The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center at Valdosta State University, with a generous sponsorship from Guardian Bank, will present Maximum Contact from 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday February 15 through March 15, 2017.   Registration is $49 per person and includes all course materials.

Maximum Contact introduces entrepreneurs to the importance of online marketing and customer engagement and the necessity to strategically position their business online.

Throughout the five-week course, attendees will discuss Word of Mouth Marketing Online and how to use the power of online marketing to get your message to your customers. The instructors will cover What Search Engine Marketing is and how to increase sales with online paid marketing and why Search Engine Optimization is so important for your business and how to get your website found on the first page of search engines. Also discussed will be online marketing and how it affects content generation and showing you how to connect and engage with your customers to build long term relationships. Instruction will also be given on how using online tools & networks can help you further your business.  Finally, the class will take a look at online tools and social networks and how to use them to engage your customers and drive them to your website.

Maximum Contact attendees will have the opportunity to meet privately with a Small Business Development Center consultant to discuss any specific business issues or challenges they may be facing.

Headquartered in Athens, the Small Business Development Center is a partnership between the University of Georgia, Valdosta State University, the University of West Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, Clayton State University, and Kennesaw State University. It is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the United States Small Business Administration, boasts 17 offices across the state, and strives to enhance the economic well-being of Georgians by providing a wide range of educational services for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs, including no-cost, confidential consulting services. Guardian Bank remains committed to making small businesses in our service area successful and we sincerely appreciate their continued partnership with the UGA Small Business Development Center at Valdosta State University.

The UGA Small Business Development Center at VSU serves the citizens of Atkinson, Berrien, Brooks, Clinch, Coffee, Cook, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, and Thomas counties and is considered an essential resource for small businesses in South Georgia. 

Please contact Cindy Corgan, program coordinator with the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center at VSU, at [email protected] or (229) 245-3738 to reserve a seat or learn more. Class size is limited.