Facebook expands its community boost program across nine U.S cities

Facebook is committed to investing in small businesses and the communities and has plans to expand its Community Boost by visiting 50 cities across the US by the end of 2018.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 21-06-2018 18:15 IST | Created: 21-06-2018 18:11 IST
Facebook expands its community boost program across nine U.S cities
In line with its commitment to digitally equip small businesses in the U.S, Facebook today announced the expansion of its Community boost program, across nine new U.S cities. (Image Credit: Twitter)
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In line with its commitment to digitally equip small businesses in the U.S, Facebook today announced the expansion of its Community boost program, program to help US small businesses grow and to equip more people with the digital skills they need to compete in the new economy, across nine new U.S cities.

"We’re inspired by what small businesses have been able to do using Facebook, but we want to do more – particularly for those who are transitioning to work requiring more digital skills. That’s why we recently pledged to train 1 million US business owners and workers to equip them with the digital skills they need to compete in today’s workplace by 2020," Facebook said.

The nine U.S cities announced today include New Orleans, LA, Seattle, WA, Indianapolis, IN, Redmond, OR, Baltimore, MD, Charlotte, NC, Springfield, IL, Little Rock, AR, Miami, FL.

"If we want our economies to grow and our communities to thrive, we need to keep investing in people today. People deserve the support they need to find great jobs and grow their businesses," said Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook.

As part of the Community boost program, Facebook works with local organizations to provide digital skills and training for people in need of work, to advise entrepreneurs how to get started and to help existing local businesses and nonprofits get the most out of the internet.

Facebook is committed to investing in small businesses and the communities and has plans to expand its Community Boost by visiting 50 cities across the US by the end of 2018.

 

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