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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 Benefits of Sharing Your Business Passion With Others
Beth Allen, owner of Successful Strides in Morganton, discusses the benefits of sharing your passion with other people, the challenges of being your own boss, and what makes Burke County such a special place.
Focus On Your Passion And Outsource The Rest
Shana Whitehead of Muddy Creek Cafe and Music Hall discusses why she fell in love with the idea of starting a restaurant and music venue in the heart of Sparta, North Carolina.
How To Turn Weakness Into Opportunity For Your Business
Robbie Freeman, Owner of Freeman Family Chiropractic discusses how to deal with weaknesses as an entrepreneur and gives advice about just getting started.
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 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 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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Using Divi Themes To Build Your Business Website
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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