Have you ever wondered "WTF" What the Facebook is happening for small businesses? Mate of Mine has put together a clever presentation to help you better understand how small business owners are using Facebook and some examples of leading industry initiatives for small business owners. www.mateofmine.com Local Business Directory Powered By Your Facebook Friends.

1. WT
IS HAPPENING?
A SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE
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2. Have you ever wondered how big
your social network really is?

3. The average Facebook
user has 130 friends.
His or her friends also
has 130 friends which
means your social
network is equal to
16,900 people.

4. That’s a load of friends!

5. Which is why many small business owners are
harnessing their Facebook friends to promote and
advertise their products or services. Wouldn’t you?

6. Because let’s face it; it’s easier to “add”
5,000 friends than acquire 5,000 fans!

7. However, that doesn’t
mean you can’t have an
awesome Fan Page,
eclipsing the maximum
number of 5,000
Facebook friends.

8. If you’re building a
supper cool
website, make sure
you include social
plugins, such as..

9. • Facebook Registration
• Comments
• Like Button

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Combine all three together and it paves
the way for a very powerful business tool.
Dane Westerweller

11. Facebook Statistics
•The are more than 750 Million active users.
•50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day.
•More than 30 billion pieces of content is shared each month.
•700 billion minutes per month is spent on Facebook.

12. ?
But really...
do you give a

13. You’d be an idiot if you don’t!

14. Especially if you turned
a blind eye & didn’t
have any social media
strategy in place.

15. There’s lots of kick-ass stuff
happening at the moment for
small businesses.

16. American Express launched another industry
leading initiative to support small businesses
in the US. 'Small Business Saturday.

17. Money Goes Mobile
Square isn't the only mobile
app transforming smartphones
into digital wallets. However
they’re cool piece of hardware,
consumer knowledge &
agreement with Apple put’s
them well above the pack.

18. Local Business Directory Powered
By Your Facebook Friends.

19. WT ?

20. As you know, many Mate of Mine thought it
small businesses are would be cool, if those
already harnessing friends could then find
their Facebook friends local business owners in
to advertise. their social network.

21. So they can support small businesses that are the
heart beat of our communities and local economies.
YES!

22. Proudly supporting small businesses