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Contact: Tom Dorr, Western Washington University Center for Economic Vitality director, at (360) 733-4014, or Tom.Dorr@wwu.edu.

BELLINGHAM - Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics’ Center for Economic Vitality (CEV) will present, in partnership with the Blaine Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center, “How to Get Your Business Unstuck, Going and Growing Again,” from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26 at the Blaine School District Offices, 765 H Street, in Blaine.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

This business seminar offers business owners the opportunity to learn effective online and offline marketing strategies to grow their sales and profits. This presentation is designed for participants who would like to:

• Get more return on their marketing investments
• Gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace
• Open new markets and gain new clients
• Become more profitable

Business Strategist Eric Grimstead will discuss the lucrative Canadian market to the north and how businesses can reach across the border to find retail clients or business trading partners.

A light menu of food and beverages will be provided. Please RSVP by contacting Carroll Solomon at the Blaine Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center at (360) 332-6484 or vic@cityofblaine.com.

For more than 20 years, the Center for Economic Vitality (CEV) has enabled Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics to give back to the business community and has helped to shape the economic future of our region one business at a time. The CEV provides free, confidential counseling and technical assistance combined with competitive intelligence research/economic gardening services to business owners and managers throughout Washington state.  The CEV also provides export assistance to businesses throughout Washington state. For more information, go to or call (360) 733-4014.