for synergy!
Speaker: Steven Trotter, Pleth
Co-sponsor: Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Batesville, ASU SBTDC, Citizens Bank, First Community Bank, First National Banking Company, Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Merchant & Planters Bank.
