Business Briefs: Growing businesses through marketing and more

Following is a list of Maricopa business briefs for the week of June 11, 2007:

Preschool enrollment
Little Acorns Preschool is enrolling two-year-old children for part-time classes that will begin in August. Spaces are limited due to its low teacher-to-student ratio. The daily schedule includes age-appropriate activities, story time, Spanish and sign language, art projects, music appreciation and plenty of opportunity for the children to interact socially. For more information, contact “Miss Kerry” at (520) 980-6222 or visit www.littleacornspreschool.net.

Networking Maricopa meeting
Networking Maricopa group is meeting June 12 at the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce office at 45138 W. Garvey, Unit B, next to the Interim City Hall. Networking Maricopa is a group of business people committed to supporting each other through lead sharing and cross promotion. Each group is limited to one company from each profession to avoid cross competition. The current group meets on the second Tuesday of each month, and more groups will be forming soon. For more information, visit www.maricopachamber.com.

Marketing 101 Panel
Learn how to spread the word about your business by attending the Marketing 101 Panel hosted by the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce on June 26. Come and meet marketing professionals from inmaricopa.com, the Ahwatukee Foothills News and Maricopa Monitor as they discuss strategies for growing your business through marketing. The cost is $10, and the event runs from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Global Water Center, 22590 N Powers Pkwy. Visit www.maricopachamber.com for more information.

Annexation meetings
City officials will hold two meetings this week to discuss the proposed annexation of 44 square miles to include Thunderbird Farms. The first meeting is June 12 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Mountain View Community Church’s parking lot, 50881 W. Papago Road. The second is June 16 from 1-3 p.m. at Maricopa Wells Middle School Multi-Purpose Room, 45725 W. Honeycutt Ave. For more information call (520) 568-9098.

July 4 celebration
The City of Maricopa will host the Great American Barbeque July 4 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Pacana Park. The event will offer food, family activities and fireworks. Attendance is free. The all-you-can-eat barbeque is $10 for adults and $5 for kids.