Nw Pa Manufacturers Can “kick-start” Their Businesses

If you are a manufacturer located in Northwest Pennsylvania, IT Kickstart, an initiative offered by the NW Industrial Resource Center can help you increase revenues and reduce costs.
By: Ben Franklin Technology Partners
 
Sept. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- ERIE, PA -   Every business wants to increase revenues, reduce costs, and broaden market share.  If you are a manufacturer located in Northwest Pennsylvania, IT Kickstart, an initiative offered by the NW Industrial Resource Center (http://www.nwirc.org) can help.

IT Kickstart offers grant awards for projects that range from developing a new website, to implementing e-commerce, or to installing major application software and hardware such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) packages. Vendor and software package comparisons, computer and information systems assessments, and IT/Business needs analyses are also available.  For more information, contact Ron May at
814-456-6299 or register on-line at http://www.nwirc.org

Technology is the great enabler and success depends on a sound strategy.  Professionals from the eMarketing Learning Center (http://www.emarketinglearningcenter.org) can show you how to develop strategies using digital media and technologies that will help grow your business and succeed.  You’ll learn how to increase visibility of product and service lines, reach buyers at the right time, obtain highly qualified sales leads, and encourage customer loyalty and repeat business. Several sessions at varying locations are available:


City      Date         Time      Location
Dubois   9-13-2011   10:00 AM   Penn State Dubois/Hiller Building
St. Mary’s   9-13-2011   1:00 PM   Community Education Building – 4 Erie Avenue
Warren   9-14-2011   1:00 PM   Holiday Inn/210 Ludlow Street
Erie   9-15-2011   8:00 AM   NWIRC Offices/1250 Tower Lane/2nd Floor
Hermitage   9-21-2011   10:00 AM   Butler County Community College
Meadville   9-21-2011   1:30 PM   Economic Progress Alliance/764 Bessemer Street

About the eMarketing Learning Center

The eMarketing Learning Center (eMLC), an initiative of the Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum, offers education and training programs designed to help business and workforce professionals bridge skill gaps with emerging technologies for competitive advantage in the global marketplace.  Topics such as developing an online sales and marketing strategy, understanding search engine marketing, creating eNewsletters, blogging, integrating social media and writing for websites.  For more information, see http://www.emarketinglearningcenter.org.

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About the NW Industrial Resource Center
Since 1988, the NWIRC has been a single source for consulting and support in virtually every area of manufacturing in the 13 counties of northwest Pennsylvania. Guiding the NWIRC is its mission of supporting manufacturers with the resources needed for long-term success, namely providing access to best practices, education, growth and planning services, benchmarking, and innovative manufacturing ideas. NWIRC connects your company with best-in-class consultants and helps make them affordable. We ensure outcomes that meet your company's unique needs. For more information, see http://www.nwirc.org.
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Location:Erie - Pennsylvania - United States
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