To maximize the success of local businesses, Lone Star College-Tomball is conducting free seminars that address the needs of small business. This series of seminars, held Wednesday mornings starting March 21, will cover business networking, Facebook essentials and social marketing, and creating and managing client lists. No sign up is required and door prizes will be awarded.

The free weekly Business Success Seminars will be held on three consecutive Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the LSC-Tomball Community Library, room L-129, located at 30555 Tomball Parkway.

• Wednesday, March 21: The CEOs of Networking– Mitchell From, founder of My Referral Network and partner at Element Payment Services, helps you determine which networking organizations to join, how many to join, and how to work them for maximum effectiveness.
  
• Wednesday, March 28: Social Media- Trend or Blip on the Radar? – Terri Craig of MYMResults shows how YouTube, LinkedIn, blogging and Facebook are here to stay and how you can use them to grow your business.
  
• Wednesday, April 4: Create Potential Client Lists– Kam Draper of Infogroup USA shows you how to master the use of Reference USA, a large database of businesses and customers available at your library. Expand your business by identifying key prospects and competitors with contact names, sales volume, employee size and more.

For more information, call Karen Cavallaro with Lone Star College Small Business Development Center at (832) 482-1057. The library is off State Highway 249, between the intersections of Baker Drive and Zion Road.

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With 75,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, and the fastest-growing community college system in Texas. Dr. Richard Carpenter is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, five centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.