Brown-bag marketing series begins Friday

JUNEAU - The Juneau Small Business Development Center's Brown Bag Marketing Series begins Friday with "Creative Marketing on a Budget." The class will be noon to 1 p.m. at the downtown library.

Guest presenter Diane Pearson, owner of Pearson's Pond Luxury Inn & Adventure Spa, kicks off the series with a presentation on using public relations, low-cost advertising, customer referrals, the Internet and service to successfully promote a small business.

The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call 463-3789 or visit the center's Web site at www.aksbdc.org.