Eight months ago, the Citrus One-Stop Recovery and Economic (CORE) business center opened in Inverness to help business owners start, grow and market their businesses.
And although the center has a constant flow of customers, it’s time to move on to phase two.
The county recently gave CORE some $40,000 in leftover CARES Act money and the center intends to use it to pay local licensed businesses to spend an hour or more helping others. local licensed business owners to develop a successful digital presence.
Consultants should be trained in skills such as digital marketing, web design, and search engine optimization. These three areas have to do with increasing a business’s presence on the Internet in order to attract more customers.
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Dawn Faherty, Executive Director of CORE, said it is necessary in today’s tech world for a business to be well-skilled in digital marketing if it is to thrive.
“It’s needed now,” Faherty said.
Jim Green, president of the Citrus Business Alliance, said the premise provides a perfect synergy: CORE uses county money to spend on county businesses to help other county businesses succeed.
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Typical counseling sessions last one hour and the consulting firm is paid by the hour. Customers pay nothing. If clients require additional advice, they can agree a fee arrangement with the consultant.
Business owners interested in becoming consultants and pay rates can call Faherty at 352-419-4834 or visit [email protected].
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