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I am pleased to share the information from our teleconference today on Social Media Marketing for Small Business.  I have uploaded the information and handouts for your future review and utilization.
I certainly appreciate the time and ideas that Steve Willinger shared with us today.  I would be interested to learn how you put some of these ideas to work for your organization and your customers too.
Steve's website is:  www.stevewillinger.com.  He encourages you to contact him if he can be of further service to you.

 Even as a child, Ayad Al-Mansuri knew he wanted to be a landscaper. He loved the trees in his small village in Iraq and wanted a career in which he could follow his passion and excel. As a young adult, Ayad worked as a landscaper for a few years in his native country before moving to the United States in 1997.

One of the important sections of the report from the IWG is the section on 'promising practices."   Down load the report to get new programming ideas to support integration in your community
Follow the link to read the report:

The send edition of the SBA PRIME Thoughts newsletter now available at www.ised.us.  Please check it out for important dates to place on your calendar:
 
 

Know your Right to Privacy!  While the laws have changed, many of us are unaware of our rights and the new laws.  As a lending organization you have new responsibilities and obligations to your customers.  Individually, it is important to be aware of all the rights that you have to help you protect your identity.
You can learn more at:
http://www.privacyrights.org/identity-theft-data-breaches
 

Friends, I just spent a wonderful day in New Orleans after a two-day visit in Baton Rouge.  Both resettlement sites are full of energy and good ideas.  I just have to tell you about the exciting eatery we visited on Thursday (4/29) in NOLA.   The restaurant is called Cafe Reconcile.   Young people selected to participate work on academic skills, life skills, and they receive training in culinary arts.  In short, they learn to cook, to wait tables, to stock the kitchen, and to act as steward to the nearly 150 customers they serve each day.   And t

ORR IDA Grantees met in Columbus Ohio for the Annual Workshop. The Workshop was hosted by ECDI of Columbus. ECDI staff and management far surpassed our expectations as hosts and participants.