Small Business Events - Small Business Trends https://smallbiztrends.com/category/small-business-events/ Small Business News, Tips, and Advice Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:19:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Immersive Training & Networking for Digital Marketers https://smallbiztrends.com/business-virtual-events-july-27-2024/ Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:00:45 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=1492507 Understanding digital marketing is key for small business owners as it allows them to reach a wider audience, build brand awareness, and drive sales. Digital Summit Immersive Training & Networking for Digital Marketers is a two-day event that brings leading experts to teach the latest trends, tools, and technology in digital marketing.

By mastering strategies like SEO, social media marketing, and email campaigns, businesses can effectively target and engage customers. It also enables owners to measure the success of their efforts through analytics, optimizing their marketing budget and improving ROI. In today’s digital age, a strong grasp of digital marketing is key to staying competitive and achieving long-term success.
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]]> Learn the Latest at Advancing Construction Cybersecurity 2024 Conference https://smallbiztrends.com/business-virtual-events-july-20-2024/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:00:20 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=1492179
The Advancing Construction Cybersecurity 2024 conference, taking place from July 29-31 in Dallas, TX, focuses on improving cybersecurity measures within the construction industry. This event brings together cybersecurity professionals, construction experts, and technology leaders to discuss strategies for protecting sensitive data and infrastructure from cyber threats.
Attendees will gain insights into the latest cybersecurity technologies, best practices for risk management, and regulatory compliance. The conference includes workshops, keynote presentations, and networking opportunities to foster collaboration and innovation in construction cybersecurity.

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]]> Get the Latest in Marketing at DigiMarCon Hawaii 2024 https://smallbiztrends.com/business-virtual-events-july-13-2024/ Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:00:48 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=1491796
The digital marketing industry is evolving rapidly, and those who fail to adapt are losing market share. That is where DigiMarCon Hawaii 2024 comes in with the latest developments in digital marketing.
New developments in digital marketing include advancements in AI-driven personalization, voice search optimization, and interactive content. Marketers are increasingly leveraging data analytics to drive decision-making and using social media platforms for targeted advertising. Understanding these emerging trends is key for staying competitive and effectively engaging with audiences in a dynamic digital landscape.
Where should marketers focus their efforts? Which strategies yield the best results? At DigiMarCon Hawaii 2024, from July 18-19, you will have access to leading digital marketing experts to stay current with the latest industry insights, trends, and future predictions.

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]]> Gain Valuable Insights for Your Small Business at DigiMarCon Texas 2024 https://smallbiztrends.com/business-virtual-events-july-6-2024/ Sat, 06 Jul 2024 16:00:37 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=1491380 Ready to elevate your marketing game? DigiMarCon Texas 2024, returning to Dallas on July 11-12, is your all-access pass to cutting-edge strategies, innovative technologies, and expert insights. Connect with industry leaders, collaborate with peers, and explore the latest trends in AI, content marketing, social media, and more.

Whether you join in-person or online, DigiMarCon Texas delivers actionable solutions, networking opportunities, and a glimpse into the future of marketing. Don’t miss this chance to discover how to thrive in the digital world.

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]]> 10 Ways to Keep Costs Down While Hosting Your Next Local Event https://smallbiztrends.com/ways-to-keep-costs-down-while-hosting-local-event/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:00:24 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=1254479 Often, one of the most gratifying parts of being a small-business owner is building a connection to your local community. One of the many ways business owners can do this is by hosting local events. Whether it’s an intimate gathering in your store or a big summer bash, events are key opportunities for strengthening your relationship with your customers — but that doesn’t mean they have to break the bank.

To help you determine the best ways to cut costs while still putting on an event to remember, 10 members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) weigh in on the following question:

“While hosting a local event can be a great way to market your small business, it can easily become too expensive if you’re not careful. What’s one tip you’d offer small-business owners for how to keep costs down when hosting a local event, and why?”

ways to keep costs down while hosting local event

Here’s what they recommend.

1. Develop a Detailed Budget

“One of the best ways to keep costs down when hosting a local event is to develop a detailed budget. Every stage of the event, from planning to post-event follow-up, should be forecasted so that you won’t run into any costly surprises. A carefully considered budget also allows you to estimate your ROI on the event and measure its performance so that you can learn how to improve future events.” ~ Jack Perkins, CFO Hub

2. Collaborate With Other Businesses

“One way to bring your expenses down when hosting local events is to collaborate and partner with other businesses. Collaborative partnerships provide an opportunity for cross-promotion and reaching a wider audience. Each partner can leverage their marketing channels — such as social media, newsletters or customer bases — to promote the event.” ~ Josh Kohlbach, Wholesale Suite

3. Tap Your Network for Help

“Tap your extended professional network. One of the reasons we advise smaller companies and solo professionals to network extensively is to be better prepared for situations like this. You never know who in your network can cut you a deal on catering, space for the event or incidentals like flowers and decorations.” ~ Andrew Schrage, Money Crashers Personal Finance

4. Cut Back on Excessive Amenities

“Keep costs down for amenities such as food, decorations and equipment. For example, you could serve snacks and appetizers rather than a complete meal. Use simple but tasteful decorations. Have a good AV system, but remember that it doesn’t have to be top-of-the-line. Focus on the core theme of the event, such as having quality speakers and information, and don’t overspend on excessive amenities.” ~ Kalin Kassabov, ProTexting

5. Do Your Own Marketing

“In my experience, you can save money on local events by doing your own traditional marketing. Whether it’s getting an ad in the local paper, putting up fliers or connecting with other businesses in the area, this marketing style will save money and result in a higher attendance rate when compared to most paid digital marketing.” ~ John Turner, SeedProd LLC

6. Leverage the Right Technology

“One way to reduce the cost of hosting a local event is to leverage technology. For example, you can use event management software for ticketing, registration and managing the guest list. This strategy will save time and reduce the cost of working with multiple third-party vendors just to market and distribute tickets.” ~ Chris Christoff, MonsterInsights

7. Book Your Event as Early as Possible

“I find that the best thing to do is be active and find out about local fairs, conventions and so on as early as possible. Many of these events have early bird offers where you can get a good advertising package, stall or some other option for lower rates at first. The longer you delay signing up, the more expensive such events get. So, sign up for newsletters and book your events fast.” ~ Blair Williams, MemberPress

8. Avoid Outsourcing to Event Planners

“Take the responsibility of organizing the event and making arrangements yourself rather than outsourcing it. Onboarding event planners can be expensive. So, rather than hiring one, assign the tasks to your team and ask them to do what’s needed. This may cut down your cost significantly and may even increase the likelihood your event is a success since you’re personally involved.” ~ Stephanie Wells, Formidable Forms

9. Establish a Ticket Limit

“You can keep the cost down on local events by establishing a ticket limit before the event begins. For instance, if you plan on having a buffet at the event, you don’t want to plan for 100 people only to find that 300 people signed up. Establishing a seat limit helps you build boundaries around other aspects of the event, which will help you save money.” ~ Daman Jeet Singh, FunnelKit

10. Lean into Your Community

“Between the planning and the execution, hosting local events can become cost-prohibitive if you don’t approach it strategically. Events are an excellent opportunity to lean into your community and bring other businesses on board to support you as event sponsors. Choosing companies you align with can build community and draw more attention to your event — all while easing your finances.” ~ Rachel Lipson, Blue Balloon Songwriting for Small People.

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]]> Check Out the Zoho Event in San Francisco Oct. 15 https://smallbiztrends.com/check-out-the-zoho-event-in-san-francisco-oct-15/ Sat, 12 Oct 2019 17:30:17 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=570100

If you happen to be in San Francisco on October 15, you can attend the free Zoho One Seminar and get caught up on all this suite has to offer.

As all-in-one suites go, Zoho One is a comprehensive solution with everything your small business needs. This platform will let you address your marketing, sales, support and accounts. Furthermore, you can collaborate with all your teams no matter where they are.

The analytics tool makes it possible to analyze the data your company and customer generate to make informed decisions about your business.

At this seminar, you will learn the basics of the Zoho One platform as well as tips, tricks and best practices so you can optimize your business.

By the way, if you don’t happen to be in San Francisco for this particular seminar, Zoho is having the same seminars across the country until November 22.

Click the red button to register for the San Francisco event and find out about the other cities.

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Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Listening to the Voice of the Customer Listening to the Voice of the Customer
October 16, 2019, Chicago, Ill.

Led by veteran product development and market research experts, this course will introduce Voice of the Customer (VOC) market research and teach you to use it to accelerate innovation in business-to-business markets. The workshop uses a lively, interactive format with numerous hands-on activities and practice exercises to build skills and will also expose you to the latest applications of these techniques in areas such as machine learning and journey mapping.
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Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Irvine, CA)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Irvine, Calif.)
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Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (San Diego, CA)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (San Diego, Calif.)
October 18, 2019, San Diego, Calif.

Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Miami, FL)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Miami, Fla.)
October 22, 2019, Miami, Fla.

Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Boston, MA)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Boston, Mass.)
October 24, 2019, Boston, Mass.

Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (New York, NY)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (New York, NY)
October 25, 2019, New York, NY

Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Seattle, WA)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Seattle, Wash)
November 12, 2019, Seattle, Wash.

Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

The Funders ForumThe Funders Forum
November 12, 2019, Washington, DC

The FundersForum is the first conference organized for the small business finance industry, by the small business finance industry. It is an opportunity to engage and learn from industry thought leaders and policymakers.
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November 14, 2019, Denver, Colo.

Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Chicago, IL)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Chicago, Ill.)
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Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Atlanta, GA)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Atlanta, Ga.)
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Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Small Biz: Banking ConferenceSmall Biz: Banking Conference
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The small biz: banking conference delivers access to thought leadership, best practices and leading solution providers. Discover how industry leaders attract and retain small business deposits, fee-based services, and loans, and much more.
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Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Phoenix, AZ)Free seminar: Learn how to optimize your business (Phoenix, Ariz.)
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Join us to learn how one complete view of your business, with apps that effortlessly integrate, can enhance your productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and help you effectively collaborate with staff, partners, and investors. Our free educational seminar will cover basics of the Zoho One platform, plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

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]]> Enter for a Chance to Win a Free Pass or Discount to Zoholics https://smallbiztrends.com/win-free-pass-discount-zoholics-2019/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:00:03 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=538262

Imagine attending an event where you can connect with experts in one of the most innovative small business software packages around. Zoholics occurs April 9 through 11, 2019 in August, TX.

Zoho’s annual user’s conference puts small business owners in the same room with the staff behind the software. You’ll get face-to-face time with the Zoho team. And those in attendance also get hands on training with support staff.

Now imagine attending this event absolutely FREE! You don’t need an imagination for this one, however.

Zoho has provided BizSugar with four free tickets and twenty 75% off discounts to their annual user conference, Zoholics. Enter for your chance to win here:

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Get Free and Discount Tickets for Zoholics

That’s right! Enter above and you’ll get the opportunity to win one of four free tickets to the event. Or win one of twenty 75% discounts to the conference.

Participants must enter by March 21, 2019 at Midnight PST to be considered. A random drawing March 22, 2019 will determine the winners.

Zoho predicts this year’s event will be bigger than ever. The company announces expanding the scope of the conference. This includes information on more than 40 of Zoho’s apps.

But it also means more keynotes, more breakout sessions and more one-on-one opportunities to meet with Zoho staff.

The conference also provides the opportunity to network and chat with representatives for businesses of all sizes. Many of these businesses, like yours, are already using the Zoho platform to grow their companies as never before.

Small Business Tends’ sister site BizSugar uses Zoho Connect for its BizSugar Mastermind Community. The main BizSugar site uses Zoho Sites as its foundation.

What Will You Get from Zoholics 2019?

Featured speakers at the event include Zoho CEO and co-founder Sridhar Vembu. Founder and managing principal at the 56 Group Paul Greenberg will also speak. And those attending will also hear from founder and CEO of Small Business Trends Anita Campbell among many others.

Items on the agenda include keynotes on Zoho One and customer experience and marketing in the digital world. The first of the event will also feature presentations on Data, Trust and Compliance and understanding Zoho’s culture, technology and people.

Breakout sessions will cover topics ranging from email as your effective marketing channel to building advanced custom apps for your business.

Obviously, your small business team can’t afford to miss this event. Be sure to enter by midnight PST March 21, 2019 for your chance to win four free tickets and twenty 75% off discounts to Zoholics April 9 through 11, 2019 in Austin, TX.

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]]> Attend One of the Free Seminars on Zoho One Business Software Beginning in January https://smallbiztrends.com/attend-one-of-the-free-seminars-on-zoho-one-business-software-beginning-in-january/ Sat, 22 Dec 2018 18:00:17 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=525040 Zoho One Seminar

Managing the software behind the daily operation of your small business can get complicated and expensive.

The Zoho One Seminars which will be held across the country from January through March of 2019 will look to solve this problem.

The first seminar is going to be held in San Francisco on January 8, 2019. The one-day event will cover the Zoho One platform and the suite of business apps to help you run your business.

The free seminar is designed to give you a working understanding of Zoho One covering everything from an intro to marketing, accounting and HR, collaboration and productivity and more.

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January 09, 2019, San Diego, CA

Joinour Zoho One seminar at The Point to learn how our complete suite of business apps can help you market, sell, support, account, collaborate, and analyze so you can spend more time on your business. Our free seminar will cover the basics of the Zoho One suite plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Zoho One Seminar
January 08, 2019, San Francisco, CA

Join our Zoho One seminar at the Mission Bay Conference Center to learn how our complete suite of business apps can help you market, sell, support, account, collaborate, and analyze so you can spend more time on your business. Our free seminar will cover the basics of the Zoho One suite plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Twitter Chat: How to Find a Business MentorTwitter Chat: How to Find a Business Mentor
January 10, 2019, Twitter, Online

Did you know that small businesses that receive three or more hours of mentoring achieve higher revenues and increased business growth? In recognition of National Mentoring Month, join us for a Twitter chat on how to find a business mentor hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (@SBAgov). Whether you’re an established small business owner or just getting started, we’ll be sharing tips and resources to help you succeed. Follow along with the hashtag #SBAchat.

Zoho One SeminarZoho One Seminar
January 11, 2019, Austin, TX

Join our Zoho One seminar at the AT&T Conference Center to learn how our complete suite of business apps can help you market, sell, support, account, collaborate, and analyze so you can spend more time on your business. Our free seminar will cover the basics of the Zoho One suite plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Zoho One SeminarZoho One Seminar
January 15, 2019, Miami, FL

Join our Zoho One seminar at The Confidante Hotel to learn how our complete suite of business apps can help you market, sell, support, account, collaborate, and analyze so you can spend more time on your business. Our free seminar will cover the basics of the Zoho One suite plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Zoho One SeminarZoho One Seminar
January 17, 2019, New York, NY

Join our Zoho One seminar at MEET in SoHo to learn how our complete suite of business apps can help you market, sell, support, account, collaborate, and analyze so you can spend more time on your business. Our free seminar will cover the basics of the Zoho One suite plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

Zoho One SeminarZoho One Seminar
January 18, 2019, Chicago, IL

Join our Zoho One seminar at Gleacher Center to learn how our complete suite of business apps can help you market, sell, support, account, collaborate, and analyze so you can spend more time on your business. Our free seminar will cover the basics of the Zoho One suite plus tips, tricks, and best practices to help optimize your business.

NorCal Franchise Business Expo 2019NorCal Franchise Business Expo 2019
January 22, 2019, Palo Alto , CA/USA

Have you ever wanted to be your own boss or add another growing business to your portfolio? This event is for you. Meet face-to-face with franchisors, gov’t non-profit agencies and funding specialists to determine if franchising is right for you.

Women In Cloud Annual Summit 2019Women In Cloud Annual Summit 2019
January 26, 2019, Redmond, WA

This Summit will connect you, cloud industry leaders, women-led cloud companies and allies of all types. The 2019 Summit will explore providing ways to leverage and adopt cloud technologies to innovate, giving women access to personal and cloud-related skills development, accelerating ideas and access to resources including strategic partnerships, and identifying new ways to acquire customers & drive customer obsession. Join us Sat, January 26, 2019, 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM PST. Register today!

Social Media Marketing WorldSocial Media Marketing World
March 20, 2019, San Diego, CA

Discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world’s top experts. Experience three phenomenal days with the best social marketers, discover the latest tactics, and master social media in 2019. Join 7,000 fellow marketers and influencers at the mega-conference designed to empower you with business-building ideas — brought to you by Social Media Examiner.

Beachpreneurs Beach Camp 5Beachpreneurs Beach Camp 5
April 26, 2019, Daytona Beach, Florida/USA

For starters, we’re for Women Entrepreneurs only. During Beach Camp, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to learn, apply and mastermind with warm successful women.
You’ll also have time to sleep in and you’ll get long breaks to relax and walk the beach or go for a swim. We didn’t create a conference at the beach just to lock you away in a conference room from dawn til dusk. Beach Camp is a lifestyle focused event so you’ll be spending as much time enjoying your life as you will be focusing on your business. Join us today!

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]]> Multivarious Games and Other Winners Announced for Zoho’s Sell Big Contestzoho https://smallbiztrends.com/small-business-winners-announced-zohos-sell-big-contest/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 22:30:00 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=432342

Drum roll, please! Select small businesses have just won big … thanks to Zoho’s Sell Big contest.

The contest launched in December 2016. And the winners have just been announced. To participate, businesses needed to simply sign up on the company’s website and then get votes from their customers and community members by engaging with them online.

According to Zoho’s VP of Marketing Rodrigo Vaca, the company received thousands of entries from businesses in more than a hundred different countries. But the grand prize could only go to one company.

That honor went to Multivarious Games, an app development company in Columbus, Ohio. The company creates mobile games such as Hatch It! And they also work with clients to create custom gaming apps, including those that focus on innovative new technology like virtual reality and augmented reality. For the grand prize, the company was awarded $20,000.

But other companies like Interesting Kyiv, a Ukrainian travel agency, and Starla Michelle, a local artist in Austin, Texas, won secondary prizes through the contest too!

The company also highlighted some “Staff Picks” among the entries.

Since such a diverse group of businesses entered the contest, it took more than one strategy to put winning businesses over the top. But getting votes for the contest required that businesses find a way to really connect with their customers and followers online. So whether you’re a B2B or B2C company, there’s potentially something to be learned from the winners of Zoho’s Sell Big contest.

Vaca said in an email to Small Business Trends, “We had a diverse group of entries for the contest — consumer-focused and business-to-business companies, high-tech and low-tech, and all of them spread out around the globe. What set the winners apart were two things: they are all very passionate about their business, and they promoted their entry in the contest relentlessly with their own customers — website, in-person, newsletter, social media, and even live streaming. I think the content was just an extension -and a reflection- of how these businesses engage daily with their customers and audience.”

Zoho Sell Big Contest Winners

The contest winners are included below:

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]]> Win Up To $20,000 in the Zoho Sell BIG Contest https://smallbiztrends.com/win-20000-zoho-sell-big-contest/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:30:18 +0000 https://smallbiztrends.com/?p=424783 Sponsored Post What business couldn?t use some extra cash? And some extra tech and marketing help? Here?s your chance. Enter the Zoho Sell Big contest. Over $50,000 cash and products will go to 16 lucky winners. ENTER NOW! ]]> Sponsored Post

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What business couldn’t use a little extra cash? And some extra technology and online marketing help?

Here’s your chance to win BIG right now.

The Zoho Sell Big contest is going on through December 31, 2016 — and the prizes are BIG.

Zoho, the technology company that offers 30 amazing productivity products (from project management to CRM) is holding the contest.

And the prizes look awesome!

More than $50,000 in cash and products will be divided among 16 lucky winners:

  • One grand prize winner will receive a package worth $20,000, consisting of a combination of online marketing, technology and Zoho products.
  • 5 second prize winners get packages consisting of Zoho products and online marketing, worth $5,000 each.
  • 10 third prize winners win $1,000 worth of Zoho products each.

The contest is a thank you to those small businesses that took a chance on Zoho when Zoho was first starting out. The company is “forever grateful” for that, says Rodrigo Vaca, a Zoho executive. “We wanted to celebrate the hard work and passion of small businesses because, after all, they are the heart of their local communities.”

“This contest started as an idea geared towards Zoho CRM’s customers, but so far we’re seeing that most of the nominations come from non-Zoho small businesses. That is great!” he added.

How to Enter

Entering is easy:

  1. Go over to the Small Business Sell BIG with Zoho contest website and nominate your business, by filling out some information to create your voting page.
  2. Get votes from your community to vote for your business.
  3. The winner will be determined by Zoho based on the number of votes you get!

The Zoho Sell BIG Contest is open to active small businesses with between 2 and 50 employees, that have been operating for at least 12 months. See official contest rules for exact details and any limitations on eligibility.

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