Free BRASS webinar “Industry Research Using the Economic Census and Other Government Sources” Dec 11 & 18

Registration is open to the first 98 people.  Please register for each part separately.

INDUSTRY RESEARCH USING THE ECONOMIC CENSUS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT SOURCES

PART 1:                        Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (EST)

To understand an industry is to understand the context in which a company operates. This course will review the Economic Census and other free government sources that could help you find specific data, create an industry profile, define competition, and monitor the business environment. If you work with small to medium size businesses this webinar will give you the confidence to help with marketing plans for entrepreneurs and economic development plans for policy makers.

Hands-on "Quiz" will get you into the sources and using the services. Come back the following week to share what you found and discuss the joys and struggles and go deeper into industry research.

REGISTER FOR PART 1 :         http://bit.ly/1boSUHR  

PART 2:                        Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (EST)

We will review the hands-on "Quiz" you received on December 11, where you practiced using the sources and services learned in Part 1. This collaborative event will also record some of your favorite free and fee-based sources to do industry research.

REGISTER FOR PART 2:          http://bit.ly/1j4QJNZ

Visit RUSA’s website for a full list of online learning opportunities:  http://www.ala.org/rusa/development/onlinece

Any questions?  Please contact natasha.arguello@utsa.edu.

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