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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see below – this might be of interest to your merchants! Linda has done workshops for our Network and presented at our OMS conference. She was really well received.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Venture Portland <info@ventureportland.org> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 12, 2020 9:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> sheri.stuart@state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Don't Miss Our Visual Merchandising Webinar on 10/14<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#273E0D">Get Your Business Ready for the Holidays at Our
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<span class="e2ma-style">Visual Merchandising Webinar</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323">Learn how to create holiday displays and in-store design to keep customers interested yet separated.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="e2ma-style"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#232323">As a small business owner you only have two seconds to capture a customers attention. Make those seconds count! Attend Successful Visual
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</span></span>Cahan<span class="e2ma-style"><span style="color:#232323"> & Company, has a proven track record of helping retailers look better to sell more. She consults with retailers of all sizes and categories to improve their bottom line through creative,
affordable and appropriate visual merchandising, store design and renovations.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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