MELVILLE, N.Y., July 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions,
in conjunction with the SCORE Foundation, recently hosted an
educational workshop for dozens of Long
Island and New York City
business owners. The event provided essential insight to small
business owners on how to effectively start, run and grow their
businesses.
"We were compelled to host this event in conjunction with the
SCORE Foundation as a way to unite with our neighboring businesses,
learn from each other and ultimately work towards this goal of
supporting the Long Island small
business community," said Yuichi
Ishizuka, president and COO, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "It is vital that we work
together to keep business local and on Long Island."
Attendees benefitted from an interactive session entitled
"Mentoring in Minutes," where business owners learned from
volunteer small business mentors about Marketing, Finance,
Start-Ups, General Business and Printing For Your Business.
Business owners learned how Canon's line of wireless MAXIFY inkjet
printers can help them create compelling and visually impactful
marketing material in-house to increase their efficiency. There are
currently over 11,000 diverse SCORE volunteers who have owned their
own small business, worked for a Fortune 500 company, or are
currently retired that are committed to helping small business
owners succeed.
The event featured a keynote presentation by Carol Roth, a national media personality,
New York Times best-selling
author, judge of the technology competition series America's
Greatest Markets and an on-air contributor for CNBC news.
During her speech, she stressed the importance of building
relationships and shared tactics for effectively engaging the
community and their core demographic of customers. She informed the
attendees how this could lead to increased advertising
success. Also speaking at the event was Beth Goldberg, District Director, New York
Office Small Business Administration, who provided information on
what kind of resources are available to small business owners
through the administration to obtain funding for and further
develop their business.
"Our volunteer SCORE mentors help small business owners find
greater success, by sharing their own executive and entrepreneurial
experience at no cost. Canon is a great partner for helping to
raise awareness of SCORE's free services, and for providing the
resources to support small business owners through our signature
'Simple Steps for Starting Your Business' seminar program," said
David R. Bobbitt, president of The
SCORE Foundation. "Small businesses nationwide, including those on
Long Island, are facing a world
that is more competitive and complex than ever. Thanks to SCORE and
to Canon, small business owners can access world-class help
immediately at www.score.org to find a mentor or
www.score.org/getstarted to take an educational seminar."
The event concluded with a tour of Canon U.S.A.'s product showroom which included an
inside look at the MAXIFY line of wireless, high speed,
cost-effective inkjet printers.
This workshop is one of many that Canon U.S.A offers throughout the year to help
facilitate innovation and help build local businesses. Please visit
shop.usa.canon.com/MAXIFY to learn more about future events to be
held at Canon U.S.A. facilities
around the country.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading
provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital
imaging solutions to the United
States and to Latin America
and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With
approximately $31 billion in global
revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks third
overall in U.S. patents granted in 2015† and is one of Fortune
Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2016. Canon
U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is
dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and
environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas
Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for
the design, construction, operations and maintenance of
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Patent and Trademark Office.
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