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A tip from Marketing Matters
July 10th, 2009
The South Dakota Small Business Administration (SBA) hit a homerun yesterday with a free webinar titled “Roadmap to Marketing Success: Steps to Writing a Successful Marketing Plan.”
While the presenters from Lawrence & Schiller did an excellent job identifying the key steps of creating a good marketing plan, Wayne Wagner of CF Gear put the presentation over the top. Wayne is a small business owner, and provided those practical tips that every business owner needs. For instance:
As a small company (seven employees), CF Gear struggled with time allocation. They would love to have involved everyone in all steps of their marketing plan’s development. But because the business had to keep operating, not everyone was as involved throughout.
Wayne also commented that they learned people on the front lines had a lot of good ideas that needed to be incorporated into the plan. For that reason, next time they intend to create mechanisms for more input from everyone. One such mechanism he mentioned was a survey tool.
Initially, I thought of adding other tips like this to this blog post. Instead, I’m going to pass along the best advice I can share – go watch the webcast yourself! They’ve already archived webinars from previous workshops on the SD SBA site and will upload the “Roadmap to Marketing Success” presentation shortly.
After doing so, I think you’ll be inspired to participate in the upcoming webinars. To sign up, check out this link.
Tags: entrepreneurship, marketing, SBA, training
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Learning Opportunity: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
April 21st, 2009
The Small Business Administration (SBA) in South Dakota is sponsoring two workshops intended for small business owners and community leaders who want to learn more about how the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act can benefit them.
Details on the sessions include:
SESSION ONE – Recovery Act Small Business Provisions & Tax Incentives is scheduled for April 23, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. CST. Federal and state agencies scheduled to be present and some of the topics they will be discussing include:
- Department of Labor – Hiring Credits
- Governor’s Office of Economic Development – State Stimulus Money
- Internal Revenue Service – Tax Incentives
- Small Business Administration – Fee Eliminations and Loan Changes
- United States Department of Agriculture – Loan Programs
SESSION TWO – Recovery Act Contracting Opportunities is scheduled for May 7, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. CST. Presentations on when and where the stimulus money will be used and how to find information on projects will be given by the:
- City of Rapid City
- City of Sioux Falls
- State of South Dakota
- Procurement and Technical Assistance Center
- Small Business Administration
The best part of the seminars is that they are free and accessible over the internet and a phone line. Anyone interested these sessions are encouraged to call 605.330.4243 and press 0 to register. Availability is limited, and registration closes one day prior to each session.
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, SBA
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