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SUMMARY:How to Get Listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo
DESCRIPTION:Join us and get your product-based business listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber's online marketplace for buying local.\n\n\nBring your products or product photos\, leave with a live online shop. This is a complimentary\, hands-on workshop to start selling your products on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber’s online marketplace. Chamber membership not required. \n \nShop Local Greater Kalamazoo is an initiative of the Southwest Michigan First Chamber\, with sponsorship from the City of Kalamazoo and the City of Portage. It is a community\, online marketplace that helps local businesses reach customers looking to spend their dollars locally year-round. \n \nWho this is for \nThis workshop is a good fit if your business: \n\nSells physical products (food and value-added goods\, art\, crafts\, retail items\, and similar)\nHas at least five products ready to list\, or can pull together five by the workshop date\nCan fulfill an online order by shipping it or by offering local pickup; you do not have to ship every item\nIs based in\, or selling to\, the Greater Kalamazoo area\n\n \nThis is a working session\, not a lecture. You will sit down with our team\, set up your virtual storefront\, and list your first few products. You’ll walk out with active listings on the site! Come with your products or photos and a rough idea of pricing\, and we’ll handle the setup together in the room. \nThere are no profile or listing fees to participate\, only standard payment processing fees through Paypal or Stripe. \n \nHow to prepare (Important: please read) \nBefore the workshop\, you must complete the short vendor registration form at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/vendor-registration/. \n \nThis gives you approval to create your Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo profile\, which you will need to have in hand when you arrive. We cannot get you activated and online without it. \n \nAfter you have completed the vendor registration form\, you’ll need to bring these things to the workshop: \n\nYour products or clear photos of them\nA rough price for each item\nA laptop\, preferably (a tablet or other mobile working device can be used if a laptop is unavailable)\n\n \nIf you prefer to set up a time one-on-one\, you can apply for a profile at your convenience. Once approved\, you will have access to a library of short video tutorials. We recommend the workshop as the fastest way to finish in one sitting. \n \nWanna learn more about Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo? Check it out at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/about/. \n \nWorkshop or Other Questions? Email kforce@southwestmichiganfirst.com. \nSee you there!
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LOCATION:Portage Parks and Recreation Department\, 320 Library Lane\, Portage\, MI\, 49002\, United States
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SUMMARY:How to Get Listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo
DESCRIPTION:Join us and get your product-based business listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber's online marketplace for buying local.\n\n\nBring your products or product photos\, leave with a live online shop. This is a complimentary\, hands-on workshop to start selling your products on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber’s online marketplace. Chamber membership not required. \n \nShop Local Greater Kalamazoo is an initiative of the Southwest Michigan First Chamber\, with sponsorship from the City of Kalamazoo and the City of Portage. It is a community\, online marketplace that helps local businesses reach customers looking to spend their dollars locally year-round. \n \nWho this is for \nThis workshop is a good fit if your business: \n\nSells physical products (food and value-added goods\, art\, crafts\, retail items\, and similar)\nHas at least five products ready to list\, or can pull together five by the workshop date\nCan fulfill an online order by shipping it or by offering local pickup; you do not have to ship every item\nIs based in\, or selling to\, the Greater Kalamazoo area\n\n \nThis is a working session\, not a lecture. You will sit down with our team\, set up your virtual storefront\, and list your first few products. You’ll walk out with active listings on the site! Come with your products or photos and a rough idea of pricing\, and we’ll handle the setup together in the room. \nThere are no profile or listing fees to participate\, only standard payment processing fees through Paypal or Stripe. \n \nHow to prepare (Important: please read) \nBefore the workshop\, you must complete the short vendor registration form at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/vendor-registration/. \n \nThis gives you approval to create your Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo profile\, which you will need to have in hand when you arrive. We cannot get you activated and online without it. \n \nAfter you have completed the vendor registration form\, you’ll need to bring these things to the workshop: \n\nYour products or clear photos of them\nA rough price for each item\nA laptop\, preferably (a tablet or other mobile working device can be used if a laptop is unavailable)\n\n \nIf you prefer to set up a time one-on-one\, you can apply for a profile at your convenience. Once approved\, you will have access to a library of short video tutorials. We recommend the workshop as the fastest way to finish in one sitting. \n \nWanna learn more about Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo? Check it out at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/about/. \n \nWorkshop or Other Questions? Email kforce@southwestmichiganfirst.com. \nSee you there!
URL:https://firstand42.media/event_test/how-to-get-listed-on-shop-local-greater-kalamazoo-6/
LOCATION:Southwest Michigan First\, 180 East Water Street\, #Suite 2690\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events
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SUMMARY:How to Get Listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo
DESCRIPTION:Join us and get your product-based business listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber's online marketplace for buying local.\n\n\nBring your products or product photos\, leave with a live online shop. This is a complimentary\, hands-on workshop to start selling your products on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber’s online marketplace. Chamber membership not required. \n \nShop Local Greater Kalamazoo is an initiative of the Southwest Michigan First Chamber\, with sponsorship from the City of Kalamazoo and the City of Portage. It is a community\, online marketplace that helps local businesses reach customers looking to spend their dollars locally year-round. \n \nWho this is for \nThis workshop is a good fit if your business: \n\nSells physical products (food and value-added goods\, art\, crafts\, retail items\, and similar)\nHas at least five products ready to list\, or can pull together five by the workshop date\nCan fulfill an online order by shipping it or by offering local pickup; you do not have to ship every item\nIs based in\, or selling to\, the Greater Kalamazoo area\n\n \nThis is a working session\, not a lecture. You will sit down with our team\, set up your virtual storefront\, and list your first few products. You’ll walk out with active listings on the site! Come with your products or photos and a rough idea of pricing\, and we’ll handle the setup together in the room. \nThere are no profile or listing fees to participate\, only standard payment processing fees through Paypal or Stripe. \n \nHow to prepare (Important: please read) \nBefore the workshop\, you must complete the short vendor registration form at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/vendor-registration/. \n \nThis gives you approval to create your Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo profile\, which you will need to have in hand when you arrive. We cannot get you activated and online without it. \n \nAfter you have completed the vendor registration form\, you’ll need to bring these things to the workshop: \n\nYour products or clear photos of them\nA rough price for each item\nA laptop\, preferably (a tablet or other mobile working device can be used if a laptop is unavailable)\n\n \nIf you prefer to set up a time one-on-one\, you can apply for a profile at your convenience. Once approved\, you will have access to a library of short video tutorials. We recommend the workshop as the fastest way to finish in one sitting. \n \nWanna learn more about Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo? Check it out at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/about/. \n \nWorkshop or Other Questions? Email kforce@southwestmichiganfirst.com. \nSee you there!
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SUMMARY:2026 Walk to End Alzheimer's
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SUMMARY:How to Get Listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo
DESCRIPTION:Join us and get your product-based business listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber's online marketplace for buying local.\n\n\nBring your products or product photos\, leave with a live online shop. This is a complimentary\, hands-on workshop to start selling your products on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber’s online marketplace. Chamber membership not required. \n \nShop Local Greater Kalamazoo is an initiative of the Southwest Michigan First Chamber\, with sponsorship from the City of Kalamazoo and the City of Portage. It is a community\, online marketplace that helps local businesses reach customers looking to spend their dollars locally year-round. \n \nWho this is for \nThis workshop is a good fit if your business: \n\nSells physical products (food and value-added goods\, art\, crafts\, retail items\, and similar)\nHas at least five products ready to list\, or can pull together five by the workshop date\nCan fulfill an online order by shipping it or by offering local pickup; you do not have to ship every item\nIs based in\, or selling to\, the Greater Kalamazoo area\n\n \nThis is a working session\, not a lecture. You will sit down with our team\, set up your virtual storefront\, and list your first few products. You’ll walk out with active listings on the site! Come with your products or photos and a rough idea of pricing\, and we’ll handle the setup together in the room. \nThere are no profile or listing fees to participate\, only standard payment processing fees through Paypal or Stripe. \n \nHow to prepare (Important: please read) \nBefore the workshop\, you must complete the short vendor registration form at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/vendor-registration/. \n \nThis gives you approval to create your Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo profile\, which you will need to have in hand when you arrive. We cannot get you activated and online without it. \n \nAfter you have completed the vendor registration form\, you’ll need to bring these things to the workshop: \n\nYour products or clear photos of them\nA rough price for each item\nA laptop\, preferably (a tablet or other mobile working device can be used if a laptop is unavailable)\n\n \nIf you prefer to set up a time one-on-one\, you can apply for a profile at your convenience. Once approved\, you will have access to a library of short video tutorials. We recommend the workshop as the fastest way to finish in one sitting. \n \nWanna learn more about Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo? Check it out at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/about/. \n \nWorkshop or Other Questions? Email kforce@southwestmichiganfirst.com. \nSee you there!
URL:https://firstand42.media/event_test/how-to-get-listed-on-shop-local-greater-kalamazoo-8/
LOCATION:Vicksburg Village Hall\, 126 North Kalamazoo Avenue\, ## A\, Vicksburg\, MI\, 49097\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events
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SUMMARY:How to Get Listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo
DESCRIPTION:Join us and get your product-based business listed on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber's online marketplace for buying local.\n\n\nBring your products or product photos\, leave with a live online shop. This is a complimentary\, hands-on workshop to start selling your products on Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo\, The Chamber’s online marketplace. Chamber membership not required. \n \nShop Local Greater Kalamazoo is an initiative of the Southwest Michigan First Chamber\, with sponsorship from the City of Kalamazoo and the City of Portage. It is a community\, online marketplace that helps local businesses reach customers looking to spend their dollars locally year-round. \n \nWho this is for \nThis workshop is a good fit if your business: \n\nSells physical products (food and value-added goods\, art\, crafts\, retail items\, and similar)\nHas at least five products ready to list\, or can pull together five by the workshop date\nCan fulfill an online order by shipping it or by offering local pickup; you do not have to ship every item\nIs based in\, or selling to\, the Greater Kalamazoo area\n\n \nThis is a working session\, not a lecture. You will sit down with our team\, set up your virtual storefront\, and list your first few products. You’ll walk out with active listings on the site! Come with your products or photos and a rough idea of pricing\, and we’ll handle the setup together in the room. \nThere are no profile or listing fees to participate\, only standard payment processing fees through Paypal or Stripe. \n \nHow to prepare (Important: please read) \nBefore the workshop\, you must complete the short vendor registration form at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/vendor-registration/. \n \nThis gives you approval to create your Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo profile\, which you will need to have in hand when you arrive. We cannot get you activated and online without it. \n \nAfter you have completed the vendor registration form\, you’ll need to bring these things to the workshop: \n\nYour products or clear photos of them\nA rough price for each item\nA laptop\, preferably (a tablet or other mobile working device can be used if a laptop is unavailable)\n\n \nIf you prefer to set up a time one-on-one\, you can apply for a profile at your convenience. Once approved\, you will have access to a library of short video tutorials. We recommend the workshop as the fastest way to finish in one sitting. \n \nWanna learn more about Shop Local Greater Kalamazoo? Check it out at https://www.shoplocalgreaterkalamazoo.com/about/. \n \nWorkshop or Other Questions? Email kforce@southwestmichiganfirst.com. \nSee you there!
URL:https://firstand42.media/event_test/how-to-get-listed-on-shop-local-greater-kalamazoo-9/
LOCATION:Charter Township of Texas building\, 7227 West Q Avenue\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chamber Events
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LOCATION:Radisson Plaza Hotel
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