Until now small businesses could not have the same tools and big business – they could not afford to market or to do market research – they could not afford to advertise, use TV or Radio – they could not afford to communicate all over the world – they could not afford the office tools – they could not afford to have office space – they could not afford to find new staff – the list goes on.
But this has all changed. Not only can small and ultra small organizations do all these things for free now or close to free, but they can do a better job than most large established organizations who dare not change their expensive tools for the new ones.
But if you are not a Geek, how will you learn how to use these new 2.0 or Social Tools such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google Office Tools, Blogging etc?
The Queen Street Commons, is putting a learning series together to help you do just that.
The Series will begin on January 13th, 2010 and will take place every Wednesday every week for 8 weeks. The price will be $10 a head per session. There will be a limit of 10 Learners. Please book here - Bonus for those that subscribe to 5 sessions or more will be a free 1 month membership to the Commons.
Full details of the sessions will be announced in mid December as the key mentors will then have chosen their dates. The Provisional Series will look like this:
- Free Office Tools – How to support your enterprise with high quality tools for very little cost – From Email – to Office Suites – Phone/Video Chat Conferencing
- Marketing and Research Overview – An overview of the use and power of tools like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Blogging etc to enable you to find out what is going on in your field and to attract communities of support for what you do or stand for
- Setting up your own website – How to use free and simple to use Blogging tools to create your own websites
- Video – How to make your own videos, elementary editing and how to use tools such as YouTube and Vimeo to have your own TV station
- Community Tools – Tools such as Ning, that we will also use to support the course are proving very useful in helping groups of people stay connected – what are they and how best can they be used
- Using a smart Phone such as an iPhone – The basics of making the most of your smart phone in the mobile world
- Running your own Wireless Network – How to use the main elements of WiFi to network all your gear – basic problem solving as well
- Risk Management – What are some of the things you need to avoid and what will keep you safe in this new hyper-connected world
Each session will be lead by an experienced person in the field. The small size of the “class” is designed to promote interaction. We will also make available an online support community as well so that you can extend the class outside the room.
Some of our coaches include:
- Patrick Ledwell – “Lead, Sustain Creative Consultants – Former IT instructor at Holland College
- Rob Paterson – Long Term Blogger, Twitter user and adviser to NPR and Public TV on the use of social media
- Peter Rukavina – Star Blogger, Video user
- Jason White – aka Tech Guru – all around problem solver of all things IT
- Karen Mair – Journalist – Island Morning – Newbie and brave user of 2.0 tools
- Teresa Wright – Journalist at the Guardian
- Eireann Rigby – Co Founder of UFIT and long term user of Facebook and 2.0 tools to support her businessQuA
- Kelly Burke – COO silverorange
- Vicki Bryanton – long term CEO of NGO’s
