BCCC’s Business and Industry Services offers a seminar that will help business owners stay in touch with their customers via Facebook. The seminar, Increasing Customer Connections with Facebook, will be conducted from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Washington County Cooperative Extension Service 0ffice.

With more than 500 million Facebook users — 50 percent of whom check in with friends once a day — business owners can gain a competitive advantage with a minimum investment of time by using Facebook. The seminar will help participants increase their exposure on the Internet by creating a strong Facebook presence. They will learn how to avoid damaging their reputations by inappropriate use of Facebook.

The instructor for the seminar is Martin Brossman, a success coach, speaker, trainer and author. Brossman has offered training since 2006 to small-business centers and chambers of commerce throughout the state. He is the author of “Brossman’s Social Media and Online Resource Directory for Business.”

The seminar is co-sponsored by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. It is offered free of charge, but preregistration is encouraged to ensure placement.

To reserve seating for the seminar, contact Eva Peartree with BCCC’s Business and Industry Services at 252-940-6375 or by email at evap@beaufortccc.edu. Information about BCCC’s Business and Industry Services is available online at www.beaufortccc.edu.