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TROY – Troy University’s Small Business Development Center and the Alabama Procurement Technical Assistance Center will offer a free seminar to small businesses wanting to do business with the federal government.

“Working with a Small Business Specialist” will be from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 4 at the Soldier Service Center, Room 282, Building 5700 at Fort Rucker. The center is located on Novosel Street. The seminar presenter is Fort Rucker’s small business specialist Michael Faire.

Each federal agency has a small business program and many have a small business specialist who serves as a liaison between the agency and the small businesses that want to sell to them, said Judy Callin, a senior consultant with the TROY SBDC.

“Selling to the federal government can be a complicated and frustrating process, but working with a specialist can help simplify it. This program is designed to help area small businesses learn to navigate that system,” she said.

Registration for the event is online at http://bit.ly/12W8ExU, or contact Callin at 334-674-2425.

TROY – Small business owners can learn effective marketing processes during a “Marketing Boot Camp” hosted by Troy University’s Small Business Development Center.

The half-day seminar is from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. March 5 at the Pike County Economic Development Center, located at 100 Industrial Blvd., in Troy. The cost to attend is $10 and registration may be completed by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. via email, or calling 334-674-2425.

A team of marketing professionals will lead participants through essential elements in building a marketing plan, and utilizing traditional, web and social platforms in marketing, said Judy Callin, a senior consultant with the TROY SBDC.

Presenting will be Norma Hanson, a former ad agency owner turned consultant will address general marketing; Brandon Shoupe, of Strategy6, will discuss web marketing; and Sharon Whittaker and Aubrey Haskins of Whittaker Marketing will discuss social media and general marketing.

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