2010 Competitive Edge Retailing Series

Presented by

One Page Strategy for 2010
February 18, 2010, 8 - 9:30am
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center - 40 S Carroll Street

Participate in this session lead by Ed Robinson and you will leave with a one page strategy for your business in 2010.  Ed Robinson is the President of Capacity Building Soluntions Inc., a consulting firm that focuses on business management and organizational development needs of small businesses.

ABCs of Facebook
March 16, 2010 6:30 - 8pm
Hood College; Hodson Science and Technology Bldg, Room 113

Taught by social media expert Beth Schillaci from Villageworks Communications, your business will leave this workshop with a newly created Facebook page.  The session will be held in a computer lab.  Pre-registration required.

Jon Schallert Live Webinar
April 20, 2010, 8 - 9:30am
Maryland Ensemble Theatre, 31 W Patrick Street

In this webinar - Capturing Customers When They Enter Your Doors: The Critical 7 Seconds - Jon will show every attendee how to influence customers who enter your buiness and how to impact the critical first 7 seconds where first impressions are formed.  Changing this perception in this short time can mean the difference between a customer buying or not buying.

Cross Promotion to Increase Traffic
May 20, 2010, 6 - 7:30pm
C. Burr Artz Public Library Community Room - 110 E Patrick Street

Hear from a panel including Casey Wilson from the Small Business Development Center on how to use cross promotion to increase traffic to your business.  Local businesses will share their secrets to effective promotions.

Amazing Race - Downtown Frederick

June 17, 2009, 7pm
Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W Patrick Street

A fun competition to find out who knows Downtown Frederick best.
Jointly presented by the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce and
Downtown Frederick Partnership. Pre-registration is required for this
event.

This series was created by the Partnership's Economic Restructuring Committee to help to further strengthen our downtown businesses.  We are able to put on this great series thanks to the support of:

And the following sponsors:

For more information, e-mail mainstreet@downtownfrederick.org

or call 301-698-8118