Southeastern NEWS

                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
                                           Public Information Office
                                           SLU 880, Hammond, LA 70402
                                           504/549-2341/fax 504-549-2061
    Date: 5/18/98
      Contact:                           Carol Dotson   119

INTERNET HOME PAGE FOR BUSINESSES SLU SEMINAR TOPIC          
     HAMMOND, LA -- Southeastern Louisiana University's Small Business Development
Center (SBDC) will have a seminar to assist small businesses in developing their own Web page.
The "How to Develop Your Own Internet Homepage" seminar will be held Thursday May 28, 
8:30 am-Noon in room 73 of Southeastern's Garrett College of Business Building. 
     "Companies of all kinds now maintain web sites on the Internet as an integral part of their
business which they use to provide business information, products, and/or services to millions of
individuals daily," said Bobbie Boudreaux, SBDC training coordinator. "More and more
businesses are finding it a competitive necessity and a boost to revenues to have a Web site."
     The SBDC seminar will offer participants hands-on computer instruction in building and
customizing an Internet Homepage. Registrants should have a basic knowledge of Windows 95
and the computer mouse features of "point", "click", "drag", "drop", "copy" and paste. Other
topics to be covered include business advertising, product/service marketing, on-line payment
options, web page costs and resources, electronic mail and bulletin boards and "net" working.
     Pre-registration is required for the 3 1/2 hour introductory level course. The fee for the
seminar is $30, with handouts and refreshments provided. Call Bobbie Boudreaux of the SBDC
at 549-3831 for more information. Think of this seminar as this year's "net" gain! 
                                                       
                                             

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