WOMEN AND MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES

June 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

UMASS DARTMOUTH FORUM

You are cordially invited to attend the 3rd event in the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA)”Get Connected” series titled “Access to Sales & Marketing”. These forums have been designed to get Southeastern Massachusetts businesses connected with local and regional sales & marketing professionals to address solutions to their current sales and marketing needs in the current economy. We hope you will join us for a great presentations, small advisory sessions and a complimentary lunch.

Dr. Susan West Engelkemeyer, incoming Dean for the UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business, will greet you and offer assistance. Following Dean Engelkemeyer will be a presentation on how businesses are using social media like blogging and social networks by Dr. Nora Ganim Barnes, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Professor and Director of its prestigious Center for Marketing Research. Dr Barnes is an internationally recognized authority on adoption of social media. Following Dr. Barnes will be author Lynn Donah (Brick By Brick) on inspirational sales. She is a speaker from the highly successful Strategies Marketing Company.

The “Get Connected” forums, as always, will culminate with on-site one-on-one business advisory services for attending businesses. You can expect to get help in areas of sales and marketing. A separate certification workshop will be available prior to the other speakers for those considering opening a women or minority owned business.

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