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NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK OPENING
9:45AM - 11:30 AM 159 Maxwell Street, Fayetteville, NC 283019:45 AM: Business Trends of 2019 ~ A presentation based on the White House's Business Advisory Council's list of trends and predictions to help businesses navigate 2019 successfully, presented by Diana Potts, President & CEO of The Center For Emerging Business.
10:30 AM: Social Media Tips for Your Small Business ~ Stick around for a webinar workshop from the Small Business Administration on Social Media Tips for Your Small Business.
8:30AM: Small Business Networking Breakfast ~ Small Business Networking Breakfast is a group networking experience for small businesses. It is an opportunity to network with other small business owners and establish partnerships. This exclusive event is free to Chamber members on a first come, first serve basis. Attendance is limited to 30 to maximize networking!
12 PM: Drive Business Results with Google Ads ~ Grab your lunch and join us during National Small Business Week to view a live stream on the fundamentals of advertising with Google Ads. The program will explore popular campaign types and how each can help your business connect with local customers online, promote special offers, and grow brand awareness.
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11 AM ~ The US Economic Outlook and Its Impact on Small Businesses
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Join us as we cover economic updates, income growth, the labor market, consumer spending and more.
12:30 PM ~ SBA Funding Programs Explained
- This insightful webinar, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, will explain the SBA funding programs and how small businesses can benefit from them.
2 PM ~ The Culture Imperative: Drive Growth with Customer Obsession
- Learn how to deliver a differentiated consumer experience to drive business growth and more.
3:30 PM ~ Creating Effective Online Ads
- Discover how online ads can help your business connect to new customers, promote special offers and grow brand awareness.
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11 AM ~ Making Sense of Online Marketing: A Simple Checklist for Success
- In this session sponsored by Constant Contact, you’ll learn the foundational elements to help you get the word out about your business.
12:30 PM ~ How to Do Business with the Federal Government
- This webinar, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, will give you an overview of SBA small business program eligibilities and small business tools to assist in gaining access to federal procurements.
2 PM ~ Mastering Control of Your Cash Flow
- This informative webinar, sponsored by Square, will help you find ways to manage your business’s cash flow and access capital to help it keep running smoothly.
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Tisha Waddell
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Antonio Valcarcel
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3:30 PM ~ Disasters Happen: How to Prepare Your Business and Recover
- This webinar, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, will provide tips on basic steps you should take to prepare, recover and mitigate so that your business is resilient.
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11 AM ~ Capability Statement Workshopconducted by Diana Potts.
- Why attend a capability statement workshop?
If you want your business to stand out from the crowd and improve your chance of securing contracts, then attending a capability statement workshop is a must for you. Hosted by The Center for Emerging Business, these interactive workshops aim to help businesses develop and prepare effective capability statements.
- What is a capability statement?
A capability statement outlines capabilities and skills of your business. It is a tool that allows procurement teams assess its expertise, achievements and potential to deliver goods and services.
A capability statement is essential for participating and securing tendering opportunities in government and private sector projects, including sub-contractor work. Ultimately, an impressive capability statement can help your business thrive.
This workshop will show businesses how to use a capability statement to market their product or service and how it can be used to upload onto online databases and used to support applications for finance to expand your business.
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Candy Sugarman
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About National Small Business WeekFor more than 50 years, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners.More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year.
As part of National Small Business Week, the Greater Fayetteville Chamber and The Center for Emerging Business is taking the opportunity to celebrate entrepreneurism by providing events all week long to advance the growth of these valuable businesses. Join us as we network, learn and celebrate the spirit of the entrepreneur ~ those who are working to grow small businesses, create 21st century jobs, drive innovation, and increase America’s global competitiveness.
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Each month, a selection committee for the Greater Fayetteville Chamber will choose a Small Business of the Month. Nominations can be submitted online at <SMALL BUSINESS OF THE MONTH> by the 23rd of each month to be considered for the following month. All non-selected nominations will rollover from one month to the next. Winners will be announced on the 1st of each month.
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Bordeaux Public Library3711 Village DriveFayetteville, NC 28304
12 PM ~ Small Business Administration twitter chat on how to start and grow a small business.
12:30 PM ~ Ask The Expert Panel – Marketing and Branding Strategy using social media. A 1-hour panel discussion with topics geared toward small businesses. Regardless if you have been in business 1 day or several years, this panel discussion is designed for everyone. Panelists include:
- Tisha Waddell: Tisha found her niche in entrepreneurship. She has successfully started and run both thriving non-profit and for-profit endeavors. Presently, she uses her skills to continue building her own businesses and assist others in pursuing their dreams. Tisha S. Waddell Coaching and Consultations boasts a wide client list nationally and continues to grow. She is also a published author and most recently, as a result of experiences in her own blended family, launched a conflict resolution resource for blended families titled “Broken to Blended”.
- Candy Sugarman: Candy Sugarman is the owner of PlayBig Online Marketing which offers Social Media consulting, management, Facebook advertising, and training services to businesses. Working with business owners as well as marketing teams, she is able to create a cohesive and innovated strategies and social network presence across multiple platforms.
- Ruben Garcia: Ruben Garcia is the CEO/Founder of Proven By Ruben Business Development, where he works with start-ups, CEO’s, founders, and entrepreneurs to train, hire and bring in proven systems and models that build empires!
- Antonio Valcarcel: Antonio is the Digital Marketing Coordinator at TCFEB. He has been consulting small businesses since 2013 and most enjoys the education aspect of his work. He specializes in strategic search engine optimization and website conversion optimization. In addition to consulting, Antonio is a distributor of industrial-grade abrasives at GrindingSteel.com.
- Jenny Bell: Jenny Bell is a Communications Coordinator for the Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, where she's been employed for nearly 4 years. As part of her job, she writes the Go Fayetteville blog and leads the Fayetteville NC Blogger Network, a group of 25 bloggers. At the beginning of the year, Jenny was honored to be awarded the WRAL Voters' Choice Award for Best Blogger.
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Ruben Garcia
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Jenny Bell