*WHAT:* Adding the Internet to Your Business Recipe: A three-day workshop for farm-based business owners
*WHEN:* 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on  Oct. 17, Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 (three Wednesdays)
*WHERE:* Vermont Tech Enterprise Center, Randolph, Vt.
*COST:* $75 ($60 before Oct. 2), includes lunch and all materials.
*INFO:* Pre-registration required. Register online at www.regonline.com/ecommerceworkshop07 or contact Beth Holtzman at [log in to unmask] or (802) 223-2389, Ext. 15, for a registration form.


"Adding the Internet to Your Business Recipe:"
Using e-mail, Web sites and e-commerce to connect farm businesses with existing and new markets

The University of Vermont Center for Rural Studies and The Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN) will a three-day workshop on the Internet and e-commerce in October and November. Participants will learn how e-mail, Web sites and selling online can connect farm businesses to their current customers and to new markets.

"Adding the  will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 in Randolph. The first two days will cover the basics of using the Internet as a marketing tool and online sales. There will be presentations by small business owners and e-commerce experts, group activities and concrete steps for getting started or fine-tuning an Internet presence. The final session will be a hands-on workshop focusing on specific e-commerce-related skills.
The workshop is geared toward female farm-based business owners but is open to anyone.

The registration fee is $75 ($60 before Oct. 2) and includes lunch each day. Register online at www.regonline.com/ecommerceworkshop07 or contact Beth Holtzman at [log in to unmask] or (802) 223-2389, Ext. 15, for a registration form.