INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 19, 2009) – The Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s Small Business Development Centers (ISBDC) have partnered with Carmel, IN-based MediaSauce, a national leader in online strategies and audience-driven web development, to educate Indiana entrepreneurs on tapping into new-media resources to help grow their businesses.

The ISBDC and MediaSauce will present a four workshop series titled, Strategies for Business In the Digital Age. Each workshop will deal with a focused subject including topics such as business internet strategies, using digital and social networking to drive sales, engaging and empowering customers, and case studies of businesses that have used new-media to achieve unprecedented and exponential growth.

(See all of the event dates here and buy tickets for an event in your area.)

In March, the ISBDC’s Strategies for Business In the Digital Age series will begin, with one session offered each quarter in the following communities: Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Hammond/Valparaiso, Muncie, South Bend, and Terre Haute. For more information, specific dates, ticket availability, and locations in each area, visit www.isbdc.org or www.businessinthedigitalage.com.

About the ISBDC

The Indiana Small Business Development Center Network is an Indiana Economic Development Corporation program funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Through ten regional centers, the ISBDC provides free and low-cost business advising and assistance to small businesses at any stage of development. For more information about the ISBDC, visit www.isbdc.org.

About MediaSauce

MediaSauce is an Indiana based company and a national leader in Internet strategy and audience-driven web development. MediaSauce helps companies build lasting connections that will drive business in this Interconnected Age. MediaSauce’s proprietary Digital Blueprint methodology identifies organizations greatest opportunities and builds a strategic framework to transform businesses using digital and social media. Learn more at www.mediasauce.com.

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Media Contacts:

Jeff Heinzmann – State Director, ISBDC – 317.234.2086 or jheinzmann@isbdc.org

James Burnes – VP of Development and Strategy, MediaSauce – 317.512.3612 or james.burnes@mediasauce.com

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