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Entrepreneurs share stories about starting & growing their ventures, being an entrepreneur, & more.
Are You Still Having Fun With Your Small Business?
Meg Ragland, owner of Plum Print in Asheville, sheds light on how her business came to be, her best advice for building a team, and the importance of having fun with your small business.
Doers And Dreamers: Why You Need Both In Your Business
Leah Wong Ashburn, President/CEO and family owner of Highland Brewing Company, Asheville's first post-prohibition brewery, discusses the thought needed for succession planning, her advice to entrepreneurs, and what it's like to start and grow a business in Asheville, North Carolina.
Stick To Your Mission Statement
Mary Beth Benton, owner of Auntie M’s Pet Care in Asheville, talks about solving your customers’ biggest problems, how the A-B Tech Small Business Center stuck by her side as she grew her business, and the importance of sticking to your mission statement.
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.
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 Running A Small Business
Listen to these entrepreneurs talk about their best advice when it comes to running a small business. They discuss the importance of building a team that can function without you, delegating tasks, taking a step back from your business occasionally, sticking to your mission, and more.
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Strategic Plan in Action: How to Keep It Current and Relevant
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Grant Writing 101: What the Pros Know
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Show Me The Money: Effective Grant Research
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5 Things You Should Know Before Starting Your Business
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Achieving the look and feel you have envisioned for your small business website can be challenging. That's where visual builders come in handy. In this training, you'll learn all about the popular visual builder Divi Themes — a complete design framework that allows you to design and customize every part of your website from the ground up. Go through the process of building a website from scratch, and discover the easiest way to bring a level of professionalism to your brand in only a few hours. Note: This training was pre-recorded and is presented by the A-B Tech Small Business Center.
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