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How Small Business Can Leverage the Cloud to be More Effective in Marketing

May 27th, 2013 | Posted by martinbrossman in Entrepreneurship Training - (0 Comments)

How Small Business Can Leverage the Cloud to be More Effective in Marketing
An introduction to cloud-based (Web-based) computing tools

Cloud-based computing, which allows you to share files and applications over the internet, provides a high level of accessibility that frees the small business owner from a fixed workstation environment. Cloud service options include highly flexible, very secure data storage and manipulation. Some of the popular data sharing/processing/storage services are Dropbox, Salesforce and Evernote, among a wide variety of cloud-based services we will introduce. These free and low cost Web-based resources are accessible from your desktop, tablet or smart phone.

This training will include:

How to use team sharing of information
How cloud resources allow you to enhance customer relationships, inprove your marketing effort.
How to be able to access data in front of your customer
How to establish security for your Web-based services
You will come away with a broad knowledge of cloud-driven tools for reducing costs and increasing efficiency in your small business.

Learning Objectives:
1. Client Server Arch (Introductory information only)
2. Cloud definition
3. Mobile App def
4. Security
5. File/data sharing
6. Leveraging cloud resources to increase marketing effectiveness
Course Length: Variable, 3hrs min, can be collated into multiple blocks for greater detail

Can be taught as a 3hr over view or three 3hr classes allowing for more integration or a all day training.
It also can be taught in a classroom setting or a computer lab (hands-on) class. Participants for the hands-on class are required to establish a Google email account (gmail) in advance.

Call Colleen Gray to schedule the class: (919) 858-6122 – or email her.

Special thanks to Danial Farmer Director of the Small Business Center at Randolph Community College for his input on this class.

Being Effective as an Entrepreneur and Business Owner

March 19th, 2011 | Posted by martinbrossman in Courses - BD | Entrepreneurship Training - (0 Comments)

Being an Entrepreneur and Business Owner demand very different skills then being an Employee. This class teaches you the core skills required to navigate and be successful in your own business, based on more than 15 years of business coaching by Martin Brossman and more than 20 years of entrepreneurship by Dan Scala. Learn the key mistake to make that can lose you time and money. You will understand how to effectively manage: time, money, priorities and customers to maximize results. This is useful for both the person about to start a business and one that has been in business long enough to say “I wish they had told me how…”.

by Martin Brossman and Dan Scale

Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking

March 10th, 2011 | Posted by martinbrossman in Courses - PE | Entrepreneurship Training - (0 Comments)

Martin Brossman speaking to a larger group

Martin Brossman speaking to a group

Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking by Martin Brossman

Almost no one is born with the gift of public speaking. Being effective as a public speaker gives you a competitive advantage over anyone who is not willing to make the effort to build such skills. Enhance your career, business, and life with this step-by-step participatory class assisting each student in being effective in public speaking. In the class, Martin Brossman shares his own story of moving from terror to anticipation of public speaking and passes on his authentic engagement presentation technique that gets him the highest evaluations in speaking and training.

Taught by: Martin Brossman

tm “authentic engagement presentation technique” – Martin Brossman & Associates

Course Length: 3hr

Contact Colleen Gray to schedule the class: Fill out this contact form to email Colleen directly: