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Experienced entrepreneurs offer their most valuable lessons-learned on a variety of essential topics.
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Entrepreneurs share stories about starting & growing their ventures, being an entrepreneur, & more.
The Evolution Of Your One-Page Business Plan
Ben Coffey, owner of BC Cinematics in Lenoir, discusses the evolution of his business plan, the importance of networking, and how his local SBC helped him develop essential entrepreneurial skills.
The Key To Maintaining A Solid Customer Base
Jennifer Indicott, owner of Fercott Fermentables in Lenoir, talks about the importance of pivoting your plan, the key to maintaining a solid customer base, and her advice on how to manage risk.
Find Your First Customers Through The Right Channel
Clayton Wilkinson, Owner of Taste of the Town discusses how he was able to get his first customers and gives advice about work-life balance as an entrepreneur.
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 Raising Money
Listen to these entrepreneurs talk about their best advice for raising money for your growing company. They discuss relying on personal funds, finding people you can trust, securing lines of credit when you don’t necessarily need it, getting a mentor to help you out, and more.
Entrepreneur Advice On Developing Your Strategy
Hear from experienced entrepreneurs on how to develop the strategy for your small business. Do you have a good way to sell your product or service? Do you have a sales plan? Are you aware of what your competitors are doing? Are you able to think quickly on your feet? These are the questions you…
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Sales 102: How To Build Your First Sales Team
This training will enable you to build your first high-performing sales team via the “4 Ps of Sales” method. Working through this method will help you optimize your sales systems and activities, scale up your efforts, and make the jump from selling informally to systemically and predictably. You’ll also learn how to forecast and measure your sales performance, gain insight into the typical customer purchasing journey, and grow your business faster the right way. Note: While not required, we highly recommend you take our Sales 101: Basic Sales Training For Beginners training before proceeding to Sales 102.
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