Event Details

NOTICE - Choctaw Tribal Members who own a business in or reside in the 10½ Choctaw Counties may be eligible for a Choctaw Small Business Development Scholarship to pay for this training workshop. To qualify for the Choctaw Business Training Scholarship, please contact Cassidy Gilmore at cgilmore@reiok.org or 800.658.2823 to provide your date of birth for Choctaw Tribal Membership verification purposes. Upon verification, you will be notified.

Web Building 101 is an introduction to Websites and how they are effectively used by small businesses. Determining what to include on the site, finding a domain name and learning about web hosting are included in addition to a storyboarding exercise for attendees to actually build a website. Attendees will learn the importance of website marketing and how to optimize their websites so that search engines can find them easily.

Presenter: Dr. Brian Whitacre

Partners: Kiamichi Technology Center, OSU Extension, McAlester Chamber of Commerce, McAlester Main Street, Choctaw Nation, Eastern Oklahoma State College and REI Women's Business Center

The workshop will be in the J.N. Baker Building. You will be redirected to PayPal to pay for registration. Fee is non-refundable. If you cannot attend, your registration may be able to be transferred to another workshop.

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U. S. Small Business Administration, WBC’s programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance services for clients with limited English proficiency will be provided if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact Lori Smith, WBC Assistant P.O. Box 1335, Durant, OK 74702 or call 800-658-2823.