Yola to Celebrate Local Small Business Community at San Francisco Small Business Week 2009

May 15, 2009 - PRLog -- Please join Yola as the City of San Francisco honors and celebrates the spirit and impact of small businesses in conjunction with National Small Business Week, May 16-23. Yola will lead and participate in a wide array of events and seminars, including the “5 Steps to Building a Spectacular Website” workshop on Wednesday, May 20. All events are free and open to the public.

Yola is a leading do-it-yourself free Website builder that empowers small business owners to easily create a strong presence online. San Francisco Small Business Week attendees will include the Small Business Administration (SBA), Mayor Gavin Newsom, Small Business Commission, and San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.

Yola Workshop

Wednesday, May 20, 3-5 p.m.  
5 Steps to Building a Spectacular Website
SBA Entrepreneur Center, Training Room
455 Market Street, 6th Floor
Don’t limit the reach of your small business by neglecting your presence online. In this workshop, you will learn the key steps to creating and maintaining a Website that sets your business apart, as well as how to promote it. With experts to guide you and helpful, hands-on small group activities, leave armed with the knowledge on building a professional Website for free, that competitors and corporations pay thousands for.

**This workshop will be sponsored and led by Yola

Yola-Sponsored Schedule of Events

Monday, May 18, 2009, 6-8 p.m.
Flavors of San Francisco
San Francisco City Hall
This Gala Kick-Off event will feature tastings from outstanding local restaurants and a Resource Fair to connect small businesses with the wealth of assistance available in San Francisco. Flavors of San Francisco is a great opportunity for networking with other entrepreneurs, corporations, organizations, and new customer leads. SBA will be presenting awards for Small Business Week 2008. If you’re in business, this is an evening not to be missed.

Tuesday, May 19, 10 a.m.-Noon
Online Marketing & Social Media for Small Businesses
Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street
Have you ever wondered how to create a buzz around your business online? Or how you can you more strategically and effectively use the Internet, and online social media, to promote your business? At this event, we will introduce powerful tools for marketing and promoting your business on the Web. Come and learn how to successfully use Websites like Yelp and Twitter with guided demonstrations in a workshop setting.

Tuesday, May 19, 2-5 p.m.
Low Cost, Big Return Marketing for Your Small Business
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street
PR Specialist David Perry will show you the difference between Marketing, PR & Advertising; Marketing guru Mark J Murphy will show you how to find your target customers; Russell Hamilton will teach you all about business networking on Facebook; Eventbrite Marketing Director Jack Mardack will show you on-line, do-it-yourself event management and Edith Yeung, creator of BizTechDay will show you how to leverage Linkedin & Twitter.


For more information on Yola, the leading online free Website builder, please contact Candice Huang at chuang@citigatecunningham.com. San Francisco Small Business Week event information can be found at:  http://www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com/

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•   Vinny Lingham’s Blog:  http://www.vinnylingham.com/
•   Yola’s Blog:  http://blog.yola.com
•   Yola’s Twitter Feed:  http://twitter.com/yolaweb
•   Yola’s Facebook User Group:  Yola

About Yola, Inc.
Yola is at the forefront of the Web 2.0 movement, offering a free Website creation tool that empowers everyday users and small businesses to easily create professional quality Websites. Yola’s intuitive drag and drop technology enables users to easily incorporate a variety of widgets including YouTube videos, Google Gadgets, PayPal Widgets and many more without needing to leave Yola or see any html code. Privately-held Yola, backed by Reinet Fund, is the recipient of numerous industry accolades including The Industry Standard 100 and a Fast Company Fast 50 Reader Favorite. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif. For additional information, please visit www.yola.com or call 415-227-0250.

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Yola is at the forefront of the Web 2.0 movement, offering a free Website creation tool that empowers everyday users and small businesses to easily create professional quality Websites. Yola’s intuitive drag and drop technology enables users to easily incorporate a variety of widgets including YouTube videos, Google Gadgets, PayPal Widgets and many more without needing to leave Yola or see any html code. Privately-held Yola, backed by Reinet Fund, is the recipient of numerous industry accolades including The Industry Standard 100 and a Fast Company Fast 50 Reader Favorite. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, Calif. For additional information, please visit www.yola.com or call 415-227-0250.