National Small Business Week Virtual Conference will be April 29-May 5
As part of National Small Business Week, April 29-May 5, the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE — mentors to America’s small businesses — will host the first-ever National Small Business Week Virtual Conference. The conference will include educational webinars, mentoring sessions and business resources. The webinars are free of charge, but registration is required at: https://www.sba.gov/national-small-business-week/virtual-conference
Virtual Conference Schedule:
MAY 1
- How Changing Consumer Behavior Impacts Your Business
Presented by Google
10 to 11 a.m. PDT
Technology allows you to understand consumer behavior better than ever. Join this webinar to learn how these insights can help shape your digital marketing plan, and what you can do to position your business for success.
- Get New and Repeat Business on Autopilot with Email Marketing
Presented by Constant Contact
1 to 2 p.m. PDT
Your business thrives on bringing in sales from new and existing customers. Wouldn’t it be great if you could bring in those sales more frequently without having to spend a lot of time doing so? In this webinar by Constant Contact, we’ll show you some simple ways to repeatedly reach customers with email marketing.
MAY 2
- The U.S. Economic Outlook and Its Impact on Small Businesses
Presented by Visa
10 to 11 a.m. PDT
Join Visa’s Senior U.S. Economist Jay Hawkins as he shares the near-term outlook for the U.S. economy including the health of consumer spending, housing prices, and more. You’ll learn how consumer spending preferences are changing, what stock market growth and volatility mean for consumer spending, and what all of this means for small businesses.
- Grow Your Business in 2018
Presented by Square
10 to 11 a.m. PDT
4-5 p.m. EDT
Join this webinar by Square to learn how to use small business technology tools to streamline your work and give you back valuable time
MAY 3
- Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints & Keep Your Customers
Presented by Chase for Business
10 to 11 a.m. PDT
In this webinar sponsored by Chase, Jay Baer, founder of Convince & Convert, reveals brand-new, proprietary research into why and where your customers complain, and why the rise of customer complaints is actually an enormous opportunity. • Sharing Your Story Through Video
Presented by Google
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PDT
2:30-3:30 p.m. EDT
Today’s consumers can watch video content whenever and wherever they want. This creates an opportunity for businesses to reimagine the role of video content in their marketing strategy. Join this webinar to learn best practices for connecting with consumers through online video. For additional information on National Small Business Week, please visit http://www.sba.gov/nsbw.