BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190813T130000Z DTEND:20190813T150000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Team Eureka Morning Brew DESCRIPTION:Join #TeamEureka and start your morning right at The Morning Brew!\n\n\n\nThe Chamber & Main Street invite all business owners\, managers and front line employees to get updated on information they can use today in their business.\n\n\n\nAbout the Session: This presentation teaches merchants how to maintain a competitive advantage against "Big Box" stores\, Amazon and "Lifestyle Centers" by providing cost effective tips to survive in the ever-changing retail environment.\n\n\n\nSome of the principles covered include:\n\n What draws people to shop downtown instead of "Big Boxes" and Amazon?\n\n Utilizing your storefront as a "Billboard."\n\n Using your uniqueness to your advantage.\n\n Factors that help small stores survive.\n\n Thinking outside the traditional retail "box\n\n\n\n\n\nCome hear Mark Miller\, Main Street Arkansas Small Business Consultant: Mark Miller has been with Main Street Arkansas since January 1996. Prior to joining Main Street Arkansas\, Mark worked five years for the Army Air Force Exchange Service and seven years for Wal-Mart. These are the nation's largest government and civilian retailers respectively. Mark started his retail career in 1981 when he was a junior in high school at a Rexall Drug Store in a small Southern Illinois town on Main Street. He's glad to have come full circle and be working once again on Main Street. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in retailing/marketing from Fontbonne College in St. Louis Missouri. Mark also holds a dual Masters degree in human resource development/training and public administration from Webster University. Mark is also a certified Business Retention & Expansion Consultant through Business Retention & Expansion International and the University of Minnesota.\n\n\n\n\n\n8:00: Coffee & Networking\n\n8:30: Brief updates from the CAPC\, Chamber & Main Street\n\n8:45: Session with Mark Miller\n\nOut by 10AM X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join #TeamEureka and start your morning right at The Morning Brew!
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\nThe Chamber &\; Main Street invite all business owners\, managers and front line employees to get updated on information they can use today in their business.
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\nAbout the Session: This presentation teaches merchants how to maintain a competitive advantage against &ldquo\;Big Box&rdquo\; stores\, Amazon and &ldquo\;Lifestyle Centers&rdquo\; by providing cost effective tips to survive in the ever-changing retail environment.
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\nSome of the principles covered include:
\n&bull\; What draws people to shop downtown instead of &ldquo\;Big Boxes&rdquo\; and Amazon?
\n&bull\; Utilizing your storefront as a &ldquo\;Billboard.&rdquo\;
\n&bull\; Using your uniqueness to your advantage.
\n&bull\; Factors that help small stores survive.
\n&bull\; Thinking outside the traditional retail &ldquo\;box
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\nCome hear Mark Miller\, Main Street Arkansas Small Business Consultant: Mark Miller has been with Main Street Arkansas since January 1996. Prior to joining Main Street Arkansas\, Mark worked five years for the Army Air Force Exchange Service and seven years for Wal-Mart. These are the nation&rsquo\;s largest government and civilian retailers respectively. Mark started his retail career in 1981 when he was a junior in high school at a Rexall Drug Store in a small Southern Illinois town on Main Street. He&rsquo\;s glad to have come full circle and be working once again on Main Street. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in retailing/marketing from Fontbonne College in St. Louis Missouri. Mark also holds a dual Masters degree in human resource development/training and public administration from Webster University. Mark is also a certified Business Retention &\; Expansion Consultant through Business Retention &\; Expansion International and the University of Minnesota.
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\n8:00: Coffee &\; Networking
\n8:30: Brief updates from the CAPC\, Chamber &\; Main Street
\n8:45: Session with Mark Miller
\nOut by 10AM LOCATION:Eureka Springs Community Center Meeting Room (44 KIngshighway) UID:e.2743.4011 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T065649Z URL:https://www.eurekaspringschamber.com/events/details/team-eureka-morning-brew-4011 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR