Charlotte Job Fair in Charlotte Mar 5, 2012 11:00 AM

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Meet face-to-face with top employers at the National Career Fairs Job Fair! Attendance is free for job seekers! Register at www.nationalcareerfairs.com and you will receive the company list and our online job fair guide. Free RESUME REVIEWS will be available at the event from our two local career experts. See you at the job fair! Monday, March 5 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel 2800 Coliseum Centre Drive Charlotte Price: FREE Phone: (877) 561-5627 Age Suitability: 18 and up

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How Pinterest Is Becoming the Next Big Thing in Social Media for Business

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Move over Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Another social media site is stepping up as a valuable marketing tool for businesses.

Pinterest, an online bulletin board for your favorite images, launched in 2010 and is already experiencing wild growth. The site registered more than 7 million unique visitors in December, up from 1.6 million in September. And it's driving more traffic to company websites and blogs than YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn combined, according to a recent report from Cambridge, Mass.-based content-sharing site Shareaholic.

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Charlotte Business Journal - Seminars

 

Digital Smart Reader Leads Generation Workshop Register Now

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Supercharge Your Sales with the Charlotte Business Journal Online!

Join the Charlotte Business Journal’s (CBJ) Circulation Sales Executive, Allen Clark, as he guides you through the region's premier source of business news and sales leads.

During the seminar, Allen will provide behind-the-scenes information on all of our (paid and free) digital news sources, including the online paper & BOL, daily e-mail update, social media, blogs and smart phone application. You’ll also learn how to take advantage of CBJ’s upcoming networking and nomination opportunities. He'll even share ideas on how other businesses use the CBJ’s news sources and events to get customers and increase sales!

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Central Piedmont Community College Institute for Entrepreneurship

Income Taxes: Important Issues for Small Business Owners          SBX-7450

Thinking about taxes as a small business owner?

This course will cover what you need to know about reporting and record keeping requirements, payroll taxes, independent contractors, estimated taxes, choice of tax entity and business deductions.

Class starts Monday, Feb. 13.

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Charlotte Venture Challenge seeks applications

 

 

  UNC Charlotte ’s annual competition to fund entrepreneurial businesses is accepting applications until Feb. 29.

The Charlotte Venture Challenge business-innovation competition, formerly known as Five Ventures, is organized by the university’s Charlotte Research Institute    and Ben Craig Center . Entrants will compete for $100,000 in funding and services.

A panel of entrepreneurs, angel investors and venture capitalists will select winning companies in six categories: new energy and high tech; information technology; life and biotech sciences; consumer products and services; student ventures and social enterprises.

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Southwest Airlines to fly out of Charlotte Douglas

Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co.   will begin service at Charlotte Douglas International Airport as part of its acquisition of AirTran Airways.


On Friday, Southwest named Charlotte among 22 AirTran markets that will eventually be converted to Southwest service areas. The others are Flint, Mich.; Rochester, N.Y.; Pensacola, Fla.; Dayton, Ohio; Richmond, Va.; Key West, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; Memphis, Tenn.; Akron- Canton, Ohio; Wichita, Kan.; Des Moines, Iowa; Branson, Mo.; Portland, Maine; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Cancun, Mexico; Montego Bay, Jamaica; Aruba; San Juan Puerto Rico; Bermuda; Nassau, The Bahamas; Mexico City; and San Jose Cabo, Mexico.

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