A five-week series of workshops on increasing sales and expanding small businesses will be offered in the third floor program room at Hartford Public Library on five consecutive Monday evenings, March 13 – April 10, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Hartford, CT (PRWEB) March 9, 2006 -- A five-week series of workshops on increasing sales and expanding small businesses will be offered in the third floor program room at Hartford Public Library on five consecutive Monday evenings, March 13 – April 10, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

March 13    Manage Your Technology and Watch Your Business Grow
This session will be presented by Eileen Hasson, President of The Computer Company, Inc., in West Hartford. Incorporated in 1996 as a total information technology solutions provider, the company moved to its present site in 1999 and began focusing on Web-based technologies and computer networking for small, medium, and large businesses including government and municipalities. In 2005, Eileen Hasson won the first annual “Women of Innovation” award from the Connecticut Technology Council.

March 20    Designing a First-Class Web Site
Jeffrey Campbell, Founder and Managing Director of Measure Twice, LLC, will lead this session. He founded his online communications, marketing, and sales solutions company in 2002 with a goal of providing world-class professional services to small and medium-sized businesses. Located in Avon, Measure Twice specializes in complex e-commerce and dynamic, data-driven Web applications. Previously, Campbell worked in professional consulting companies including KPMG, where Chase Manhattan Bank, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the State of New Jersey were clients.

March 27    E-Marketing: Use Your Computer to Increase Sales and Customer Satisfaction
This session will be presented by Jeffrey Campbell and Joyce Therieault, PMP, MBA, CIC. Founder and Managing Director of Measure Twice, LLC, Campbell founded his online communications, marketing, and sales solutions company in 2002 with a goal of providing world-class professional services to small and medium-sized businesses. Located in Avon, Measure Twice specializes in complex e-commerce and dynamic, data-driven Web applications. Previously, Campbell worked in professional consulting companies including KPMG, where Chase Manhattan Bank, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the State of New Jersey were clients. Therieault heads a West Hartford-based franchise from WSI Internet Consulting and Education, a Canadian company ranked in first place as an Internet services business by Entrepreneur magazine. Previously, she was a technology director for corporations including Hartford Steam Boiler, The Hartford Insurance Group, AIG, Phoenix Life Insurance, and United Technologies.

April 3        Evaluating E-Commerce for Your Business
This session will be presented by Jeffrey Campbell and Joyce Therieault, PMP, MBA, CIC. Founder and Managing Director of Measure Twice, LLC, Campbell founded his online communications, marketing, and sales solutions company in 2002 with a goal of providing world-class professional services to small and medium-sized businesses. Located in Avon, Measure Twice specializes in complex e-commerce and dynamic, data-driven Web applications. Previously, Campbell worked in professional consulting companies including KPMG, where Chase Manhattan Bank, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the State of New Jersey were clients. Therieault heads a West Hartford-based franchise from WSI Internet Consulting and Education, a Canadian company ranked in first place as an Internet services business by Entrepreneur magazine. Previously, she was a technology director for corporations including Hartford Steam Boiler, The Hartford Insurance Group, AIG, Phoenix Life Insurance, and United Technologies.

April 10    Best Practices for Optimizing Your Company’s Security
This session will be presented by Eileen Hasson, President of The Computer Company, Inc., in West Hartford. Incorporated in 1996 as a total information technology solutions provider, the company moved to its present site in 1999 and began focusing on Web-based technologies and computer networking for small, medium, and large businesses including government and municipalities. In 2005, Eileen Hasson won the first annual “Women of Innovation” award from the Connecticut Technology Council.

This series is offered by the Library in partnership with the Connecticut Small Business and Development Center (CSBDC). Those who participate in all five workshops will earn a certificate of completion; those wishing to attend only specific sessions are welcome to do so. All workshops are free but early registration is strongly recommended as seating is limited: register in person, online at www.hplct.org/register.htm, or by calling (860) 695-6295.

These programs are free and open to the public. Arrangements for those with disabilities may be made by calling the CSBDC at (860) 486-4135 in advance. For a full listing of events and programs at Hartford Public Library, visit online at www.hplct.org.

Hartford Public Library provides strategic programs that respond to citizens’ real needs and interests. The library offers programs for parenting, literacy and language development; programs for technical literacy and competency; and programs for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Hartford Public Library also provides a cultural and artistic forum that reflects the city’s diverse and vibrant community. The Library has 650,000 visits each year. For more information call (860) 695-6295.