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Amanda Vickers, owner of Mountains to Sea Skincare in Asheville, gives her advice on balancing being both a mother and entrepreneur and how to create a positive and energetic work environment.
Trust Your Gut When It Comes to Your Business
Michelle Tompkins, DVM, owner of Glade Creek Animal Hospital in Sparta, North Carolina, discusses the joy of running her veterinary clinic in the supportive community of Alleghany.
Entrepreneur Advice For Starting Your Small Business
Listen to these entrepreneurs talk about the challenges, setbacks, and successes they experienced while starting their businesses. From implementing customer policies and procedures to networking and making connections with your community, they give their advice as they look back on when they were just starting out as business owners.
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…
Entrepreneur Advice For Planning Your Small Business
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Using Google Analytics To Improve Your Business
Website analytics inform everything for a small business. From who your customer is to what's keeping their attention the longest on your website, analytics can tell you more than you think. In this training, you'll get an introduction to the short- and long-term benefits of utilizing Google Analytics — a free web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. By understanding how to navigate basic analytics reports, you will gain the knowledge needed to grow your business's website traffic exponentially. Note: This training was pre-recorded and is presented by the A-B Tech Small Business Center.
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