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Bob Merrill talks about starting and growing his machining business in Brasstown North Carolina.
The Importance Of Having An Entrepreneurial Mindset
Greg Boehm, General Manager of Team Industries in Andrews, North Carolina discusses the importance of entrepreneurship and having an entrepreneurial mindset.
The Best Ways To Define Your Target Market
Aaron Wesley Means, CEO of ACTIVATE Business Solutions in Brevard, sits down to discuss the importance of creating a business plan, the best ways to define your target market, and how to get prepared to launch.
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.
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Listen to these experienced entrepreneurs talk about their best practices and advice on tackling the tricky task of taking care of yourself while taking care of your small business. From making time for exercise to balancing family and work, these small business owners share their stories of struggle when it comes to separating their business…
Entrepreneur Advice From Female Small Business Owners
Listen to this group of talented female entrepreneurs talk about the different struggles and triumphs they’ve faced while planning, starting, and growing their small businesses. While many express the feeling of no longer being alone and the influx of women-owned business support networks, others reiterated the fact that women still make less money than their…
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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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