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The Entrepreneurs & Their Communities team offers a free monthly webinar on a variety of issues of interest to small business owners, farmers, business coaches and mentors. The webinars are presented live on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 pm (eastern), 1:00 pm (central), 12:00 pm (mountain) and 11:00 am (pacific). All webinars are recorded and archived for on-demand viewing.

Upcoming Webinars

The schedule of upcoming webinar topics.

December 10, 2008

Next Level eMarketing with Tim O'Brien, Information Technology Business Consultant with Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Take your marketing to the next level with innovative Web2.0 marketing strategies. What's possible, what's doable, and what's feasible in the rapidly changing world of Web 2.0 marketing? Join us for an hour of tips, strategies and innovative ideas to get your business clicking. Designed for small business owners, farmers, business coaches and mentors.

Connecting to a Live Webinar

It is easy to participate in our webinars and newcomers are always welcome. The following resources may be of some help:

• Several days before your first webinar, follow the steps on the How Do I Participate in a Webinar? page to be sure you have the appropriate software and web connection.
• On the day of the webcast connect to the Live Webinar Information or go directly to the virtual meeting room shortly before the scheduled start time. This page also includes links to the speaker's power point presentations.
• If you experience difficulties, connect to the ETC Webinar Troubleshooting page.

The URL to bookmark for live webinars is http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/ecop/. (The meeting room is not available until 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for a live webinar).

Webinar Archive

All live webinars are recorded for viewing on-demand. The archive includes the power point slides from the speakers, links to additional information, and access to supplemental resources within each webinar.

Fall 2008

December 2008
The Next Level of eMarketing - Web2.0 Tools and Tips with Tim O'Brien, Information Technology Business Consultant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.

• Download the powerpoint presentation from the webinar
• View the recorded webinar

November 2008
Effective Networking Tips and Techniques for the Business Owner Glenn Muske, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension.

• Download the powerpoint presentation from the webinar
• View the recorded webinar

October 2008
NebraskaEDGE: A Piece of the Economic Pie. Marilyn Schlake presenting program highlights and results from an extensive survey of past five years of entrepreneurial education.

• View the recorded webinar
• Download the powerpoint presentation from the webinar
• Participant survey used for the NebraskaEDGE study
• Business owner survey used for the NebraskaEDGE study

September 2008
Our fall 2008 webinar series kicked off with a powerful presentation by Elaine Froese talking about communication in the family business.

• View the recorded webinar
• Download 10 Tools for Talking about Tough Issues
• Download the Communication Style Inventory recommended by Elaine Froese‎

Spring 2008

Webinars are recorded and placed by date in the Webinar Archive