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Entrepreneurs share stories about starting & growing their ventures, being an entrepreneur, & more.
Tips For Finding Your Business Support System
Jack Carrier, founder and CEO of eTag Art, explains what he loves most about being an entrepreneur and how he found a support system through Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Small Business Incubator.
The Best Advice For First-Time Entrepreneurs
Brannen Cunningham, owner of Sparksmith in Waynesville, sheds light on how his business came to be, the key to finding and keeping new customers, and his best advice for first-time entrepreneurs.
Balancing Entrepreneurship With Your Family Life
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.
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
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 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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Feb 01 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST
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Everyone Needs Employees! Discover How to Recruit and Keep Them
Feb 02 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
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Business Tax Essentials
Feb 03 @ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
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Market Research with NC LIVE
Feb 08 @ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
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Business Bookkeeping Basics
Feb 08 @ 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST
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Business Organization and Recordkeeping with the IRS
Feb 24 @ 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST
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CLAIM YOUR MARKS! Registering Trademarks & Service Marks in NC & More
Mar 01 @ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM EST
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What Does It Really Take to Be an Entrepreneur
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Writing an Effective Business Plan
Mar 03 @ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
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Sales and Use Tax Basics
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Increasing Revenues and Profits with Digital Marketing
Mar 08 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST
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Strength in Numbers: Food Cost, Pricing, Menu Engineering and Financials
Apr 04 @ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST
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Permitting and Regulations (For Food-Based Entrepreneurs)
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Organization and Time Management for Small Business Owners
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Withholding Tax Basics
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NC Business Registration Basics including DBA
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Rebuilding Relationships with Unhappy Customers
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Online Seller Webinar
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CLAIM YOUR MARKS! Registering Trademarks & Service Marks in NC & More
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