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Learn From Experienced Entrepreneurs
We call it Entrepreneur-To-Entrepreneur training (E2E for short)
Clips
Quick insights & advice from entrepreneurs on planning, starting, and growing businesses.
Compilations
Experienced entrepreneurs offer their most valuable lessons-learned on a variety of essential topics.
Journeys
Entrepreneurs share stories about starting & growing their ventures, being an entrepreneur, & more.
Tried-and-True Ways To Meet And Acquire New Clients
Tanya White, owner of TanyaWhite.co in Morganton, talks about why the SBC is such a valuable resource, her best advice for new entrepreneurs, and a few tried-and-true ways to meet and acquire new clients.
How to Make Your Community A Better Place Through Your Business
Zach Cranford discusses the benefits of starting and growing a business in the Catawba region. Zach is the founder of Foothills Distillery, 1712 Spirits and Standard Oyster Company.
You Can Start A Business With No Money
Steven Schain, former president of Spectra3D Technologies in Asheville, talks about how he started his business with no money, how getting feedback from his peers propelled his company, and the importance of keeping a healthy lifestyle as a busy business owner.
Entrepreneur Advice For Planning Your Small Business
Listen to these entrepreneurs talk about the challenges, setbacks, and successes they experienced while planning their businesses. From not being fully prepared and what they would tell their younger selves today to the importance of talking to your target audience and branding yourself in the right way, they give their advice as they look back…
Entrepreneur Advice For Growing Your Small Business
Listen to these entrepreneurs talk about the challenges, setbacks, and successes they experienced while growing their businesses. From finding funding to pitching your small business to investors, to knowing when it’s time to hire more team members, they give their advice as business owners with thriving companies.
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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Hacking the Entrepreneurial Mindset
This training explores the Entrepreneurial Mindset and how it can make anyone a better leader. You’ll learn the beliefs and thought processes of great entrepreneurs and learn to think like one yourself. You’ll assess areas for personal growth and position yourself as a leader who takes on challenges by focusing on solutions, not problems.
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