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Dear Members:
The goBerkeley Employee Benefits Program is providing free one-year AC Transit bus passes and/or deeply discounted City Carshare memberships to Downtown Berkeley businesses.
goBerkeley is a three year federally-funded pilot partnership between the City of Berkeley, AC Transit and City Carshare to improve parking and transportation, and to encourage alternatives to commuting by private vehicle.
Contact goBerkeley@CityofBerkeley.info by April 19th if you are interested in enrolling your business in this program. Open enrollment will start in May 2013.
Thanks to all the business owners and managers who have already expressed interest in the goBerkeley Employee Benefits program. You'll be hearing from us soon.
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Saturday, April 27 | 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Berkeley - citywide | FREE
When a 6.9 earthquake strikes Berkeley, will you know what to do? Basic disaster skills save lives! Be part of a citywide exercise in your own neighborhood to learn how to prepare for a real emergency. All individuals or community groups are encouraged to participate regardless of their level of CERT training or previous participation in City disaster preparedness activities. Register yourself as an individual, as a neighborhood group, or as an organization to be an official participant for the 2013 exercise.
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Wednesday, May 8 | 2:00 pm
3rd Floor Community Meeting Room, Central Branch - Berkeley Public Library | 2090 Kittredge St. | FREE
For entrepreneurs looking to understand the advertising and customer-service possibilities of the new social media, Berkeley Public Library presents a seminar with the Alameda County Small-Business Development Center, Social Media for Small Businesses, at the Berkeley Public Library Central Branch.
Are you curious about the buzz surrounding social media as a business tool, but not sure where to start, and not sure if it's worth the time and effort? In this seminar you will have a chance to learn the importance of social networking as an integrated marketing tool for your business, including how to market your business using social networking tools, such as Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, and LinkedIn, and how to use each of them to establish a true dialogue with your customer base.
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