Startup Weekend

Want to start a new business or spinoff of your existing business but you’re thinking, “A new business is too hard and will take too long!” How does starting a business in a weekend sound (and maybe finding a partner to boot)? StartUp Weekend events are held around the world and are 54-hour weekends filled with hands-on experiences where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if their startup ideas are viable.  Typically, half of Startup Weekend’s attendees have technical or design backgrounds, and the other half have business backgrounds, which leads to some very fruitful teams. How’s this for a success rate? Eighty percent of past attendees say they plan on working with the team they met during their StartUp Weekend.

By Rieva Lesonsky

Do you want to learn more about marketing your small business online? If you’re in or near the Dallas area, it’s not too late to sign up for this Thursday’s Web.com Small Business Forum on online marketing. Register now!

Held from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 25, in Dallas, this interactive forum will be hosted by Web.com’s Jason Teichman. At the event, small businesses will learn everything they need to know about successfully marketing their companies online. Topics that will be covered include:

• What are the elements of a great website?
• How do I increase traffic to my website and to my business?
• Is my website “working” for my business?
• How do I market my business on Google, Facebook and Twitter?

Along with the informative presentation, the event also includes a Q&A session so you can ask the experts your questions. And, of course, you’ll have plenty of time to network with and learn from other small business owners.

Register now, and if you know other small business owners who might want to attend, please let them know about it too!

By Rieva Lesonsky

Small business owners in the Dallas area can get free help learning more about marketing their business online at a Web.com Small Business Forum coming up next week.  (Register now!)

The interactive forum, to be held from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 25, is led by Web.com’s Jason Teichman and will teach local small businesses the ins and outs of successfully marketing their companies online. In addition to the presentation, the event will feature a Q&A session where you can learn and ask more about:

• What are the elements of a great website?
• How do I increase traffic to my website and to my business?
• Is my website “working” for my business?
• How do I market my business on Google, Facebook and Twitter?

Of course, there’ll also be lots of opportunities to network with other entrepreneurs.

Register now. Know other small business owners who might be interested? Spread the word!

By Rieva Lesonsky

Do you want to learn more about marketing your small business online? If you’re in or near the Jacksonville, Florida, area, it’s not too late to sign up for this Friday’s Web.com Small Business Forum on online marketing. Register now!

Held from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 19, in Jacksonville, this interactive forum will be Web.com’s Jason Teichman. At the event, small businesses will learn everything they need to know about successfully marketing their companies online. Topics that will be covered include:

• What are the elements of a great website?
• How do I increase traffic to my website and to my business?
• Is my website “working” for my business?
• How do I market my business on Google, Facebook and Twitter?

Along with the informative presentation, the event also includes a Q&A session so you can ask the experts your questions. And, of course, you’ll have plenty of time to network with and learn from other small business owners.

Need more reason to go? As a bonus, each attendee will also receive two free tickets to the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters.

Register now, and if you know other small business owners who might want to attend, please let them know about it too!

By Rieva Lesonsky

Are you a small business owner in the Dallas area looking for help successfully marketing your business online? Register now to sign up for the free Web.com Small Business Forum and learn how.

The interactive forum, to be held in Dallas from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 25, will focus on helping local small businesses learn how to market their companies online. Web.com’s Jason Teichman will lead a presentation and Q&A session. Here’s some of what you’ll learn:

• What are the elements of a great website?
• How do I increase traffic to my website and to my business?
• Is my website “working” for my business?
• How do I market my business on Google, Facebook and Twitter?

There will also be plenty of time for networking, of course!

Register now, and please spread the word to other small business owners who may be interested.

By Maria Valdez Haubrich

Small business owners in the Jacksonville, Florida, area can get free help learning more about marketing their business online at a Web.com Small Business Forum coming up next week.  (Register now!)

The interactive forum, to be held from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 19, in Jacksonville, is led by Web.com’s Jason Teichman and will teach local small businesses the ins and outs of successfully marketing their companies online. In addition to the presentation, the event will feature a Q&A session where you can learn and ask more about:

• What are the elements of a great website?
• How do I increase traffic to my website and to my business?
• Is my website “working” for my business?
• How do I market my business on Google, Facebook and Twitter?

Of course, there’ll also be lots of opportunities to network with other entrepreneurs. As a bonus, each attendee will also receive two free tickets to the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters.

Register now. Know other small business owners who might be interested? Spread the word!

By Rieva Lesonsky

Are you a small business owner in the Jacksonville, Florida, area looking for help to successfully marketing your business online? Register now to sign up for the free Web.com Small Business Forum, held two weeks from today, and learn how.

There will also be plenty of time for networking. As a bonus, each attendee will also receive two free tickets to the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters.

Register now, and please spread the word to other small business owners who may be interested.

Expand My Brand Startup Competition

The Expand My Brand Startup Competition is a startup competition and symposium bringing top brands and emerging social media startups together to explore how technology is shifting the brand marketing and advertising business.  The event takes place in New York City on September 27, 2012, and one lucky business will win expansion capital. Five social marketing tech startups will pitch to a panel of brands to prove how their tools will “expand their brand.” The winner gets to go through an incubation program and receive $30,000 in startup assets. Purchase your tickets to participate in important panel discussions and presentations.

By Rieva Lesonsky

The Web.com Small Business Forum is almost here! If you’re a small business owner in the Boise, Idaho, area, there’s still time to register for this exciting event.

To be held in Boise, Idaho, on September 11 in conjunction with the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft, the free, interactive forum focuses on helping small businesses market their businesses online.

Jason Teichman, Web.com’s Chief Marketing Officer, will lead a presentation and Q&A on topics such as:

• What are the elements of a great website?
• How do I increase traffic to my website and to my business?
• Is my website “working” for my business?
• How do I market my business on Google, Facebook and Twitter?

There will be plenty of time for networking, too.

Register now! Do you know of other small business owners who might benefit from attending this forum? Please share the information with them, too. Thanks!

Image by Flickr user Margaret Ornsby (Creative Commons)

By Rieva Lesonsky

There’s still time to register for the Web.com Small Business Forum coming up in Boise, Idaho, on September 11.

Held in conjunction with the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft, the free, interactive forum will feature Jason Teichman, Web.com’s Chief Marketing Officer, leading a presentation and Q&A on topics including:

• What are the elements of a great website?
• How do I increase traffic to my website and to my business?
• Is my website “working” for my business?
• How do I market my business on Google, Facebook and Twitter?

Attendees will come away more informed about all aspects of marketing their businesses online. There will be time for networking, too.

Register now–and if you know of other small business owners who might benefit from attending this forum, please share the information with them, too. Thanks!

Image by Flickr user Micky.! (Creative Commons)