This is a workshop designed for the complete beginner. Learn the basic costs and steps necessary to register your domain, find a hosting company and have your website developed. This seminar will review the different types of websites and options on finding a web designer/developer.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures East Kootenay - Cranbrook
• Community Futures North Fraser - Mission
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations:

Come to this session and learn how Twitter can help you network and build business.  This seminar will show you how to bring a community interested in sharing business and knowledge. Common questions about Twitter include, how relevant is Twitter to my business and how much energy do I need to dedicate to this tool? Brainstorm with other small business owners on how to engage a network of twitter followers and determine if Twitter is right for you and your business.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

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Come to this session and learn how Twitter can help you network and build business.  This seminar will show you how to bring a community interested in sharing business and knowledge. Common questions about Twitter include, how relevant is Twitter to my business and how much energy do I need to dedicate to this tool? Brainstorm with other small business owners on how to engage a network of twitter followers and determine if Twitter is right for you and your business.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures North Fraser - Mission
• Community Futures Central Island - Nanaimo
• Community Futures Okanagan-Similkameen - Penticton
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• Community Futures Shuswap - Salmon Arm
• Community Futures Sunshine Coast - Sechelt
• FrontCounter BC Cranbrook - Cranbrook
• FrontCounter BC Prince George - Prince George
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

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Register for all 5 of the How to Get Started eSeries and save 15%. Series price: $99. No substitutions, changes or refunds after the start date of the series. Included in the series:

• The Good, the Bad and the Effective Website
• Managing Your Website Using a Content Management System (CMS)
• Legal Tips for Your e-Business
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Measuring the Success of Your Website - Web Analytics

• Small Business BC - Vancouver

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This workshop will examine current websites and identify strengths, weaknesses and design techniques. You will leave this seminar knowing the difference between a static site, dynamic site, use of eCommerce tools, SEO techniques and an introduction to Internet marketing. This is the first seminar in the "How To Get Started" series in the web development process.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations:

Small Business BC supports the start-up and growth of small businesses throughout British Columbia. As part of our Regional BC Small Business Startup Program we invite our video conference partners around BC to invite their clients to this 2 hour training session to learn about websites, web development, web marketing and how to analyze your website. Presented by eBusiness Connections (a division of Small Business BC) and industry experts you will learn the basics of getting started as well as a strategy to position your business in an online environment. Learn what web developers know about the web and its ROI for your business.

• Community Futures North Fraser - Mission
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• CFDC of North Cariboo - Quesnel
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

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Do you plan on updating your own website? Would you like to add new content, remove pages, upload images or change the formatting of your site? Come to this workshop to learn how to pick the right CMS for your business needs. We will introduce you to a free (open source) system and full support system and their features.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil

Available in the following locations:

Does your business need a social media campaign? Will Twitter, Blogs, Facebook help grow your business?  Come to this complimentary one hour session to discuss how social media has helped your bottom line. Learn from other small business owners throughout BC on how to leverage social media for business growth and prospecting. 

Small Business BC continues to work with our video conference partners and their clients to share business experience and create a virtual network of small business owners in the province of BC. These panel discussions invite existing business owners who have been in business for 1 or more years to discuss different topics of interest.

• Community Futures North Fraser - Mission
• CFDC of North Cariboo - Quesnel
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

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Learn how to analyze your web site code, find out what keywords potential customers are searching for, analyze your web site traffic, and make sure you are listed in the right search engines. Get your web site working for you!

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Strathcona - Courtenay
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

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Interested in clicks and click throughs? In this workshop you will learn how people arrive at your website, how they navigate through your site and how the user interacts with your online buying process? This seminar will help you understand more about your customer through the use of web analytics and server logs.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations:

This workshop focuses on understanding social media, what is it and how it’s connecting people. A focus will be given to understanding what opportunities exist for small business owners to leverage social media for business growth and prospecting. Topics covered include privacy and control; social media pit falls and super stars and first steps to social media success. Some tools discussed will be Twitter, Blogs, Facebook, and creating social bookmarks.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Thompson Country - Kamloops
• Community Futures North Fraser - Mission
• Community Futures Central Island - Nanaimo
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• Small Business Victoria - Victoria
• FrontCounter BC Williams Lake - Williams Lake
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

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Come to this seminar to learn how to write for the web. Studies show web viewers spend only seconds on websites reading the content. This seminar will help you condense your content and layout your website so you’re most important information is viewed first. Delivered by Rick Sloboda of Webcopy Plus.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations:

This is a workshop designed for the complete beginner. Learn the basic costs and steps necessary to register your domain, find a hosting company and have your website developed. This seminar will review the different types of websites and options on finding a web designer/developer.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures North Fraser - Mission
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• FrontCounter BC Williams Lake - Williams Lake
• Women's Enterprise Centre - Kelowna
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations:

Considering selling your product online?  Concerned about security online? Are you already using PayPal? Do you need a merchant account? This seminar will take you behind the scenes of an online payment system and show you how transactions are processed, credit cards are charged and how to handle taxes and shipping.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations:

This workshop covers legal principles and concerns applicable to internet-based businesses/operations. Topics include creating contracts online, including terms and conditions for use of your web site and contracting with your online buyers. Discussion about terms and conditions will include intellectual property claims, limitations of liability and disclaimers regarding use of the site.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations:

Get your web sites working for you! Studies show web viewers spend only seconds on websites reading the content. This seminar will help you condense your content and layout your website so your  most important information is viewed first. Learn how to analyze your web site code, find out what keywords potential customers are searching for, analyze your web site traffic, and make sure you are listed in the right search engines. Interested in clicks and click throughs? In this seminar you will learn how people arrive at your website, how they navigate through your site and how the user interacts with your online buying process? This seminar will help you understand more about your customer through the use of web analytics and server logs.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Central Island - Nanaimo
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations:

Wanting to find new ways to interact with your customer online? This seminar will give you some tools that will help you share news and information about your company. RSS Feeds -What are they, how to put one on your website? Blogs and their types, content, comments, RSS, SEO benefits and distribution methods.

This seminar is hosted at Small Business BC in Vancouver and delivered to other locations via live video conference.

• Small Business BC - Vancouver
• Community Futures Strathcona - Courtenay
• Community Futures Mount Waddington - Port McNeil
• Small Business Victoria - Victoria
• FrontCounter BC Surrey - Surrey
• FrontCounter BC Williams Lake - Williams Lake
• Clearwater Community Resource Centre - Clearwater

Available in the following locations: