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WHAT: Three-day SMB Week Summit Series hosted by BrightTALK™
At this free, interactive webcast series, thought leaders from around the world will discuss best ways to attract investors and best practices in strategic planning for sustained and controlled growth thus preparing your business for what may come. Experts will provide insights into increasing companywide efficiency while lowering costs and how to generate new business opportunities using new and existing tools.

Each day focuses on a particular topic: Managing and Sustaining Business Growth, SMB Marketing and SMB Technology.

The global presenter lineup will include case studies, best practice advice and innovative solutions from leading organizations including SAP, Manpower, Inc. Magazine, Search Engine Guide, VeriSign, Intel, Symbian Foundation, SMB Nation, Smallbiztechnology.com, Duane Morris LLP and many more.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 25 -Thursday, May 27, 2010 -- see the schedule for specific times, topics, and speakers. (After being presented live, all webcasts will also be immediately recorded and available for on-demand viewing.)

WHERE: The webcasts are available on brighttalk.com: http://www.brighttalk.com/summit/smbweek

PRESENTATIONS:
May 25: Managing & Sustaining Business Growth (http://www.brighttalk.com/summit/smbmanagement)
Topics include: Is Your Business Ready For Growth?; Pitching – Five Steps to Success; Intellectual Property Demystified; Accelerating the Cycle of Business Development; Acquiring & Selling Your Business; Developing Capital Formation Strategies; Talentism: What is it and why should you care?; Small Giants: Companies that Choose to be Great Instead of Big

May 26: SMB Marketing (http://www.brighttalk.com/summit/smbmarketing)
Topics include: Does Social Media Pay? – Campaign Tracking & ROI; PR for your SME; Growth Through Marketing: Growing Your Business Community: Transform Your SMB with Web 2.0 Technologies; How to Align Your Sales and Marketing Teams for More Revenue; Critical Factors in Redefining Your SMB Brand Strategy; Blogging to Increase Conversions & Attract More Links; Using Online Events for SMB Demand Generation; Building and Managing Your Business’ Online Reputation; It’s a Matter of Trust: Driving Traffic & Increasing Profits

May 27: SMB Technology (http://www.brighttalk.com/summit/smbtechnology)
Topics include: IT Refresh: Developing Your IT Roadmap for Client & Server; Protect Your Company’s Future by Starting a BCDR Plan; Symbian Foundation Case Study: Executing Your SMB Cloud Strategy; SMB Recovery Roadmap; Legal Risks of IT Outsourcing & Remedies When Gone Awry; Securing Mobile Workers in an Insecure World