Series of workshops for local entrepreneurs kicks off Monday

Local entrepreneurs and small business owners looking to expand their reach with the help of online tools, mobile apps and social media are invited to attend a free two-hour workshop in Baton Rouge on Monday evening. The “Digital Marketing Strategies for the Future of Business—Web, Mobile Apps, Email” workshop is the first of five slated to take place as part of the Next Level Training Education Series, which is a part of the Business with Baton Rouge initiative by Mayor Kip Holden’s office. Future workshops will focus on OSHA compliance, business branding and human resource strategies, among other topics, and will be held each month through June. Monday’s event is being held at the Bluebonnet Library Branch and will begin at 6 p.m. It will include a presentation by Orhan McMillan, managing partner of dezinsInteractive, a local company that specializes in Web design, marketing and brand management. You can get complete details on Monday’s workshop, as well as on other workshops in the series, and register to attend here.