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Jack Carrier Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Developing Your Strategy: Find Your Motivation

Jack Carrier, founder and CEO of eTag Art in Asheville, says he was motivated by two things when developing his business strategy. 1) He wasn’t happy with the solutions that were on the market and wanted to solve that problem, and 2) he didn’t want to work for other people and wanted to create his…

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Mary Beth Benton Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Building A Team: Think Through Your Hiring Process

Mary Beth Benton, owner of Auntie M’s Pet Care in Asheville, says you need to thoroughly think out your hiring process before building a team. That hiring process should reflect what your business needs and your values.

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Jessie Dean Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Entrepreneur Advice On Getting And Keeping Customers

Hear from experienced entrepreneurs on how to get and keep customers for your small business. They cover everything from being as transparent and honest as possible with them to not being afraid to pick up the phone and give them a call.

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Don’t Wait To Become An Entrepreneur

Nadja Simon, owner of Allon Health and Wellness in Asheville, talks about empowering her clients every day, why getting an education in your industry is crucial, and how to really “own” your business.

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Nathan Masters Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Are Your Employees In The Right Seat?

Nathan Masters, CEO of SimpleShot Shooting Sports in Asheville, says when it comes to building a team, you need to make sure everyone is in the right seat. That means, make sure each employee on your team is happy in their current role, feels proud of what they’re doing, and is best suited for that…

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Michael Sowinski Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Getting and Keeping Customers: Validate Your Business Model

Michael Sowinski, owner of CFO Consultants in Asheville, explains why you need to make sure the product or service your business offers is needed. Without this validation from potential customers, you won’t be able to get and keep new customers.

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Jack Carrier Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Managing Risk: Test Your Assumptions

Jack Carrier, owner of eTag Art in Asheville, says his best advice for managing risk is to minimize it. You can accomplish this by testing your assumptions, he explains. Get pre-orders for new product ideas. Use crowdfunding tools like Kickstarter. You don’t need to actually have the product finished and made before you can have…

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Nathan Masters Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Don’t Run Away From Failure

Nathan Masters, CEO of SimpleShot Shooting Sports in Asheville, talks about being brave enough to not run from failure. You also need to know what you’re running toward, he says, versus what you’re running from. Run toward success and know what failure looks like.

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Ted and Flori Pate Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Raising Money: Ask Friends And Family First

Ted and Flori Pate, owners of Dig Local in Asheville, discuss asking for money for your small business first from friends and family. You should try to always find funding from people you trust, they reiterate. Your funding and investment partnerships should always be calculated.

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Booomer Sassman Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Running Your Business: Education Is Key

Boomer Sassman, owner and CEO of Big Boom Design, says when it comes to running your business, you need to make sure you’re educating your clients. For his website design business, choosing the best website builder to use was of the utmost importance. So, he decided to build the same website across six different builders…

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Loran Evans Asheville Entrepreneur Advice Supportedly

Building a Team: Hire Ahead Of Time

Loran Evans, owner of Rightline Gear in Asheville, says learn to hire people ahead of where you are rather than behind where you are. “If you build it, the business will come,” he says.

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Developing Your Strategy: Do It As A Team

Jessie Dean, founder and CEO of Asheville Tea Company, says the way she develops strategy for her business is with the entire team. Dean holds annual retreats where every team member can talk about their thoughts and ideas when it comes to their department.

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