5th Annual Small Biz Camp - Unofficial SXSW Event for Austin Local Businesses is March 14th in Round Rock: Early Bird Tickets Still Available: tinyurl.com/SBCroundrock

Austin, TX, March 07, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Small Biz Camp with Julie Niehoff is March 14th, during SXSW, and promises participants a day of inspiration, collaboration and growth. Camp will be at Texas State University in Round Rock this year, from 10am to 3:30pm. Early bird tickets are still available for $75, regular $99, and include lunch, parking and access to all program materials for download after camp. Additional details and tickets are made available on Eventbrite. Shortened URL is http://tinyurl.com/SBCroundrock

This year, Small Biz Camp is again partnered with key local organizations that all support the local business community: Texas State Small Business Development Center, The US Small Business Administration, City of Austin Small Business Program, Austin Independent Business Alliance, South-West Texas Border SBDC Network, Austin Coworking Alliance, Texas Freelance Association, Google’s Get Your Business Online Program and SCORE Austin.

“Small Biz Camp is one of the most genuine and effective events I go to.”
– Rebecca Melancon, Executive Director of Austin Independent Business Alliance

The host of Small Biz Camp is Julie Niehoff, Austin-based local business leader and advocate, former Director of Education for Constant Contact and Co-Founder of host organization, Distance Learning Media. Julie has coached over a million small businesses and nonprofits in events like this one over the past ten years. She is one of the top reasons many participants cite for returning year after year.

“We promise our participants No long lectures, No sales pitches, No over-their-heads tech speak. Instead, we focus on practical, real-world ideas and activities with simple instruction. And we make time for peer discussion throughout the day. It’s a day full of those great conversations you have in the hallway while attending other business events.” – Camp Host, Julie Niehoff

Other speakers and featured guests include:
· Rebecca Melancon, Executive Director of Austin Independent Business Alliance
· Donna Taylor, Assistant Director of Texas State Small Business Development Center
· Shelley Delayne, Founder of Orange Coworking
· Kelly Stocker, Marketing Strategist, Productivity Coach and Local Tastemaker
· Kendall Antonelli, Co-Founder of Antonelli’s Cheese Shop
· Corissa Saint Laurent with Google’s Get Your Business Online Program

Topics of discussion will include leadership, mindset, sales and marketing strategy, scaling your business, new tech tools, video and podcasting, tips and tricks to make more money while doing less. Small Biz Camp is open to any local business, including freelancers, musicians, artists and nonprofit organizations.

About Distance Learning Media Events
DLM Events is the media and events arm of Austin-based Distance Learning Media, LLC. We are focused on continuing education, media production and professional development programming, providing certificate programs, content and curriculum for community colleges, state universities, small business development centers and city/state government agencies across the US in Canada and the UK. We also build train-the-trainer programs to help ensure consistency for multi-campus programming.

Our events and programming are typically designed to educate and train small business and nonprofit teams on industry-specific skills that are needed to find and keep a job in today's market. Everything can be learned in a live classroom setting or online. We also specialize in "soft skills" training - leadership, mentoring, communications, etiquette - some of the important skill sets that are often overlooked in traditional education but are much needed in the workplace. Our programs offer practical, usable information that helps people from any walk of life learn to produce or accomplish more with less time, money or energy. We help individuals and corporations make more money by helping to increase efficiency and to lower employee attrition.

DLM was founded by Julie and CJ Niehoff. Julie is the host of Small Biz Camp and is a celebrated speaker, author and marketing leader. The former Director of Education and Development for small business giant, Constant Contact, Julie is a recognized champion of small business and an advocate for nonprofits. In 2011, she was named a top small business influencer in the US by Small Biz Trends Magazine. For more information about the event's host, visit JulieNiehoff.com, connect with Julie on LinkedIn or connect with CJ Niehoff on LinkedIn.