Free Seminars

Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre

Online Social and Business Networking 101

Seminar Summary:	Online Social and Business Networking 101 Making business contacts is not a spectator sport: you have to get out there and do it. This introductory seminar is for people who have a business but do not know anything about networking (creating business contacts and potential customer awareness) and promoting their companies using some of the common "Web 2.0" and social networking tools that are popular today. Topics can include FaceBook, MySpace, and LinkedIn.
Date and Registration:	2009 Mar 16, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone. Sign up now for the free Online Social and Business Networking 101 seminar. Seating is limited.
Cost:	FREE
Facilitator:	Steve Gomori is a graduate of the Internet Systems Specialist Diploma at the University of Winnipeg. In addition to PHP, Javascript, MySQL, XHTML, and CSS projects, Steve works on marketing campaigns and teaching various courses and seminars.
Materials:	To be given at the seminar. Please register early so we have enough notice to print copies for everyone. Optional book resources are here.
Additional Information:	These seminars are limited to 50 people, and can fill up quickly. Please register early to ensure you will have a place and a copy of the handouts. Phone: (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday Fax: (204) 983-3852 Hearing Impaired TTY: 1-800-457-8466 250 - 240 Graham Avenue, Winnipeg, MB (2nd Floor of The Cargill Building, near Canada Post) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2609, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4B3 Web: http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/ E-Mail: manitoba@canadabusiness.ca Parking Information All CMBSC seminars, listed by date: http://events.ebsc.ca/events_bydate.aspx Not in Winnipeg? Not a problem! C/MBSC does remote video conferencing. Here is a list of video conferencing locations where you can enjoy the free seminars.

Who Should Take This Seminar?

This seminar is geared towards new or existing small businesses that want to learn more about the online networking tools that are freely available to them. You may be starting your website from scratch, or you may already have an existing website from which you want to get more mileage. This seminar will provide an overview of many of the popular social and business networking tools, and how they can draw traffic to your website and your business.

Why Should You Take This Seminar?

Social and business networking is a huge part of the internet now. Each tool has its specific purpose and it is difficult to learn each of them all on your own. Some of them will be appropriate for your business needs, and others will not. Knowing a little bit about the tools that are available to you will give you a better understanding of which direction you should decide to go. Online networking requires focus and patience, so having knowledge and direction at the outset will save you time and frustration.

What Will You Learn?

You will learn a little about the history of online social networking as well as the varying forms in which it exists. You will be presented with an overview of many of the popular networking tools and how they may or may not suit your business needs. You will walk away with an understanding of what is available to you and which tools may be beneficial for you to examine more closely.

When Should You Apply These Concepts?

First and foremost, you should have your business website up and running, and fully functional before you even begin to consider online social and business networking. Your website and your content is the most important thing about your online presence. Once you have that under control, then you can start networking and encouraging people to visit your site.

Learning Outcomes

To understand new technologies and terminologies relating to "social networking" online

Prerequisites

The following may be helpful before taking this seminar:

A general understanding of computer and internet technology

Course Format

This seminar will be informal, allowing questions from participants at any time so the topics can be tailored to the needs of the people attending.

Topic Outline

Rough topic outline; items are added and updated regularly.

INTRODUCTION	
  Who Should Take This Seminar?	
  Why Should You Take This Seminar?	
  What Will You Learn?	
  When Should You Apply These Concepts?	
  Where Can I Learn More?	
WHAT IS SOCIAL AND BUSINESS NETWORKING?	
  Networking is Connecting, Not Advertising	
  What You May Not Have Known	
    Networking Requires Time and Energy	
    Networking is Very Targeted	
PLANNING	
  Who Are The People In Your Network?	
  What is Your Budget?	
  What are Your Goals?	
THE TOOLS OF ONLINE SOCIAL AND BUSINESS NETWORKING	
  Where Do I Begin?	
  Social Sites	
    Social Networking is Changing Society	
    Facebook	
    MySpace	
    Twitter	
  Forums	
  Blogging	
  Social Bookmarking	
    StumbleUpon	
    Delicious	
    Google Bookmarks	
  News Sites	
    Digg	
    Other News Sites	
  Business Networking	
    LinkedIn	
    Other Business Sites	
  YouTube	
  Buttons and Widgets	
CONCLUSION

Additional Resources

MySpace (www.MySpace.com)

FaceBook (www.FaceBook.com)

LinkedIn (www.LinkedIn.com)

Canada/Manitoba Business Centre website (www.CanadaBusiness.ca/Manitoba)

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Considerations

Please consider turning off any cell phones and pagers while in lectures or seminars. If you need to be available (on call for work, for example) please set your cell/pager to vibrate. Also, please remember that checking email, typing instant messages, or surfing the Web may be distracting to others.

More Information

Here are links to more information that you may find helpful:

Winnipeg Transit: The Winnipeg Transit site includes links for fares, the free Downtown Spirit service, schedules and more.

Exchange District BIZ: The Winnipeg Exchange District BIZ site has maps and information about the area around our campus.

Downtown Winnipeg BIZ: The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ site includes links for parking, restaurants, and the BIZ Patrol.

Notice

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