SOMERVILLE
– Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Economic Development Director Rob May
announced Thursday that, in cooperation with the Union Square and East
Somerville Main streets organizations, the Somerville Chamber of
Commerce, and Somerville Local First, the City of Somerville will
continue its monthly business workshop series in March with a workshop
entitled "Financial Fundamentals of Running a Business." Started in
January 2008, the series is designed to provide practical support and
encouragement to the City's growing population of small- and mid-sizes
businesses.

The upcoming workshop will be held on Wednesday,
March 11th from 8:00 – 10:00am, in the Aldermanic Chambers at City
Hall, 93 Highland Ave. Additional workshops will be held throughout the
year with such topics as Marketing Strategies to Overcome the Crumbling
Economy, Tools to Enhance Social Networking Online, Licensing and
Permitting, and Legal Issues for Businesses.

All workshops,
taught by local business and city experts are design to educate
Somerville's business owners across topics such as finance, marketing,
e-marketing, business law, and foodservice practices, as well as on
city-specific business regulation and incentives.

All Somerville business owners, staff or entrepreneurs are invited to participate.

Advance registration is requested. Workshops are free to the public.

For
additional information, or to register for a specific workshop, please
visit the City's website at www.somervillema.gov, or contact Business
Development Specialist David Guzman, at 617-625-6600 ext 2546 or
dguzman@somervillema.gov