VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver’s Business Growth Mentor & Analysis Program is introducing monthly forums, Business Growth Map Alliance, to bring together small businesses and entrepreneurs to learn from each other. The first forum is scheduled as follows:
Building and Optimizing Online Marketing Campaigns
9 – 10 a.m. Oct. 22
805 Broadway St., Vancouver
Presenters: Michael Curry, assistant clinical professor at Â鶹´«Ã½, and Robert Leary, Vancouver marketing consultant
Business Growth MAP Alliance meetings will be held in downtown Vancouver and are open to the public. Each program will feature presenters from the business community and/or WSU faculty, addressing topics of strategic importance to business growth and success. Participants will share insights, lessons learned, best practices and resources.
There is no charge for the first Business Growth MAP Alliance forum, but registration is required. Register online by visiting and looking under “Upcoming events.â€
The second forum, on Nov. 19, will explore “Secrets of Business Success.â€
About Business Growth MAP
Business Growth MAP is Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s student-led, pro-bono consultancy and analysis for small businesses. The program connects business students, faculty and mentors with businesses looking to grow. The program consulted with 41 businesses during the 2013/2014 academic year.
About Â鶹´«Ã½
Â鶹´«Ã½ is celebrating 25 years of creating access to higher education in Southwest Washington. For 25 years, students have chosen Â鶹´«Ã½ for its scenic campus, small classes, close personal attention, topnotch faculty, accessible location and reasonable costs. At Â鶹´«Ã½, students gain much more than a degree—they gain a brighter future.
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MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu
Mistie Josephson, Business Growth MAP, 360-546-9533, bgmap@vancouver.wsu.edu