Arkansas SBDC Offering FREE Search Engine Optimization Classes!

The UALR Arkansas Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be offering two free Search Engine Optimization (SEO) classes in the summer of 2008.

Thursday, June 19
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
First Service Bank
Hwy 65 North
Clinton, AR

Thursday, August 14
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Liberty Bank
665 Hwy 62 E
Mountain Home, AR

How to Motivate Your Customers to Wear Cow Suits

From the Pensacola News Journal:

On Friday, all Chick-fil-A chain restaurants will be celebrating the fourth annual Cow Appreciation Day. The restaurant will be offering a free Chick-fil-A meal to any customer that comes to the eatery fully dressed as a cow. This means the customer needs to be dressed from head to toe as a cow.

If you're partially dressed as a cow, such as a cow-printed T-shirt, hat, vest or purse, Chick-fil-A will give you a free entrée.

Reverse Globalization: Higher Oil Prices Are Starting To Bring Jobs Home

From ABC News:

The rise in transportation costs are fueling what some economists are calling "reverse globalization." For instance, DESA, a company that makes heaters to keep football players warm, is moving all its production back to Kentucky after years of having them made in China.

"Cheap labor in China doesn't help you when you gotta pay so much to bring the goods over," says economist Jeff Rubin.

Some local manufacturers have suddenly found themselves in the thick of boom times.

Read the full article:
http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=5235731

10 Best Jobs for Workers with a Two-Year Degree

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over a 40-year period, high school graduates will earn a total of $1.2 million, while workers with associate degrees will earn $1.6 million. Is it any surprise two-year degrees are becoming an increasingly attractive option for many people?

Based on salary, industry employment and projected job growth, here are 10 of the best jobs for workers with two-year degrees:

Read the full article:
http://jobs.aol.com/article/_a/10-best-jobs-for-workers-with-a-two-year/...

FEMA Experts in Shirley Area Store to Offer Free Advice on Rebuilding Safer and Stronger

Rebuilding or repairing a home after flooding can be a daunting task. But with the right information, homeowners can build back in a way that reduces the likelihood of future damage. Mitigation specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be demonstrating building techniques and offering free professional advice in area building supply stores.

The schedule is listed below:

June 10-12, 2008
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday
Carters Hardware
10973 Highway 16E #6
Shirley, AR 72153
(Van Buren County)