(MCED) Workshop for Entrepreneurs on engaging Social Media & your business

Date: March 19, 2009, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: University of Southern Maine

Lunch & Learn Monthly Workshops for Entrepreneurs

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Time: Noon to 2:00 PM

(Informal tours of MCED technology incubator following each workshop.)

(Feel free to bring a lunch; coffee & water will be provided.)

Location: Room 214 - Abromson
Center,
University of Southern Maine

Cost:
. $10.00 (payable the day of the seminar)

. FREE for USM students with an ID card

. No charge for current MCED Onsite or Affiliate Client Companies

. NEW! Lunch is available (for pre-paid registrants only, up to 24 hrs
prior) for additional $10

(box lunch includes either turkey or veggie rollup with cheese, chips,
cookie, fruit & bottled water).

RSVP to workshops@mced.biz or to prepay and/or purchase lunch on website:
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More Info:
http://www.mced.biz/news.html#events or call MCED at 228-8524

Pre-register:
Reservations are strongly encouraged to help MCED assure adequate space and
seating.

Walk-ins are welcome, space permitting.

How to Engage Your Business in the Social Media Environment.
A panel presentation by Lynnelle Wilson and Becky Stockbridge.

"Do you Tweet? What's your Facebook page got? Ever think of how to promote
your business on YouTube? Follow any bloggers? More important, are your
target audiences socializing in cyberspace, not just for fun but for the purpose of deciding how, where and with whom to do business? Make no mistake, social media is changing the way the world, and therefore business is communicating. And the environment is rich with opportunities to get
noticed."

Lynnelle Wilson, Marketing 2.0 Business Growth Specialist, Founder & President Bold Vision Consulting, brings professional and corporate working experience to clients. Having held senior positions in marketing, new business development and client service
for global institutions - as well as owning and operating her own small businesses - Lynnelle brings real experience and real-world perspectives to helping organizations achieve breakthrough success in today's Web 2.0 world.

Becky Stockbridge, Creative Director and Founder of iBec Creative
is a talented graphic designer who is
equally accomplished in the technical world of search engine optimization,
FLASH animation and web code. Her true gift is her ability to translate this
highly complex world into a language that her clients can understand. Becky
excels at communicating with clients and is known for her ability to quickly
comprehend client needs.

The Maine Center for Enterprise Development provides an experiential
learning environment to start-ups and early stage entrepreneurs for the
creation and growth of quality companies through incubation, entrepreneurial
development and education.

Ph: 207-228-8524 :: Fax: 207-228-8526 :: c/o USM, P.O. Box 9300, Portland, ME 04104-9300
Web: http://www.mced.biz/> www.mced.biz