Our Madison County Public Libraries are offering two free programs, twice a month.
Grab your lunch and join Kim online for technology classes for small businesses. If we have learned nothing else over the past year, it is the importance of providing accurate online information about your business. Lunch & Learn for Small Businesses will be offered twice a month on Wednesdays at 12 noon.
Building an Online Business
Work-at-your-own-pace digital course.
Thinking about starting an online business? It is an online world we are living in right now. Let the Library help through our Applied Digital Skills content. Our first course is Build Your Online Business. It is open now and cam be completed at your own pace in your own time frame.
After completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Outline their skills, interests, resources, and validate a business idea
- Conduct market research and organize their findings in a slideshow presentation
- Determine the best online marketplace to sell their product/service
- Design a flyer to promote the business product/service
- Use a spreadsheet to track inventory, spending, and profits
- Create a customer feedback survey
Join our group and work at your own pace. Go to g.co/applieddigitalskills and select “Sign In.” Click on your Google account (or create one). Choose “I am a student” and enter our class code: pq632q
Reach Customers Online with Google
On April 14 join us for Reach Customers Online with Google. In this workshop we’ll discuss best practices for improving your website’s visibility in Google’s organic search results on all devices; creating a free Google My Business listing; and advertising your business on Google. Join at http://bit.ly/GwGReach.
Get Your Local Business on Google Search & Maps
On April 28 join us for Get Your Local Business on Google Search & Maps. In this session we’ll show you how to create or claim your Business Profile on Google; manage your business info across Google Search and Maps; and use Google My Business to connect with potential customers. Join at http://bit.ly/GwGSearch.
