Join us March 24-29 for Get Your Business Online Week, when the Small Business Development Center(SBDC)at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Google partner to get the businesses in the Metro East region online and growing (www.gybo.com/gybo-week).
Today, 97 percent of Internet users look online for local products and services, yet 55 percent of American businesses do not have a website.1 Getting online is the quickest and easiest thing a small business or new start-up can do to grow.
During the next three years, businesses that make good use of their web presence are expected to grow 40 percent faster than those who don’t.2
Throughout the week, Google will be hosting free virtual workshops covering topics ranging from how to build a website to measuring results online. One of the main highlights of this year’s GYBO Week is an exclusive discussion with one of America’s leading small business experts, Melinda Emerson, affectionately known as the SmallBizLady.
The week’s activities will not only showcase the value of the Internet as a valuable business tool, but also provide an opportunity for Metro Eastentrepreneurs, business owners and small business service providers to connect and share insights.
The Metro East SBDC will host the Thursday, March 27 webcast on how to “expand your online presence” at B. Barnard Birger Hall on SIUE’s campus.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the 90-minute program starts at noon. A light box lunch will be served to those who pre-register and attend. Seating is limited, so those interested in attending are encouraged to register early for this free event by visiting:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=zwogcqnab&oeidk=a07e91uwd7l2afec22d
Google’s Get Your Business Online Week aims to create momentum around getting businesses online and empowering entrepreneurs and small business owners to utilize the power of the web to help their businesses flourish.
For more information on the 2014 GYBO Week and the Thursday, March 27 webcast at SIUE, call (618) 650-2929.