Attention people in and around the Bellevue, WA area.

Are you frustrated with the results of your marketing system? Not enough leads, sales, and revenue for your business?

You’re not alone, but you can get an edge. Here’s how…

On April 29^th, John Jantsch with Duct Tape Marketing is coming to town to deliver a three (3) hour half day workshop titled “Small Business Marketing Boot Camp”.

Here’s the link for more information and to secure your seat at the event:  http://www.dtmwashington.com/mba

For three (3) hours John will cover:

• The 7 Secrets to Marketing Success
• Harnessing the Internet
• Building a Social Media Marketing System
• “New” marketing secrets John hasn’t released
• …and much more

Still not sure? Here’s what FORBES Magazine says about John: “Clever marketing ideas galore and lots of contrarian ideas on what works and what doesn’t.”

We look forward to seeing you at the event. You won’t want to miss this one.

p.s. Matt Murren and the great folks at Marketfin.com have offered readers of the Business in General blog and bplans.com a very limited number of seats for this event.  When you register, put in this special discount code: PALOALTO

Have you heard about Startup Weekend? If you live around the San Francisco area, you might want to look into it, but do it quick, time’s running out!

Startup Weekend is a community building startup event. Local developers, marketers, designers, and enthusiasts gather together and do what they do best. Start projects and companies. No talk, all action.

These startup events are held all over the United States, and today in San Francisco  more than 150 software professionals will come together at the Microsoft San Francisco headquarters, intent on creating not just a program for a business startup, but a new community.

Sabrina Parsons, Palo Alto Software’s CEO, and other business professionals will be on hand to give presentations and offer feedback and advice through out the weekend.

For more information on the Startup Weekends and if one might be headed for your area, check out the Startup Weekend website.

‘Chelle Parmele
Palo Alto Software

Save the date!

The SBA website announced the date for annual National Small Business Week 2009: May 18-22

The three day event will be full of awards, networking opportunities and different forums covering subjects from “Growing your Small Business: Lending, Government Procurement and International Trade” to “Hot Topics Effecting Small Businesses”

There will be more information as the date approaches. Registration to attend will be available “soon”.

National Small Business Week 2009 Website

‘Chelle Parmele
Social Media Marketing Manager