National Small Business Week is April 29th – May 5th, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) with SCORE will host the first-ever virtual conference, with webinars, mentoring, and business resources, offered to everyone, everywhere.
This conference offers educational and informational sessions for anyone interested in building their small business venture. Thanks to National Small Business Week co-sponsors VISA, Chase for Business, Constant Contact, Google and Square, the webinars are being offered free-of-charge – but registration for each session is required.
Consider participating in one of the scheduled virtual conference sessions, such as:
- How Changing Consumer Behavior Impacts Your Business on May 1st at 1p (EDT) presented by Google – Technology allows you to understand consumer behavior better than ever. Join this webinar to learn how these insights can help shape your digital marketing plan, and what you can do to position your business for success. Register at SBA.gov
- Get New and Repeat Business on Autopilot with E-mail Marketing on May 1st at 4p (EDT) presented by Constant Contact – Your business thrives on bringing in sales from new and existing customers. Wouldn’t it be great if you could bring in those sales more frequently without having to spend a lot of time doing so? Constant Contact will show you simple ways to repeatedly reach customers with e-mail marketing. Register at SBA.gov
- The U.S. Economic Outlook and Its Impact on Small Business on May 2nd at 1p (EDT) presented by VISA – Join VISA’s Senior U.S. Economist Jay Hawkins as he shares the near-term outlook for the U.S. economy including the health of consumer spending, housing prices, and more. You’ll learn how consumer spending preferences are changing, what stock market growth and volatility mean for consumer spending, and what all of this means for small businesses. Register at SBA.gov
- Grow Your Business in 2018 on May 2nd at 4p (EDT) presented by Square – Join this webinar to learn how to use technology tools to streamline your work and give you back valuable time. Register at SBA.gov
- Hug Your Haters: How To Embrace Complaints & Keep Your Customers on May 3rd at 1p (EDT) sponsored by Chase – In this webinar, Jay Baer, founder of Convince & Convert, reveals brand-new, proprietary research into why and where your customers complain, and why the rise of customer complaints is actually an enormous opportunity. Register at SBA.gov
- Sharing Your Story Through Video on May 3rd at 2:30p (EDT) presented by Google – Today’s consumers can watch video content whenever and wherever they want. This creates an opportunity for businesses to reimagine the role of video content in their marketing strategy. Join this webinar to learn best practices for connecting with consumers through on-line video. Register at SBA.gov
Find out about other free webinars going on during National Small Business Week on the SBA.gov/nsbw website. The SBA makes the American dream of business ownership a reality by empowering entrepreneurs with the resources and support needed to start and grow a business. National Small Business Week is also sponsored by Lockheed Martin, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL,) UPS Store, Raytheon, Verizon, DexYP/Thryv, Salesforce, Facebook, Main Street Hub and Comcast Business.