Last week, I hosted a coffee conversation about small business apps, but I didn’t mention the free tools available via Google. This week, I went to an event here in Savannah that showed me to all the great and easy tools to help small business owners to build their online presence. #GrowWithGoogle was held at Service Brewing and there was about 12 “Googlers” helping Savannah entrepreneurs how to ramp up their online presence by getting a business Google verified. You can do this by going to Get Your Business Online. The thing I like most about the new features of the Google listing that businesses can now share updates via posts. This is a way that Google could possibly compete with Facebook pages.
In addition, if your business has good reviews on Google, you can get marketing materials showcasing the reviews via Small Thanks With Google.
Jovan from Sage’s Larder attended the event as well. It was nice to see her and talk about her food business which is based in Brunswick, GA.
BTW, National Small Business Week starts in a few days. There are several events and webinars to support small businesses.