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Maya Smart to Instruct Free Webinars on Being an Entrepreneur as a Journalist
Freelance writer Maya Payne Smart will host a series of five interactive webinars on how to be an entrepreneur as a business journalist. Each one-hour session, offered from Dec. 7-11, is crafted to teach interested freelancers how to apply their skills and make a successful living outside of mainstream media. Smart will cover the ins and outs of starting a business from legal and accounting questions to branding and marketing.
Along with tips and advice from an experienced freelancer, participants will hear from Ask-the-Recruiter columnist Joe Grimm and five successful business journalists turned entrepreneurs.
Sessions are offered by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. Registration is free.
About Maya Payne Smart
Maya Payne Smart is a freelance writer who has written hundreds of articles for newspapers, magazines and websites. Her 2009 clients include Black Enterprise, Black MBA, BusinessJournalism.org, CNNMoney.com, Essence and Heart & Soul. She serves on the board of governors of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and leads its entrepreneurial journalism initiative. Smart has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
About the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is a national philanthropic organization founded in 1954 by the late media entrepreneur for whom it is named. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is one of the largest private foundations in the U.S.
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