(CSi) “Marketing 101: How to get the word out about your small business” is set for 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., July 20, at Jamestown Chamber, 120 2nd St SE.

Tickets are $ $20 Space is limited. Tickets available at http://bit.ly/Marketing101Jamestown.

Entrepreneurs and small business owners are hard-working, passionate individuals who are experts in their craft. But one of the challenges of owning your own business is marketing.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 SCORE volunteer, Dave Smette of Jamestown says, “It’s not easy for a new business to compete with larger and more well-known organizations. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.”

He added that SCORE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to growing and maintaining small businesses. SCORE volunteers are business leaders who deliver services at no charge. SCORE volunteers like Smette are organizing a workshop called

Leading “Marketing 101: How to get the word out about your small business.” are Janna Bergstedt, vice president of marketing at First Community Credit Union and Katie Ryan-Anderson, marketing manager at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

Also on our show, Ryan-Anderson pointed out that Marketing 101 will help answer the questions of: Why is marketing important? What’s my target audience? How do I reach them? Marketing 101 will also offer inexpensive tools and tricks to help with project management, graphic design, social media and advertising. Those interested in attending should prepare for a day of learning, networking and dialogue.

In addition to managing a business, managing a budget is also a challenge, and on our show SCORE volunteer, Ken Astrup said that SCORE can put prospect and current business owners in touch with successful business people and other contacts, who can be “The eyes and ears,” of individuals in the marketplace .

Costs for the Jamestown event are kept low, thanks to the generosity of: SCORE, Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals of Jamestown and the Jamestown/Stutsman County Development Corporation.

Agenda:

10 a.m.: Introductions & Welcome
10:30 a.m.: How to Build a Brand, Janna Bergstedt, VP of Marketing, First Community Credit Union
Noon: lunch courtesy of Young Professionals of Jamestown
12:45 p.m.: Free and Inexpensive Tools to help you Plan, Manage and Design, Katie Ryan-Anderson, Marketing Manager, Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

More information and to register for the Jamestown seminar by calling the Jamestown SCORE office located at the South Central Dakota Regional Council office, at Legacy Center in Downtown Jamestown at 701-252-8060.