Commercial Developers & Brokers Meeting

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Champaign County EDC I 1817 S. Neil Street, Suite 100, Champaign

One topic the meeting will address is how the EDC engages with local developers and brokers when handling client prospects.

The objective is to move us toward more effective partnerships and collaboration.

For more information or to RSVP for the meeting, please contact Carly McCrory via email (carly@champaigncountyedc.org) or phone (217-359-6261).

TechMix! at Cobalt Digital

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

2506 Galen Drive I Champaign, IL 61821

Cost: Free

You'll have the opportunity to see the products that Cobalt makes (live demos!) and get some hands on time with modern television gear.

About the Event: TechMix! events are organized by the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation as a networking opportunity for local technology companies to meet each other. These events are targeted for engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs working in the tech sector to learn more about other companies in the industry locally.

Appetizers and drinks will be served.

Sponsor: Cobalt Digital

Social Media 101 Workshop

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Champaign County EDC I 1817 S. Neil Street, Suite 100, Champaign, IL 61820

Make social media more fun, effective and manageable for your small business!

Thursday, June 13, 2013
10 am - 12 pm
Champaign County EDC I 1817 S. Neil Street, Suite 100, Champaign, IL 61820

Registration Fee: $25
Cash, credit cards and checks (made payable to: Champaign County EDC) accepted.

About the workshop:

Using social media to build you business and develop relationships is a growing trend. If you're like most business people, you are somewhat overwhelmed and not sure how to best to invest in social media marketing. We're here to help! This workshop will help you determine which networks are most important for your business given your goals & budget.

You'll learn how to develop a social media strategy that fits your budget, discover what outlets (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) are best for your business, how to best manage your time and resources, and how to measure your return on investment.

Who should attend? Business owners, managers, or marketing & communications employees who have a stake in growing a business and building better relationships with your company's stakeholders, customers, and vendors. This intermediate level workshop will assume a working knowledge of social media basics.

Sponsored by: Champaign County Economic Development Corporation & the Illinois Small Business Development Center

To RSVP, contact Carly McCrory via email (carly@champaigncountyedc.org) or phone (217-359-6261) by Friday, June 7, 2013. Space is limited to 20 participants.

TechMix! at Pavlov Media

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

206 N. Randolph, Suite 301 I Champaign, IL 61820

About the Event: TechMix! events are organized by the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation as a networking opportunity for local technology companies to meet each other. These events are targeted for engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs working in the tech sector to learn more about other companies in the industry locally.

Appetizers and drinks will be served.

Sponsor: Pavlov Media

2013 Illinois Development Council Annual Conference

Begins: July 18, 2013
Ends: July 20, 2013

All day

iHotel & Conference Center I Champaign, IL

The 2013 Illinois Development Council Annual Conference will be held July 18-19, 2013 at the iHotel in Champaign, IL. This unique and hi-tech conference facility located on the campus of the University of Illinois, will be an ideal location for this annual event which will focus on the future of entrepreneurship and a "back to the future" look at what is on the horizon for economic development. Steve Warren, IDC 1st Vice Chairman is Chairman of the 2013 Annual Conference.