Verizon African American Small Business Empowerment Series Comes To Detroit

Featuring Keynote Speaker Len Burnett of Uptown Media Group & Vibe Lifestyle Network

DETROIT - Small business owners are invited to attend the Verizon African American Small Business Empowerment Series, featuring exclusive content and vital business insights shared during an evening of demos, networking and presentations.

Business and technology experts from Verizon Wireless and partnering companies will discuss how small businesses can leverage wireless solutions and the Internet to increase productivity, improve efficiency, and better manage customer relations to improve their bottom line.

Attendees will hear from Detroit native, Len Burnett, Co-CEO & Group Publisher, Uptown Media Group & Vibe Lifestyle Network, about keeping connected with customers in thedigital age. The program will also feature hands-on demos of Verizon’s 4G LTE tablets and smartphones and solutions from other vendors. Presentations will include “Wireless Payment Solutions,” “Managing Your Brand Online,” “Apps to Help Grow your Business” and more. Dinner will be served.

One attendee will also win a 4G LTE MiFi Jetpack and free service for one year from Verizon.

Dinner will be served, but space is limited. Register at www.VerizonInsider.com/SmallBizSeries .

Who: Detroit small business owners
What: Verizon African American Small Business Empowerment Series
When: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Atheneum Suite Hotel in Detroit’s Greektown
How: Register at www.VerizonInsider.com/SmallBizSeries.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 93.0 million retail customers, including 88.0 million retail postpaid customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 80,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.