{"id":147143,"date":"2025-02-20T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=147143"},"modified":"2025-02-19T22:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T04:01:54","slug":"big-bad-business-workshop-reaching-your-customer-set-for-february-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/big-bad-business-workshop-reaching-your-customer-set-for-february-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bad Business Workshop: Reaching Your Customer\u00a0Set for February 25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Big Bad Business (BBB) Series<\/strong><em> <\/em>is back with another valuable workshop for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Hosted by the <strong>Yoknapatawpha Arts Council<\/strong> and the <strong>Oxford-Lafayette Economic Development Foundation<\/strong>, BBB provides free, practical business advice tailored to support creative professionals and small business owners at every stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next event in the series, <strong>&#8220;Reaching Your Customer,&#8221; <\/strong>will take place on <strong>February 25 from 6\u20138 pm at The Powerhouse in Oxford, Miss. <\/strong>This workshop will focus on <strong>the most effective social media strategies and online tools <\/strong>for building and engaging an audience\u2014critical skills for growing a successful business in today\u2019s digital landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees will hear from two creative economy professionals who have successfully leveraged digital marketing to expand their brands:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Emily Suber <\/strong>\u2013 <em>Lucky Elephant&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u25cf <strong>Grace Ann Byrd <\/strong>\u2013 <em>Grace Ann Byrd Designs&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether participants are launching a new venture or looking to strengthen their existing brand, this workshop will offer <strong>actionable insights, expert guidance, and valuable networking opportunities.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Big Bad Business Series <\/em>is committed to fostering a thriving local business community, with a special focus on creative entrepreneurs. <strong>The event is free and open to the public<\/strong>, and light refreshments will be provided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Registration is encouraged. Sign up at <a href=\"http:\/\/Oxfordarts.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"Oxfordarts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oxfordarts.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information or accessibility inquiries, please email <strong>outreachyac@gmail.com<\/strong>.&nbsp;The <em>Big Bad Business Series <\/em>is funded in part by the <strong>National Endowment for the Arts, Volunteer Missississippi, <\/strong>and the <strong>Mississippi Arts Commission<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Big Bad Business (BBB) Series is back with another valuable workshop for entrepreneurs and small business owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":147144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8428],"tags":[31272,31273,5,642,4,28771,3,198,753,2396],"class_list":["post-147143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-event","tag-emily-suber","tag-gracy-ann-boyd","tag-mississippi","tag-ms","tag-oxford","tag-oxford-lafayette-economic-development-foundation","tag-the-local-voice","tag-the-powerhouse","tag-tlv","tag-yoknapatawpha-arts-council"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0225-big_bad_business1.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147145,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147143\/revisions\/147145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}