Weebly Coming to Savannah, Partnering with Local Organizations

Staff Report From Savannah CEO

Monday, April 11th, 2016

Weebly , the global platform that helps anyone easily build brilliant websites and online businesses, has announced a bus tour of through the Southeast, aimed at empowering entrepreneurs of any age to start their business and become their own boss.  The San Francisco based company is hitting the road to create 1000 bosses in 10 days at their #LikeaBoss interactive tech tailgate. Weebly’s team of web experts is partnering up with the organizations that support entrepreneurship and small business in Savannah- both the Savannah Small Business Chamber and non-profit, The Creative Coast . Through these vital partners, Weebly will be rolling into Savannah on April 13th at Johnson Square with on-site, outdoor web workshops, 1:1 website and ecommerce help, free headshots, swag and cash giveaways.

A Gallup poll shows 70% of Americans are miserable at their current job. That’s why Weebly wants to help people turn their passion into paycheck and bring their dream to life. Savannah area entrepreneurs are already part of this trend; people like Katherine Graham who created her healthy food delivery business online or local mom, Mallory Myers, who was inspired to start painting mothers and their babies after her first born and it’s now a thriving, local digital business.

Weebly’s experts will get anyone started in 45 minutes, plus research shows the majority of Weebly microentrepreneurs make their first sale online within 6 days.

Starting Wednesday the 13th from 10AM until 4PM, hopeful entrepreneurs can stop by the Weebly #LikeaBoss Bus at Johnson Square in Savannah. One lucky person who signs up at this free event will win $1,000 dollar cash prize to launch their idea online. Register at www.weebly.com/likeaboss Weebly has helped over 32 million site creators bring their dreams to life online and now Weebly wants to help more people take the next step to sell, blog, design cook, craft, make and live... Like a Boss.

The Weebly Like a Boss bus will tour for nine days, hitting 10 cities in the Southeastern region of the United States.

Weebly Bus Tour Dates Include:

● April 4 th Nashville Entrepreneur Center, Nashville, TN
● April 5 th Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, Knoxville, TN
● April 6 th Biltmore Square, Asheville, NC
● April 7 th Center for Innovation, Winston-Salem, NC
● April 8 th Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, NC
● April 9 th Charlotte Epicenter, Charlotte, NC
● April 11 th Noda Square, Greenville, SC
● April 12 th College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
● April 13 th Johnston Square, Savannah, GA
● April 14 th Town Brookhaven, Brookhaven, GA
● April 15 th Decatur Square, Decatur, GA

“What are you making, creating or passionate about? Everyone has an answer to that question and we want to empower people to get started and take control of their future,” said David Rusenko, founder and CEO of Weebly. “With the Like a Boss bus tour, we hope to ignite the fire in aspiring entrepreneurs around the Southeast and instill them with the knowledge and confidence to finally take the leap and become their own boss!”

To follow the journey and RSVP go to www.weebly.com/likeaboss.