In Observance of National Small Business Week, Verizon to Hold Free Webinar on May 23, and offer Free Networking Community, Tips From Experts and More

NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During National Small Business Week this week, Verizon is reminding small-business owners of the company's many free resources, which can give the owners an edge over their competition. Check the Verizon Small Biz Blog (www.verizon.com/smallbusinessblog) for tips and insights from leading experts, and learn about WeCommerce (http://on.fb.me/JNDUvH), a free community, to find partners, new opportunities and more.

On Wednesday (May 23) at 2 p.m. ET, the Verizon Small Business Center (http://business.verizon.net) will present another free webinar, offering tips for small- business owners to protect their business in the event of a disaster. The webinar will feature two executives from Firestorm, a leader in business continuity planning vulnerability analysis, risk mitigation and crisis management: Jim Satterfield, co-founder, and Oz Hill, principal.

In addition, Melinda Emerson's weekly live Twitter chat (@SmallBizLady), sponsored by Verizon, will be held on Wednesday at 8 p.m.  All participants will receive a free book, so join the chat -- #smallbizchat. Emerson will chat with Jennifer Abernethy (@SalesLounge), who will share tips for using Pinterest to promote small businesses.

Follow @VZSmallBiz on Twitter (or www.twitter.com/VZSmallBiz) for news and insights and "fan" Verizon Small Biz (www.facebook.com/VerizonSmallBiz) then upload a photo of your company to get promoted on Verizon's various platforms.

SOURCE Verizon