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Business Modeling is Process, not an Event

The Entrepreneurial Mind

When we expanded our health-care business from Raleigh into Charlotte, N.C., As a result, our operation in Charlotte never reached profitability. Businesses expanding into new products or new markets should also give careful consideration to the business model. I personally learned this lesson the hard way.

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10 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Leverage Networking in Business

Hearpreneur

We then have 3-4 networking events per year to get our referral sources to meet each other to continue to build those relationships. Photo Credit: Charlotte Ang. Thanks to Charlotte Ang, Fixwerks ! #3- Events are great for networking. We then ask everyone who else can I connect you with that will help your business?

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Interplay Learning?—?Helping the Skilled Trades Rebuild a Bigger and Better Workforce

Austin Startup

While some companies have remained transfixed, allowing external events to shape and define them, others have stepped up to the plate?—?realizing realizing that big problems require big solutions defined by creativity, ingenuity and a passionate belief that out of hardship comes opportunity.

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15 Entrepreneurs Share How They Continue to Learn and Sharpen The Saw

Hearpreneur

#2- With the help of books and podcasts Photo Credit: Charlotte Hall To keep my mind sharp, I dive into thought-provoking books, podcasts, and engaging conversations that challenge my perspective. Staying informed about current events ensures I stay on top of things. Thanks to Charlotte Hall, Hallway People ! #3-

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5 Ways Small Business Owners Can Improve Their Agility In The New Year

YoungUpstarts

by Taffy Williams, author of “ Think Agile: How Smart Entrepreneurs Adapt in Order to Succeed “ The New Year brings new events that may positively or negatively affect your business. Known events are possible to plan for in advance. Those that may potentially occur allow for strategy development prior to the event.

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NCWIT Awards for Aspirations in Computing

Feld Thoughts

Several years ago on a Saturday I found myself at Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte. I was attending the second National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Awards for Aspirations in Computing event. As I entered the ballroom for the event, I encountered 32 young high school women and their parents.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I began organizing in-person professional development events for this community, and then clients began asking me for help finding the right consultant for a project. I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. So, Umbrex evolved out of a community that I started to meet a need that I felt myself.