Feeling like you have hit a wall with your social media content? Looking for more specific techniques that really enhance your promotional materials and posts? If so, this may be the right course for you! This course will show you different features of Canva and Canva Pro that will benefit your social media platforms. Maybe you use Instagram, Facebook, MailChimp, or your business website. Whatever the platform, you will learn to create engaging content to showcase. Whether you have used Canva for years or you are a beginner, this course will motivate and equip you to design more efficiently. Come discover some new Canva features and take your social media to the next level!
Course Outline
Canva Introduction
Brief Website Overview
Specific Social Media Platform and How to Incorporate Canva
Embed Social Media Posts
Scheduling Posts to Social
Instagram Story Design and Facebook Creator
Learner Outcomes
Attendees will learn how to:
Present their work and ideas in new ways
Advance their current Canva skills
Design more quickly than before
Utilize specific techniques for specific social media platforms The Art of Meaningful Connections: Impactful Strategies for Building Relationships
Connections are the lifeblood of our businesses. However, making and maintaining meaningful connections with prospects, clients, and our network has become more challenging than ever before. In this Power Lunch, we?ll explore marketing, communication, collaboration, diversity, and coaching strategies that can lead you to more meaningful connections that will help your business to continue to thrive.
About Shai Boston:
Shai Boston is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) with nearly 25 years of experience in training, facilitation, coaching, and curriculum design. She?s also a designated Master Trainer and a certified Maxwell Leadership Team coach and speaker. As an entrepreneur and owner of Shai Boston, LLC, Shai takes pride in assisting her clients on their path of business and career success by providing training and coaching on a wide variety of skillsets, including communication, leadership, and emotional intelligence skills enhancement.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Shai made Atlanta her home after living in South Florida for a decade. She?s been married for over 20 years and spends her free time reading, watching Korean dramas, doing volunteer work, and traveling as a global citizen. SBDC StartSmart was developed by the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center. This year?s program is tailored to being held virtually to facilitate virtual discussion, class engagement, & mastery of content. Participation in StartSmart will also allow access to online business planning software. The program is facilitated by specially trained SBDC consultants and a long-term relationship with the SBDC and follow-up consulting is available and encouraged.
Whether you are a new business (in business 2 years or less), or are still in the planning phase, building a business takes the right tools?and a lot of hard work. SBDC StartSmart will equip you to be successful!
SBDC StartSmart helps attendees to:
Evaluate & refine your business concept
Improve your knowledge of business concepts
Research markets and competition
Develop a financial forecast to improve chances of success
Develop a thorough, practical business plan
Course Outline
Eight modules cover critical issues for new businesses:
MODULE 1: Business Success ? How do we get there?
MODULE 2: Opportunity & Solutions
MODULE 3: Marketing for Success
MODULE 4: Digital Marketing & Online Strategies
MODULE 5: Navigating Human Resources
MODULE 6: Operations & Managing by the Numbers
MODULE 7: Management with a Plan
MODULE 8: Plan, Run, Review, Revise
SBDC StartSmart programs include 16 hours of instruction delivered over a period of four weeks. Sessions will be held twice a week for 2 hours each. Check your preferred location for details on when their 2021 program will be held.
Learner Outcomes
Owning your own business is the American dream. Building it to withstand the test of time requires a unique set of tools. SBDC StartSmart? provides the resources, support, and motivation to put your dream within reach.
SBDC StartSmart provides the tools to:
Evaluate your concept and develop plans to move forward.
Improve knowledge of business fundamentals.
Build an infrastructure for business operations and processes.
SBDC StartSmart graduates acquire:
An actionable business plan and access to business planning software
Access to financial and business resources.
A network of entrepreneurial peers and professionals.
Notes
A Public Service and Outreach Unit of the University of Georgia. Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All programs of the UGA SBDC are open to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
Testimonials
''I cannot thank you enough for the stellar StartSmart program. This experience has transformed the way I do business, both now and in the future.?
''I look forward to following up with my SBDC Consultant to build on this program and continue to strengthen my business plan and practices.''
Webinar - Taking Your Social Media to the Next Level with Canva
Power Lunch With Shai Boston - "The Art of Meaningful Connections: Impactful Strategies for Building Relationships"
Webinar - StartSmart DeKalb (8-class series)