Small businesses are important to the growth and success of Georgia?s economy. They provide economic opportunity by offering greater access to business support services, education, and jobs for owners and employees. Government agencies know that directing spend to small businesses for the purchase of items and equipment that support their mission, research or initiative is a great way to support small businesses.
Most government agencies offer a good deal of information about how to do business with them and list upcoming opportunities. However, the process to sell to the government can be bombarded with requirements that are difficult for a seller to understand, respond to and follow.
To help navigate through the state procurement process, the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) is excited to present a virtual series of readiness workshops that are targeted to the small business community. These workshops will intertwine the procurement process with essential small business development training on how to increase your business core capability and capacity. Through collaborative efforts with educational partner, the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Minority Business Development (UGA SBDC MBD), our small business partners and industry experts, DOAS will be able to provide information to small business participants on how to implement human resources, insurance bonding, and other financial considerations that may improve business efficiency in order to achieve its state government contract goals.
Course Outline
Held every first and third Thursday of each month from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
August 18, 2022 Module I: Contract Opportunities, Marketing & Research Strategies
August 25, 2022 Module II: Business Operations Strategies
September 1, 2022 Module III: Business Operations Strategies
September 8, 2022 Module IV: Procurement Business Development Strategies
September 15, 2022 Module V: Financial Management Strategies
September 22, 2022 Module VI: Small Business Readiness Checklist, Connections & Executive Summary
September 29, 2022 Ceremonial Module: Networking and Small Business Readiness Certificate The DeKalb Chamber Membership Committee helps to plan and evaluate the Chamber?s overall programs and membership offerings including, but not limited to, Power Lunches, workshops, seminars, and Business After Hours. Also works to recruit and retain current and new members by managing and auditing the Member Contact Timeline, offer innovative ideas, and ensure all members are having a valuable experience.
This committee meets monthly on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Join us for Business After Hours at Turknett Leadership Group. For more than thirty years, Turknett Leadership Group has provided guidance and inspiration to support thousands of people, teams, and companies on their journey. Come enjoy light appetizers and beverages while we tour their new offices. Small businesses are important to the growth and success of Georgia?s economy. They provide economic opportunity by offering greater access to business support services, education, and jobs for owners and employees. Government agencies know that directing spend to small businesses for the purchase of items and equipment that support their mission, research or initiative is a great way to support small businesses.
Most government agencies offer a good deal of information about how to do business with them and list upcoming opportunities. However, the process to sell to the government can be bombarded with requirements that are difficult for a seller to understand, respond to and follow.
To help navigate through the state procurement process, the Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) is excited to present a virtual series of readiness workshops that are targeted to the small business community. These workshops will intertwine the procurement process with essential small business development training on how to increase your business core capability and capacity. Through collaborative efforts with educational partner, the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Minority Business Development (UGA SBDC MBD), our small business partners and industry experts, DOAS will be able to provide information to small business participants on how to implement human resources, insurance bonding, and other financial considerations that may improve business efficiency in order to achieve its state government contract goals.
Course Outline
Held every first and third Thursday of each month from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
August 18, 2022 Module I: Contract Opportunities, Marketing & Research Strategies
August 25, 2022 Module II: Business Operations Strategies
September 1, 2022 Module III: Business Operations Strategies
September 8, 2022 Module IV: Procurement Business Development Strategies
September 15, 2022 Module V: Financial Management Strategies
September 22, 2022 Module VI: Small Business Readiness Checklist, Connections & Executive Summary
September 29, 2022 Ceremonial Module: Networking and Small Business Readiness Certificate Join us for a ribbon cutting at Workplace Learning Solutions, a future-focused company. Workplace Learning Solutions expertise includes topics in the study of leadership development, communication, diversity and inclusion, and technology. Tools to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Website and Your Social Media
Today?s customers heavily rely on the internet to make their purchase decisions. This makes it critically important to make sure that your business is noticed online.
You cannot afford to leave your digital marketing to chance. You need to conduct a comprehensive audit to determine which of your marketing efforts work and which need to be overhauled or even scrapped.
In this Live Online Workshop, you will walk through audit tools that evaluate SEO, social media, website content, and promotional efforts.
In addition, you will learn how to:
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You'll leave equipped with the resources and tools to strategize, execute, and adapt your audit to ensure you are hitting your goals.
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About Our Instructor
Ricardo Berris is a Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Speaker and Coach. He is the founder and CEO of the MI Group of Companies, MI Group USA, MI Group Colombia and MI Group Bahamas. They provide digital marketing and software development solutions for non-technical businesses throughout the Caribbean, North, Central, and South America. The company is particularly focused on supporting businesses looking to grow locally and internationally through digital marketing and software development technologies.
He has led successful projects with various organizations worth over $100 billion combined, including Government Departments, Retail Banks (Fidelity, First Caribbean), Hotels (Courtyard Marriott, Warwick, Ocean Clubs), Quick Service Restaurants (McDonald?s, Burger King, KFC, Domino?s), Universities (Florida National University, Nova Southeastern).
He is also the founder of the startup Purpusly, a multi-channel platform helping cause-conscious customers find and discover products that support causes they care about and co-founder of Rolle Away Inc. producer of The Belle Booth, a portable all-in-one workstation for beauticians. Although it's the ''grandfather'' of social media, LinkedIn may be one of the most underutilized social networks when it comes to digital marketing. Few use it to its maximum capability to create results. When it comes to building business relationships and targeting a specific professional group, LinkedIn offers very powerful options. Investing in building the right relationships will lead to business growth and profitability.
Course Outline
Agenda:
LinkedIn capabilities
Company pages
Building relationships
Groups
Organic and paid strategies
Learner Outcomes
Attendees will gain an understanding of:
Best practices for your profile
How and why to use a company page
Targeting professional groups
Organic and paid strategies for building relationships with priority connections The DeKalb Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee speaks on behalf of the business interests of DeKalb County industry ensuring that DeKalb County remains a place that is competitive locally and statewide.
This committee meets monthly on the 1st Thursday of each month from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Do you want to learn how to use LinkedIn as a launching pad for your success? This program will teach you a unique, three-pronged strategy ? the Three C?s of LinkedIn Success ? you can use to do just that!
This two-hour in person training will include:
Instruction by UGA Small Business Development Center expert
Live demonstrations on LinkedIn of the key parts of the strategy
Explanations of why the strategy works and recommendations for how you can implement it
A template you can use to create your personal LinkedIn Success Action Plan
Q&A
Course Outline
Introduction
The all important first step
The 1st C ? Using advanced search techniques to find and add the right Connections
The 2nd C ? How to project Credibility using your LinkedIn profile
The 3rd C ? How to use Conversations to build your reputation and your business
Learner Outcomes
The most important elements in building a compelling LinkedIn profile
Techniques to locate the right new connections on LinkedIn
How to generate targeted lists of your perfect prospects ? and what to do next
How to transform your LinkedIn profile into a landing page ? for you!
What to say on LinkedIn to create profitable conversations
Webinar - Georgia DOAS Procurement Readiness Workshop
Membership Committee Meeting
Business After Hours at Turknett Leadership Group
Webinar - Georgia DOAS Procurement Readiness Workshop
Ribbon Cutting at Workplace Learning Solutions LLC
Webinar - Tools to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Website & Your Social Media
Webinar - Marketing Monday: Leveraging the Power of LinkedIn to Grow Your Business
Governmental Affairs Committee Meeting
Webinar - You Want to Succeed on LinkedIn? What You Need to Know