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Tweetchat on "The State of U.S. Small Business" Wednesday, Sept 15th, from 1-2:30 pm EST

September 9th, 2010 ::

Are you a small business owner feeling burned out and struggling to find new ideas to grow your business? Come join us for a Network Solutions hosted tweet chat (#NetSol) to understand the current state of the U.S. Small Business, key challenges facing them in terms of marketing and innovation, access to capital and, more importantly, leave with some simple tips on how to overcome those challenges.

Steve King

Our guest tweeter, Steve King, eminent small business researcher and President of Emergent Research, a small business consulting company will unveil the top ten findings from the recent Network Solutions’ Small Business Success Index, Wave-4 and offer some simple steps to overcome roadblocks that stop you from being innovative. Join us for the Network Solutions tweet chat to understand:

  • The current status of U.S. Small Business across six key dimensions (capital access, marketing & innovation, workforce, customer service, computer technology and compliance).
  • Top ten findings from Network Solutions’ Small Business Success Index that affect your future growth.
  • What technology investments are deemed a priority for small businesses in the next two years?
  • How social media usage among small businesses has changed in the last year?
  • How to continue to be the innovation engine despite the current economic conditions?

Event Details:

When: Wednesday September 15th 1-2:30pm EST

Where: http://tweetchat.com/room/netsol

Register:  http://netsol.eventbrite.com/

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Meet the GrowSmartBiz Conference Panelists that Will Discuss Marketing & Innovation

August 25th, 2009 ::

Network Solutions® is pleased to announce Steve King of Emergent Research and SmallBizLabs, Ramon Ray of SmallBizTechnology, Bob London of London, Ink, Marissa Levin of Information Experts and John Arnold, Constant Contact as the panelists for the GrowSmartBiz Conference topic session: Driving Small Business Performance with Marketing & Innovation.

These panelists will share their marketing tips, tricks and secrets; and discuss how they have developed and executed successful marketing campaigns and strategies; and provide insight on overcoming obstacles by focusing on innovation.

In addition to this topic and to Wired Editor-in-Chief and author Chris Anderson’s keynote, the conference will also focus on the following topics:
•    Raising Capital with Effective Finance Strategies
•    Stay Ahead in the Current Economy
•    Integrating Traditional Marketing with Social Media

The GrowSmartBiz Conference will be held on September 29 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event was created as a result of the Small Business Success Index (SBSI) – an ongoing measurement of the overall health of small businesses commissioned by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and Network Solutions. The conference will focus on key areas of business that small businesses view as critical to their success.

For more information or to register for the event, visit the GrowSmartBiz Conference site.  Don’t forget to turn in your small business success story for the chance to have it posted on the GrowSmartBusiness Blog and to receive FREE admission to the GrowSmartBiz Conference. For more details visit: http://growsmartbusiness.com.