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BizTuesday @ the Fords Branch Library!

Learn how to use Alignable for your business!

Join us Tuesday, February 18 at the 6:30 PM at the Fords Branch Library and learn how to use Alignable and boost your business in this "economy of abundance." Network with other businesses. Promote your business.

Have you been ignoring Alignable connection requests? Or have you set up a profile and don't exactly know what to make of it? In either case, you may want to attend this Business Tuesday workshop.

Alignable is a networking platform for local businesses. With this tool, a business owner can build trusted relations, generate referrals, share information, and drive leads. There are already more than 3 million members and millions of connections across more than 30,000 local communities . That includes the business communities in and around your town.

Some describe Alignable as the LinkedIn for small businesses. Well, it really isn't. It is also not a question of one versus the other. It is how you leverage the power of both. Does this surprise you? So register NOW! You will learn how to effectively utilize Alignable and grow your business in this " economy of abundance."

Please come in to meet the presenter, the organizers and other attendees. There will be enough opportunities to network. Bring your business cards and promotional material . Lay them out on the resources display table. You will have an opportunity to share your elevator pitch.

This is a Business Tuesday seminar - a collaboration by the Woodbridge Public Library and the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce . The workshop will be conducted by Shoumo (Saumya Ganguly .) He is a business counselor at the Middlesex County Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Rutgers. Shoumo serves on the Board of the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce, mentors MBA & Ph.D. students at the CTEC program at the Rutgers Business School. His day job is providing business consulting services at Obligent Consulting . Visit their profile to see why they got started. But, first, REGISTER for the workshop. Please register @ https://bit.ly/2H68n96

This program is free and open to all. The Fords Branch Library is located at 211 Fords Ave., in Fords, NJ. Please visit http://woodbridgelibrary.org/b... for more information.

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