Contact: Ruth Bowden
Phone: 336-373-2674
         

City’s M/WBE Helps Small Businesses ‘Access Success’ with Free Seminar

GREENSBORO, NC (July 26, 2010) – The City of Greensboro’s Minority/Women’s Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program will host a free Small Business Briefing that will teach entrepreneurs how to market their company during an economic recession. The briefing will be held Thursday, August 5, from 8:30-9:45 am in the Central Library’s Nussbaum Room, 219 N. Church St.

The briefing, part of M/WBE’s quarterly “Access to Success” Small Business series, aims to aid small businesses with knowledge to succeed during economic downturns.

This session features information and tips on what small business owners can do to market their company during a recession while gaining a stronger, larger customer base. Spitfire Marketing & Creative Inc., a woman-owned business, will be the presenter for this session.

To reserve a seat, contact the City’s M/WBE office at 336-373-2674 or the Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce at 336-387-8322. The session is free and open to the small business community, and will include a light continental breakfast.

Co-sponsors of the event include the Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce, Guilford Technical Community College’s Small Business Center, the Greensboro Public Library, and the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship.

For more information about the M/WBE’s Small Business Briefings, call 336-373-2674.

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