Name: Grow with Google Digital Coaches For Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
Start: 2023-09-14T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-09-14T18:00:00-04:00

Supporting entrepreneurs in small towns nationwide.

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Now Available: Virtual Workshops for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

Main Street America and Grow with Google have teamed up to help business owners gain new skills through local Digital Coaches. Through the Grow with Google Digital Coaches program, 10 coaches in small towns across America are offering live trainings and hands-on coaching on tops like how to connect with customers, sell more products online, and improve business productivity – all for free.Starting in September and continuing through November, Grow with Google Digital Coaches will host a series of both live and on-demand virtual workshops for small business owners. These workshops are free and open to all small business owners and entrepreneurs across the network, beyond the 10 states hosting in-person trainings.

Learn more about each workshop and find registration details below.

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Increase Your Holiday Sales Using Google Tools

Thursday, September 14 at 5 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT

Holiday shoppers are beginning their shopping earlier and earlier. Learn tools to increase your holiday sales for free, even if you don’t have an e-commerce website or a website at all. We’ll show how local brick-and-mortar businesses can list products on a Google Business Profile. We’ll also cover Google Merchant Center, a no-cost tool that allows both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar businesses to create free Product Listings on Google.

Workshop led by:
Courtney Stringer, Grow with Google Virginia Coach
Teresa Heger, Grow with Google Michigan Coach
Chelsea Brosterhous, Grow with Google Oregon Coach

Register to attend the live virtual workshops on Thursday, September 14 at 5 p.m. ET or 5 p.m. PT using the buttons below.

If you are not able to make the live events, please note that the workshops will be recorded and made available on-demand on Main Street America’s YouTube channel and on the Grow with Google Digital Coaches program webpage.

Understanding Your Customer with the Use of
Google ToolsThursday, October 5 at 5 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT

As a business owner, you’ll need more than good products or services to grow your business. It’s also important to have strong customer-focused marketing strategies to reach your audience and turn them into loyal customers.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:
– Create your buyer personas
– Develop your messaging and voice
– Use AI to simplify creating your buyer personas
– How Google Bard can help you learn about your audience

Workshop led by:
Lindsey Newland, Grow with Google Iowa Coach
Janet Hurn, Grow with Google Ohio Coach
April Ross, Grow with Google Georgia Coach

Top 10 Google Tools to Grow Your Business

Tuesday, November 14 at 5 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT

Are you a small business owner looking to launch or grow your business? If so, you don’t want to miss this live-streamed workshop during Global Entrepreneurship Week on the top 10 Google tools to help you succeed.

In this workshop, you’ll learn about:
– The best Google tools for marketing your business
– How to use Google Analytics to track your website traffic and conversions
– How to use Google Drive to collaborate with team members and streamline processes
– And much more!

This workshop is perfect for small business owners of all levels of experience. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re looking to take your business to the next level, you’ll learn valuable insights that you can use to grow your business.

Workshop led by:
Tierra Norwood, Grow with Google North Carolina
Joshua Miller, Grow with Google Pennsylvania Coach
Jarrod Foster, Grow with Google Oklahoma Coach