Workshops

Smart Marketing for Small Businesses – Mini-Seminars:
Thursday, August 27th, City of San Marcos Conference Center - San Marcos River Room

Using Linked-In to Fire-Up Your Networking
TIME: 11:00-11:50AM
PRESENTER: Kim Whitley-Gaynor, BidSimple

Learn how to use your current networking and LinkedIn to advance your business! Attend this mini-seminar and discover the benefits of using Linked-In, a social networking website, to increase your network of contacts. Get an introduction to the functions and capabilities of LinkedIn; and learn key techniques for expanding your network and gaining access to potential customers. The presenter for this seminar will be Kim Whitley-Gaynor, President and Founder of BidSimple, a business formed to help clients win government contracts, obtain better pricing for goods and services, and grow their business. She is also President of Gaynor Photography, Inc., a nationally recognized, full-service, photography business. Ms. Whitley-Gaynor uses LinkedIn to advance her own businesses, and has provided formal and informal training on LinkedIn for more than five years.


Six Marketing Tips to Get Your Business Noticed
TIME: 12:00-12:50PM
PRESENTER: Midge Norris, Marketing2Go

Get insider tips on how to focus your marketing efforts to increase sales! Attend this mini-seminar and learn valuable marketing tips including how to motivate your referral network, how to activate your customer database, and how to invest in professional development that will enhance your marketing capabilities. The presenter for this seminar will be Midge Norris, President of Marketing2Go, a company formed to provide training, coaching and consulting in marketing skills for business. She is also a Licensed Trainer for the Certified Networker Program. Ms. Norris has been an entrepreneur for most of her adult life, and has been helping businesses hone their marketing skills for more than 20 years.


Building Your Business Through the World Wide Web
TIME: 1:00-1:50PM
PRESENTER: Steve Cook, Austex Websites

Discover how a well-designed website can attract more business! Attend this mini-seminar and learn the key components of a well-designed website, and the importance of a good “home page”. Get an introduction to search engine optimization and how you can attract more people to your website. The presenter for this seminar will be Steve Cook, owner of Austex Websites. Mr. Cook has over 25 years of marketing and sales management experience as well as a strong background in web design and development, web-based software applications, database solutions and software training.

Workshop Sponsors:

SBDC Network – Texas State University-San Marcos http://www.business.txstate.edu/sbdc/

Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area http://www.workforcesolutionsrca.com/

For information on the training, please contact: F.C. Caranikas, PhD, training coordinator at the Texas State SBDC
(phone – 512.716.4820; email – fc16@txstate.edu). See all our seminars on the quarterly training calendar at http://www.business.txstate.edu/sbdc/ Thank you!