Presenter: Clanin Marketing You may have heard the importance of email marketing but where should you start? In this workshop, we will discuss popular email marketing platforms, creative ways to grow your list, opt-in forms, email design, open rates, and many other best practices to help you get started. The webinar will be approximately 45…
Presented By: Don Elmore, Director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC Be prepared for grant opportunities! The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) provides uniform guidance for all State of Illinois grant programs. All grant applicants and grantees must comply with GATA grant requirements, which includes the following steps…
Presenter: Clanin Marketing Looking to explore your creative side on Instagram? Join us for our Instagram Reels & Ads webinar as we explore this new feature and ways to use it for your business. Learn how to record, edit, promote, and share your creative 15-second clips with your followers. Let's take your Instagram presence to…
Presented By: Champaign-Urbana attorney Lorna Geiler, shareholder at Meyer Capel For employers with more than 100 employees, unvaccinated employees must begin wearing masks by December 5, 2021, and undergo weekly COVID-19 tests, beginning January 4, 2022, under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) highly anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2021-23643.pdf). The standard applies to businesses…
Presenter: Clanin Marketing When it comes to your website, the more information you have, the better! Let's dive deeper into search engine optimization (SEO) and how you can use the Google Search Console tool to run reports, identify keywords that are driving traffic to your site, and make informed decisions about your website content thus improving…
Presented By: Don Elmore, Director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC Be prepared for grant opportunities! The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) provides uniform guidance for all State of Illinois grant programs. All grant applicants and grantees must comply with GATA grant requirements, which includes the following steps…
Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTACs) are resources for small businesses looking to enter the world of government contracting. The centers provide one-on-one counseling, technical information, marketing assistance and training to existing businesses interested in selling their goods and services to local, state, and/or federal government agencies. The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign…
Presented By: Jason Rambeck, Lead Web Developer at Pixo Avoid starting the new year with website headaches by joining us for a WordPress Audit webinar with Pixo! We'll review the WordPress system to identify the most critical pieces to address in the weeks ahead, including: Performance issues (just how fast or slow is your site?) Security vulnerabilities…
Presented By: Don Elmore, Director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC Session Description: Thinking about starting a business in Illinois? This informative workshop helps entrepreneurs understand many of the steps and requirements. You’ll be taken step-by-step through a variety of topics and have the opportunity to ask questions. …
Presented By: Don Elmore, Director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Champaign County EDC Be prepared for grant opportunities! The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) provides uniform guidance for all State of Illinois grant programs. All grant applicants and grantees must comply with GATA grant requirements, which includes the following steps…