It's difficult to review the Double XX Fest and do it justice. The scope of the fest is quite ambitious. It would take an extremely dedicated person to witness even half of it. more ›

TO MARKET: Robbin Block leads the Seattle SCORE "Marketing 101" half-day workshop this afternoon. If you're starting a business or looking for a better, legal way to pry open wallets, the workshop covers product planning, pricing, and promotions, in addition to pointers on how to do market research and create a business plan. One thing entrepreneurs need most is to learn marketing basics--too many are counting on Oprah really, really liking their product. more ›

SMALL BUSINESS SKILLS: SeattleSCORE, the people who help small business people learn stuff, have put together a 4-hour seminar, Marketing 101. On the syllabus! Identifying your customers, packaging your product or service, creating effective marketing tools, and getting repeat customers. Now, in this market none of this will help, but it will get you out of the office for a bit, and you might meet some new people. more ›

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