Showing posts with label small business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label small business. Show all posts

Monday, March 29, 2010

Arlington Chamber works with SCORE to help your business

SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.

A SCORE counselor comes to the Arlington Chamber's office on the first Wednesday of every month to meet with Chamber members for confidential one-hour consultations. Both members and non-members can take advantage of this opportunity.

Contact: judy@judyorganizes.com to make a reservation.

NOTE:Non-members will be charged a $20 fee payable to the Chamber of Commerce at the time of the SCORE appointment. The consultations are free for Chamber members, so please take advantage of this great benefit.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Arlington Chamber works with SCORE to help your business

SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.

A SCORE counselor comes to the Arlington Chamber's office on the first Wednesday of every month to meet with Chamber members for confidential one-hour consultations. Both members and non-members can take advantage of this opportunity.

Contact: judy@judyorganizes.com to make a reservation.

NOTE:Non-members will be charged a $20 fee payable to the Chamber of Commerce at the time of the SCORE appointment. The consultations are free for Chamber members, so please take advantage of this great benefit.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Arlington Chamber works with SCORE to help your business

SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.

A SCORE counselor comes to the Arlington Chamber's office on the first Wednesday of every month to meet with Chamber members for confidential one-hour consultations. Both members and non-members can take advantage of this opportunity.

Contact: judy@judyorganizes.com to make a reservation.

NOTE:Non-members will be charged a $20 fee payable to the Chamber of Commerce at the time of the SCORE appointment. The consultations are free for Chamber members, so please take advantage of this great benefit.

Friday, January 22, 2010

“Getting Started in Business” workshop on Tuesday, January 26th

The Mass Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network- Boston Regional Office and Minority Business Center, provides one-on-one business advisory services and business workshops throughout the year.

They are kicking off the Spring 2010 season of workshops, starting with their flagship “Getting Started in Business” workshop on Tuesday, January 26th, from 6:00-8:00pm at the Copley Square Library, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, co-sponsored by the Kirstein Business Library.

This FREE workshop provides a complete overview of business start-up and planning considerations, oriented to those planning a venture as well as existing small business owners.

If you have any questions about MSBDC, please contact us at 617-287-7750 or visit their website at www.sbdc.umb.edu.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Panelist Profile: Jeanne Connon, Daily Grommet

We are excited to bring you Jeanne Connon, Chief Marketing Officer, Daily Grommet as part of our panel on Online Success Stories.

Jeanne Connon is a start-up veteran and currently the Chief Marketing Officer of Daily Grommet. She has been building consumer and business brands for nearly 20 years, and led the creative/development team that built The Monster Board before it was acquired by TMP and became Monster.com. She also launched the Family Education Network (acquired by Pearson Education), managing partnerships with AT&T, Yahoo, and AOL. Prior to joining Daily Grommet, Jeanne consulted with B2B and B2C brands including cMarket and RentGrow. She produces and appears in videos weekly to promote the businesses, products, and artists featured by Daily Grommet.

The Daily Grommet actively uses video as the cornerstone of their strategy. View a sample from their site.

Register today for eBiz 2009 and meet Jeanne and other other presenters.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Follow the eBiz presenters on Twitter

If you use Twitter, follow our panelists and presenters and get to know them a bit better. You will see how each uses Twitter in a different way for different purposes. It's a great way, if you are new to Twitter, to pick a couple of people to follow. Following and listening is the first step!

There's a helpful article by social media guru Chris Brogan called "How I Tweet - A FAQ" that may give you some tips on using Twitter.

Opening Key Note: Justin Levy @justinlevy

Panel discussion on Free On-Line tools:
Moderator: Frank Days @tangyslice
Panelists: Monique Cuvelier @talance and
Patricia Carney @patriciacarney

Panel discussion on website success stories
Moderated by Corissa St. Laurent from Constant Contact
Jean Connon, CMO of The Daily Grommet @jconnon or @dailygrommet
Christine Koh @bostonmamas

Closing key note by Patrick O'Malley @617patrick

Don't forget to follow the Chamber at @arlcc.

Register for eBiz today!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Small Business, Smart Strategies, Big Results


Spend one day with us and leave with the strategies and tools you need to spark your business.

Friday, October 23, 2009 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

We are excited to bring you the story of our keynote presenter Justin Levy, General Manager of New Marketing Labs founded by Social Media guru Chris Brogan.

Justin knows a lot about social media and combines it with a passion for something that we all love and can relate to - great food.

Justin is Partner and General Manager of Caminito Argentinean Steakhouse, and he will tell us how he increased revenue at his restaurant by 25%, not just one time but for many months in a row. All through social media: blogging, Twitter, Facebook, and video.

He'll talk about how small, local businesses can drive foot traffic and customers. He'll tell us how to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Register for the Arlington Chamber of Commerce eBiz 2009 Symposium on Friday, October 23. The symposium will be held at the Arlington Town Hall. Early bird registration ends September 30th.

Stay tuned for information on our other speakers and panelists:
  • Free and low cost on-line tools
  • Find out what your customers really want
  • On-line success stories
  • Five things you need to know about tomorrow, today