Social Networking for Small Business Workshop

This is an overview of a workshop I'm doing for 40 or so entrepreneurs in the Howe Sound area for one of my clients this July.  Just recalling that there was the Whistler forest fire last summer when I did a Selling Skills workshop in Squamish.  While I am looking forward to creating more small business sparks this year, let's hold off on the fires!

Common craft has a great video on social networking in Plain English well worth checking out here.  

Tweet. Yelp. Four Square. LOL.  What the heck are they and why do they matter to your small business?  Social networking is a hot topic but like a second language, putting it into practice can get very confusing.  Like most small businesses you may be trying to sort out social networking myth from reality, whether it can work for you and why.  In this workshop, you will view examples and learn in plain language how social networking can be a powerful and low cost way to connect, prospect, reward customers and gain word of mouth.

Topics include personal vs. small business social networking, social media vs. traditional media, privacy, measurement and hands-on practice applying this learning to your small business.  Plus discover 10 free networking and promotion applications you can use on Monday.  So, get Linked In and avoid having your HUB, LDO (texting acronyms for Head up Butt, Like Duh, Obviously).

Digital Media Investment Trends Panel - Q&A

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Q and A session from May VEF. Part 7 of 7. Danny Robinson of Bootup Labs moderates the panel which includes: Shawn Abbott partner at iNovia Capital Steve Hnatiuk co-founder of Yaletown Ventures Bill Bryant venture partner with DFJ Ventures Kushal Saha Managing Director at Cascadia Capital Digital Media Investment Trends: New Media is a fast growing sector in our local economy. The combined wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning sectors includes more than 1,300 companies, it employs 22,000 people, and generates revenues of approximately$3B a year in BC. VEF is hosting an evening with a panel of Canadian and US VCs who invest in the digital media space. They will discuss what they look for when evaluating investment opportunities and give the audience their perspectives and outlook on trends for the sector.

Digital Media Investment Trends Panel - part 6

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Danny Robinson of Bootup Labs moderates the panel which includes: Shawn Abbott partner at iNovia Capital Steve Hnatiuk co-founder of Yaletown Ventures Bill Bryant venture partner with DFJ Ventures Kushal Saha Managing Director at Cascadia Capital Digital Media Investment Trends: New Media is a fast growing sector in our local economy. The combined wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning sectors includes more than 1,300 companies, it employs 22,000 people, and generates revenues of approximately$3B a year in BC. VEF is hosting an evening with a panel of Canadian and US VCs who invest in the digital media space. They will discuss what they look for when evaluating investment opportunities and give the audience their perspectives and outlook on trends for the sector.

VEF presents Digital Media Investment Trends Panel - part 5

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Danny Robinson of Bootup Labs moderates the panel which includes: Shawn Abbott partner at iNovia Capital Steve Hnatiuk co-founder of Yaletown Ventures Bill Bryant venture partner with DFJ Ventures Kushal Saha Managing Director at Cascadia Capital Digital Media Investment Trends: New Media is a fast growing sector in our local economy. The combined wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning sectors includes more than 1,300 companies, it employs 22,000 people, and generates revenues of approximately$3B a year in BC. VEF is hosting an evening with a panel of Canadian and US VCs who invest in the digital media space. They will discuss what they look for when evaluating investment opportunities and give the audience their perspectives and outlook on trends for the sector.

VEF presents Digital Media Investment Trends Panel - part 4

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Danny Robinson of Bootup Labs moderates the panel which includes: Shawn Abbott partner at iNovia Capital Steve Hnatiuk co-founder of Yaletown Ventures Bill Bryant venture partner with DFJ Ventures Kushal Saha Managing Director at Cascadia Capital Digital Media Investment Trends: New Media is a fast growing sector in our local economy. The combined wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning sectors includes more than 1,300 companies, it employs 22,000 people, and generates revenues of approximately$3B a year in BC. VEF is hosting an evening with a panel of Canadian and US VCs who invest in the digital media space. They will discuss what they look for when evaluating investment opportunities and give the audience their perspectives and outlook on trends for the sector.

Digital Media Investment Trends Panel - Part 3

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VEF May 25. Danny Robinson of Bootup Labs moderates the panel which includes: Shawn Abbott partner at iNovia Capital Steve Hnatiuk co-founder of Yaletown Ventures Bill Bryant venture partner with DFJ Ventures Kushal Saha Managing Director at Cascadia Capital Digital Media Investment Trends: New Media is a fast growing sector in our local economy. The combined wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning sectors includes more than 1,300 companies, it employs 22,000 people, and generates revenues of approximately$3B a year in BC. VEF is hosting an evening with a panel of Canadian and US VCs who invest in the digital media space. They will discuss what they look for when evaluating investment opportunities and give the audience their perspectives and outlook on trends for the sector.

Digital Media Investment Trends Panel - Part 2

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VEF May 25. Danny Robinson of Bootup Labs moderates the panel which includes: Shawn Abbott partner at iNovia Capital Steve Hnatiuk co-founder of Yaletown Ventures Bill Bryant venture partner with DFJ Ventures Kushal Saha Managing Director at Cascadia Capital Digital Media Investment Trends: New Media is a fast growing sector in our local economy. The combined wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning sectors includes more than 1,300 companies, it employs 22,000 people, and generates revenues of approximately$3B a year in BC. VEF is hosting an evening with a panel of Canadian and US VCs who invest in the digital media space. They will discuss what they look for when evaluating investment opportunities and give the audience their perspectives and outlook on trends for the sector.