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What do you know about search engine optimization (SEO)?  Do you need a new company website?

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Attend a free online workshop and learn five key strategies to improve your SEO (search engine optimization) rankings. This workshop is for small business owners, not techy-geeks.

This unique workshop could save you thousands of dollars in website development and online marketing.
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Karen Miller, owner of Design2Train, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming SBA National Business Convention on October 23, 2009.  Karen will speak on the topic of “What Do You Know About SEO?”

Women from across the nation will attend the WBO National Business Convention to learn how to grow their business through keynote speakers, business socials, informative workshops and a Business Expo.   To learn more about this exciting opportunity, go to: www. WomenBizOwners.org

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The SBA 8a application is composed of two parts:

1) Cut and paste information from income tax forms and business documents AND

2) The narrative – your life (personal and professional) story

Most people find they can complete the first part, but the narrative is more difficult. Why?
Because writing the SBA 8a narrative is like going on a treasure hunt without a map.

There are no guidelines as to length, information to include and examples.
Based upon my own experience, I created the affordable Narrative Toolkit and then offered the Narrative Writing Service to assist women, minority and service-disabled veterans to complete the narrative with confidence.  Over the past three years, I have helped people coast-to-coast successfully prepare their narratives.

To learn more, visit www.The8aMentor.com

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Why choose Design2Train as your training development partner?
We deliver training “at the speed of business”.

Design2Train consistently delivers high-quality training programs on-time and on-budget!  All courses are custom built to meet your instructional goals and specifications.  With our rapid prototyping and production processes, we can produce courses in 60% less time, compared to traditional methods. Rest assured, you will be proud to offer the training programs to your staff.

We are an award-winning organization.
Design2Train was founded by Karen Miller a training professional with over twenty-five years experience in corporate training and marketing communications.  Karen received her master’s degree from Texas A&M and has worked as a training leader for corporate, education and government clients.

In 2003, she earned the Certified Performance Technologist industry designation as a training expert. She won two national training awards:

• • 1998 ASTD: Excellence in Practice Citation for Electronic Learning
  • 2002 ISPI: Outstanding Instructional Communication Award

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Client Critical Issue and Challenge

An ocean drilling company needed to replace an existing classroom course conducted in Aberdeen, Scotland with a web-based training alterative.

D2T  Delivered

D2T provided the following instructional design / training development services to create the 40-hour software web-based training course.

· Needs assessment – Review of existing courseware
· Course design, development and deployment strategy
· Allocation of internal resources for graphics, deployment
· Module instructional format and scripting based upon SME input
· Production of modules, interactive activities and quizzes
· Creation of final quiz and survey
· Managed review cycle, completed updates based on client feedback
· Acceptance testing including staging server setup / module uploads

Result

D2T delivered software training modules on-time for global deployment with hundreds of students taking the course on ocean drilling platforms globally.

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Client Critical Issue and Challenge

· Enterprise proprietary software training updates were urgently needed.
· Not enough time to schedule and deliver the traditional classroom rollout.
· Client had never delivered web-based courses in a short timeline.

D2T  Delivered

D2T delivered Webinars: asynchronous, audio-enhanced self-paced training with interactive simulations, a quiz and student feedback.
The process included:

· Needs assessment and review of existing courseware elements
· Course design, development and deployment strategy
· Allocation of internal resources for graphics, audio production, deployment
· Webinar instructional format and scripting based upon SME input
· Production of Webinars
· Creation of a  downloadable PDF student handout, final quiz and survey
· Managed review cycle, completed updates based on client feedback
· Acceptance testing including staging server setup / uploads

Results

D2T delivered six 30-minute Webinars in eight weeks.  Feedback from surveys from participants and supervisors was excellent.  This process helped the client gain confidence in their ability to deliver online training quickly.

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educate, inform, communicate

We create affordable high-quality custom training to meet client needs.

Our Process: We begin by asking questions and listening to you:

• How is this training currently delivered?  Why do you need to change?
• Who do you recommend for subject matter experts & stakeholders?
• What types of training are currently used?  What works?
• Describe your organizational culture and business objectives.
• What existing materials are available for review?

Based upon the analysis of this information…
You are presented a comprehensive D2T training recommendation,                              combining the knowledge of your subject matter experts, with our              custom training solution to meet your specific training need.

You are encouraged and educated in the design, development and delivery phases of the training project.  Using standardized tools with quick learning curves, we teach you how to maintain and update your training with ease.

You benefit from our proven award-winning processes, time-saving techniques, hybrid training approach, and state-of-the-art tools to deliver affordable training  “at the speed of business”.

Design2Train was founded in 2001 by V. Karen Miller, CPT, based upon 25+ years experience as an award-winning and practicing instructional designer, educator, courseware developer and corporate multimedia project manager.

Based upon your project needs, we tap into our extensive network of USA-based “Tiger Team” consultants, specially chosen to complete projects on-time, within budget and exceed your expectations.

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