Creating A Digital Ready Business

The Purdue Extension Digital Ready program is designed to help small businesses learn to leverage online tools and services to grow their business. Workshops are designed to take about an hour and include a presentation from a trained Extension educator, activities, handouts, and more.

Register for one or more of these virtual workshops to take advantage of digital tools to grow your business. For session descriptions, visit www.cdext.purdue.edu/dr. All sessions are held virtually from 1-2 pm CST/2-3 pm EST.

Classes are $25 per session and are limited to 10 people per class. If you are in Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, or Whitley County, there is no charge for the workshops- A grant received by the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center (NIIC) has covered the program fee.

Claim Your Online Turf, August 30
Website Basics, September 1
Grow Your Virtual Customers, September 12
Search Engine Optimization, September 15
Email Analytics & Marketing, September 20
Podcasting 101, September 22
How to Blog Successfully, September 27
Introduction to Social Media Platforms, September 29
Social Media Plan & Content, October 4
Social Media Analytics & Marketing, October 6
Digital Storefront, October 11
Emerging Business Technologies, October 13

For more information visit our website at www.cdext.purdue.edu/dr or contact Kristi Whitacre at kwhitacr@purdue.edu or (812)462-3371.

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