Monthly Archives: April, 2012
Scholarships Available for Productivity and Teambuilding Consulting
Have you ever looked up at the clock at 3:00 and wondered where your whole day went? Struggle with getting big picture projects done when you face constant interruption from phone calls and drop in visitors? How well do you delegate tasks to reduce your stress and get the best out of your employees?
At our March membership meeting, we were visited by consultant Lisa Negstad of Negstad Consulting. She gave attendees tips … More
News: Growing Lots Goes Viral
As social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter become increasingly vital in the visibility and marketing of small businesses, finding the right hook to catch potential customers is critical to successful use of these tools. In today’s hi-tech, online world, if the right image or display catches someone’s eye, it can go viral in a matter of hours. Our own “Urban Farmer of Seward” from Growing Lots Urban Farm recently struck Internet gold with … More
Member Profile: Articulture
One way to increase the versatility and endurance of a business to offer a thoughtful and broad variety of programs and services that can appeal to a large number of people. ArtiCulture is a local Seward business that has done just that.
Started in 2000 by Elizabeth Greenbaum, ArtiCulture aims to educate, enrich, and nurture through the arts. Greenbaum had been working at the Bloomington Art Center when she realized that a majority … More
Restorative Justice Facilitator Training
Seward-Longfellow Restorative Justice Project (featured in our February Newsletter) is holding a training for new facilitators for their restorative justice conferences. These conferences bring low-level, juvenile offenders into a discussion with community members and facilitators to talk about how the youth’s actions caused harm and to make a plan to repair the harm. The training will be held April 20-22 and will cover the restorative justice concept and practice and will prepare new facilitators … More
Webinar Series about Online Marketing
The University of Minnesota Extension has announed a five week series of lunch hour webinars on how to maximize your use of online marketing. The presentations will be held on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 11:00 to noon starting on March 28th, and will address a variety of issues ranging from search engine optimization to the use of Pinterest as a marketing tool. Registration for the full series is just $20, and you can pick … More
