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| Event Flyer |
Baton Rouge, La. – The Sustainable Agricultural
Rural Development Institute (SARDI) has partnered with the USDA and the
Acadiana chapter of SCORE to host two events for rural business owners in the
Acadiana area.
The free learning sessions will be held on
September 25 at SARDI’s office, located at 1209 Deisi St., in Opelousas, La.
Activities will begin at 9 a.m. with a ‘Marketing
Mix for Rural Businesses,” followed by a ‘Facebook and Instagram Ad Workshop’ at
6 p.m.
The sessions will be led by Tonia Askins, Louisiana District Director of SCORE Louisiana,
and will teach business owners how to create effective newsletters through email
marketing, increase their customer reach, and develop their brand.
Both events are free and open to rural
business owners, but registration is required. To register, contact SARDI at,
337-943-2410.
The
Acadiana SCORE chapter is a non-profit association dedicated to educating
entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow and succeed by providing
guidance and counseling in the eight parish area of Lafayette, St. Martin, St.
Mary, Vermilion, St. Landry, Acadia, Evangeline and Iberia.
SARDI is a satellite
campus of the Southern University Ag Center housed in Opelousas, La. The
Institute focuses on improving the socioeconomic well-being of citizens in
rural communities within a ten-parish region of St. Landry, Acadia, Allen,
Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, St. Martin and
Vermillion.
The SU Ag Center and the
SU College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences together are called
the Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus.
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