MT: WORKSHOP ON ONLINE MARKETING FOR RURAL BUSINESSES
News Date September 01, 2009
Rural business owners can receive hands-on training in website development and online marketing at an eCommerce Workshop Sept. 15-16 in Billings, sponsored by the Montana Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the Western Rural Development Center.
The interactive training is led by regionally recognized instructors and successful local business owners who market products using the Internet. Sessions include building an online presence, marketing strategies, Internet selling, advertising do's and don'ts and building brand awareness. The workshop format was developed by the Western Rural Development Center, a regional center funded largely by USDA and located in Logan, Utah.
Funding for the workshop is provided by a Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant for rural Montana counties and Indian reservations. (Contact: Perri Walborn at pwalborn@mt.gov)