Market Your Business in a Down Economy

Jan. 7, 2009 - PRLog -- Business owners and managers looking to create more sales in 2009 have an opportunity to hear from a leading local entrepreneur who’s turned effective marketing into an art form.  Craven’s coffee owner Simon Craven-Thompson will speak at Greater Spokane Incorporated (801 W. Riverside in downtown Spokane) January 15th from 8:00-9:30 a.m. Craven-Thompson will focus on marketing tactics that can brew up business in any economy.

The talk entitled, “Effective Marketing – a Case Study” is part of Greater Spokane Incorporated’s (the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council) BIZStreet “Stride Ahead” series, aimed at small business owners.

The event is open to the public, and registration is available online:
http://www.greaterspokane.org/sbaweb/bizstreetevents.aspx?name=events_BIZStreet%20Events

Join us January 15th and hear from Craven-Thompson, owner and very public face and voice of Cravens Coffee who says the only thing he likes more than roasting coffee is talking about it.  

The Stride Ahead series is sponsored by Bank of Whitman.

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BIZStreet is the small business program of Greater Spokane Incorporated focused on providing small business owners the best information and resources to help them succeed.

Greater Spokane Incorporated is committed to accelerating regional economic prosperity throughout the Spokane region. Greater Spokane Incorporated is funded by more than 1500 private-sector member investors; Washington State Community Trade & Economic Development; Spokane County; and the cities of Spokane; Spokane Valley; Liberty Lake; Cheney; Airway Heights; Medical Lake; and the Economic Development Administration. For more information, visit www.greaterspokane.org or contact us at 509-624-1393 or 1-800-SPOKANE. The Spokane EDC and Chamber - Integrated to Accelerate Regional Economic Prosperity.