LinkedIn in 4 Easy Steps for Entrepreneurs, Nonprofit Leaders

Date/Time	Thursdays, May 20 through June 10, 12 noon – 1 pm ET
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Cost	$250, if you act now, $300 after May 8.
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	It's back! Because it works. LinkedIn for the Uninitiated in 4 Easy Steps gives solo-preneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit leaders (yes, you are running a business!) access to the benefits of LinkedIn without overwhelming you with techno-babble. When you know how to use it, LinkedIn is a powerful, free tool for making the connections small businesses and nonprofits need. The price is right and the results impressive ... with both LinkedIn and our class. That's why we're offering it again. Nonprofits and small businesses need to use every tool available to tap new resources. LinkedIn is one such tool; Ventureneer's Vcourse, with personal attention to your questions and problems, is another. "I had no idea that LinkedIn had *such potential as a marketing and business development tool.* Not only did I find the information presented useful in expanding my organization's reach, but the clients I serve have benefited immensely." Jaci Hirschfeld of FY Eye Ventureneer's reprise of its popular LinkedIn for the Uninitiated in 4 Easy Steps will be held from 12 noon to 1 p.m. EDT on Thursdays beginning May 20 through June 10. The Vcourse, like our popular webinars, will be taught by Marc Halpert. "Thank you so much for your *specific, detailed instructions* and tips about how to maximize the LinkedIn profile networking tool. Even though your target audience was nonprofit, there was tons of helpful information applicable to for-profit businesses, too." says Emily Cox, of PowerwoRx. LinkedIn is a marketing and networking powerhouse for small businesses and nonprofits. Ventureneer's Vcourse will show you how to use that power effectively. You'll get one-on-one guidance from the instructor and your questions about your particular situation will be answered. You'll meet -- virtually -- fellow classmates with whom you can brainstorm and network. You'll develop an effective LinkedIn profile for your business, not learn about profiles in general. In just 4 weeks, with minimal homework assignments, you will create and learn to manage your profile so it is attractive to the people you want to reach. When you finish the course, you'll have access to more than 50 million people around the world who use LinkedIn as a business/networking tool, that's 50 million potential customers, investors, donors, volunteers or board members. That's a lot of reach for only $250 (or even $300)! The Vcourse gives leaders of both small businesses and nonprofits an in-depth, hands-on experience that will result in a highly visible LinkedIn presence for their organizations. This is a practical, not a theoretical, course. A LinkedIn discussion group will also be set up so participants can network and converse beyond the confines of the course. And you'll know how to use it effectively. The Vcourse format allows both the quality learning and the peer support that business owners and nonprofit leaders need to succeed. It is flexible and convenient. If you can’t make a class, you’ll have access to recordings and a copy of the PowerPoint. Check out the curriculum.
	Who Should Attend? For small businesses, the owner, chief executive, marketing manager, and customer relations manager. For solo-preneurs, you, the entrepreneur in charge of marketing, customer relations, communications, and investor relations. For nonprofits, staff and management working in Marketing, Communications Public relations Fundraising Public relations
Instructor	Marc W. Halpert, Managing Partner, Your Best Interest LLC Marc W. Halpert is Managing Partner, Your Best Interest LLC and its divisions: e-giving and connect2collaborate. Since leaving the corporate world in 2001, Halpert has started two companies offering paperless electronic payment services to optimize the cash flow of and speed collections to: retailers, particularly small- and mid-sized businesses (Your Best Interest LLC) professional and membership groups, and not-for-profit organizations (e-giving). In his latest business, Connect2Collaborate, Halpert uses his skills in networking and his LinkedIn evangelism to train and coach others. Connect2Collaborate gives business people with whom he connects the opportunity to become clients of his customized cash flow and payment services. Everyone benefits simultaneously: improved business cash flow and new business collaboration. He has been recognized for client service and is a frequent speaker at national, regional, and local conferences for small businesses and nonprofits. He has also authored articles on innovations in cash flow technologies, and on LinkedIn as a powerful branding power. He serves as an instructor at the University of Phoenix’s Fairfield County on-ground campus, where he teaches finance, management, and business ethics. He volunteers as a counselor at the award-winning Norwalk, CT chapter of SCORE where he provides expertise in e-commerce, nonprofits, and social media. He also teaches LinkedIn to job-seekers at Connect to Care at Westchester Jewish Community Services in Westchester County, NY. Halpert holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Virginia and his MBA in International Business from George Washington University.