If you plan to expand your business through exports, government contracts, franchise, new products, new markets, or the web, we will help make the process easier for you. We offer a simple "Ready Set Go" process, powerful tools, and access to a team of specialists. Call 316-978-3193 for details.

Upcoming Business in Motion Workshops

Bringing Your Product to Market

New and creative products face hurdles copycat products will not encounter. Working towards commercialization, the innovator will be guided through the process for bringing a product/service to market, provided resources for development, and marketing ideas to help ensure profitable introduction.

Wednesday, June 5, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
WSU Hughes Metro Complex, Oliver and 29th
Cost: $20 in advance or $30 at the door
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Search Engine Optimization

It's easier and more profitable for everyone when businesses collaborate with each other and focus on their strengths. You don't have to be an expert in everything. Just be an expert in getting your clients what they want! Learn how to create greater value through creating strategic partnerships with other firms who can perform certain functions for your clients better than you can.

Tuesday, June 18, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
WSU Hughes Metro Complex, Oliver and 29th
Cost: $20 in advance or $30 at the door
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Creating an Engaging Web Site

Learn how to develop and maintain a website that keeps customers and prospects coming back.

Tuesday, June 18, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WSU Hughes Metro Complex, Oliver and 29th
Cost: $20 in advance or $30 at the door
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Learning to Export

KSBDC Consultant Ross Jordan, one of only four Certified Global Business Professionals in Kansas, will show you what is involved with exporting and how to get started. Learn:

• Is exporting right for you?
• How can you identify export markets for your business?
• What finance options are available?

 Presenter Ross Jordan, Certified Global Business Professional

Friday, June 21, 1:00 PM -3:00 PM
WSU Hughes Metro Complex, Oliver and 29th
Cost: $20 in advance or $30 at the door
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Wordpress Website Design I

It IS possible to have a great-looking, search-engine-optimized website that is easy to use and update. New site? Update? Either way, this introduction to Wordpress, a content management system (CMS), will have your website up and running in no time.

Tuesday, June 25, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM    
WSU Hughes Metro Complex, Oliver and 29th
Cost: $20
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Wordpress Website Design II

In this second installment of Wordpress training, we will create and deploy a site so we can explore all the exciting things Wordpress can do. Plug-ins. Widgets. Short codes. All at your fingertips to create a website that will help you grow your business.

Tuesday, June 25, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM     
WSU Hughes Metro Complex, Oliver and 29th
Cost: $20
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Previous Business in Motion Workshops Tentatively Offered Again in 2013

Expand Strategically

Profitable Growth
Growth is not the objective. Profitable growth is the objective. Learn strategy, tactics, and measurement that can be quickly shared with your business teams when evaluating opportunities for profitable growth.

What to Know When You Grow
How do you know it’s time to grow? When do you need to expand to new markets or offer new products or services? Walk away with effective steps to help you make profitable decisions for your business.

Strategy: To Plan or Not to Plan
Eleanor Roosevelt said, “It takes as much energy to Wish as it does to Plan.” Wishing for success is necessary, but planning is the ongoing step to success. Learn the secrets that successful organizations are using.

Expand through Export 

Meet Your Export Team
Meet your export team from the Kansas Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, and the Kansas World Trade Center. Learn about the help they will give you with identifying markets for your products, export financing, identifying distributors, regulations, and other essential matters. Come with questions! They are ready to work with you.

Are You Ready to Export?
Need more customers? Nearly 96 percent of consumers reside outside the U.S. Learn more about exporting, what is involved, and how to get started. Exporting is easier than you think!

Expand through Government Contracting


Learning SAM, the new system for registering with the Federal Government
If you are currently registered with CCR, FedReg, ORCA or EPLS or if you want to start doing business with the Federal Government, you must register with the new System for Award Management (SAM) launched July 2012. Join us in a computer lab for step by step training in this new system.

Winning Government Contracts: The First Steps
Federal, state and local governments spend over $800 billion dollars per year buying goods and services. This introductory seminar offers an overview of the critical first steps to becoming a government contractor. Join us to learn how to identify opportunities and understand the contracting process. You will also learn about free services available to help you.

Expand through New Markets

Metrics that Matter 
Marketing is more measurable than ever. How do you effectively use your time to measure what truly impacts your bottom line? How do you learn which data to ignore and which information you can’t live without? Learn effective techniques that you can share with your internal teams by focusing on metrics that matter.

Sales Team Strategies for Managers
You can increase your sales numbers. This workshop will help you more effectively manage your sales team. Learn best practices for business development, growth, and successful staying power.

Increase Revenues with Market Expansion
Learn how to increase revenues by identifying parallel markets to your current customer base, how to expand into them with existing products, how to identify complimentary markets, and how to differentiate without significant capital infusion.

Low and No Cost Marketing
You do not need to spend a fortune to market your business. Learn ideas for networking, public speaking, sponsorships, improving business appearance, holiday promotions, offering on line coupons, and more.

Expand through New Products

Pricing for Profit

Defining which product/service is most profitable in your company is key to growth.  Using proven methods, learn how to identify and develop your bottom line and to identify products that will help you expand strategically.

Expand Online

 Facebook Business Techniques
Put Facebook to work for your business. Bring your laptop (or don’t) and learn practical, revenue-generating ways to use Facebook to market your business.

Create Your Facebook Campaign
Learn to build an integrated, cohesive Facebook campaign that includes ads, notes, apps, pages, offers, sweepstakes, causes and more! We put it all together and you walk out with a full-fledged Facebook program you can deploy right away.

Social Media Friends, Followers, and Fans
How do you know what really matters when growing your business through social media? Walk away with an effective plan to find where your customers are and what they want from you on social media.

How to Build an Easy-to-Use WordPress Website
WordPress is web software you can use to develop an impressive website or blog that is easy to create, easy to deploy, and easy to update. This workshop will get you started.

Search Engine Optimization
An expert in the fields of search engine optimization (SEO) and web development will show you the basics of being found on the Internet and why it is so important.

Creating an Engaging Web Site
Developing and maintaining a web site that keeps customers coming back is key to cost- effective sales. Let our experts show you how.

Effective Email Marketing
There are many free and paid systems and techniques for creating and distributing email campaigns. Our experts have tried them all and will show you how to get the most for your time and money.