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June Entrepreneurial Insider Recap
June Entrepreneurial Insider Recap This month’s Entrepreneurial Insider radio segment focused on the best apps for entrepreneurs. From productivity to organization, there are all kinds of apps at your disposal that are ready to be used to your benefit. Our own Program Manager, Mary Hartfield, along with Shelley Irwin helped answer questions and give insights … Read more
Small Business Funding Options
Small Business Funding Options Many small businesses need funding to get started or to grow, and sometimes lots of it. While seeking out funds for your small business can feel daunting, know that you have several options available to you. We’ve put together a list of some of the different types of business funding … Read more
Entrepeneurial Insider Recap: Marketing & Your Business Value Proposition
Entrepeneurial Insider Recap: Marketing & Your Business Value Proposition This month’s segment for Entrepreneurial Insider included a great chat with Julie Lankes, Principal – BoxBoom Creative. Julie is also one of our faciliators who helped update and develop the curriculumn for the Marketing Cluster of our Small Business Growth and Planning Series (GPS). She and … Read more
Can You Achieve Work/Life Balance as a Startup or Business Owner?
Can You Achieve Work/Life Balance as a Startup or Business Owner? April is National Stress Awareness Month, and while entrepreneurship and owning a small business can be very stressful, it certainly shouldn’t rule your life. You CAN take a vacation again, you CAN have free time, and you CAN be successful. You CAN … Read more
Using Social Media to Launch & Promote Your (New) Business
As if being an entrepreneur isn’t intimidating enough, bring on social media for your business. We know it can feel daunting when you first begin to use it because social media is so different when promoting your business than it is when talking to friends or family. Although you might feel overwhelmed at first, … Read more
Top 5 Things You Need to Know When Starting a Business
5 Things You Need to Know When Starting a Business When you take that big step to start your own business, there can be a lot of unknowns. We want to help you understand some of the details that can help separate your personal and business assets, as well as set it up with the … Read more
Entrepreneurial Insider Recap – March
Entrepreneurial Insider Recap – March 24, 2017 [row] [column lg=”4″ md=”12″ sm=”12″ xs=”12″ ] [/column] [column lg=”8″ md=”12″ sm=”12″ xs=”12″ ] The 4th Friday of every month we host our Entrepreneurial Insider segment on WGVU Radio with local entrepreneurs and the business leaders who support them. This month we were joined by Darryl Todd, Business … Read more
Creating Processes Will Improve Small Business Operations
Creating Processes Will Improve Small Business Operations Within your small business, there are going to be tedious tasks that have to be accomplished on a daily or weekly basis. You can make these repetitive tasks more process oriented, to give you more time to focus on other aspects of your company. When you’re the one … Read more
Choosing Your Business Structure
Choosing Your Business Structure By Laurel Romanella, Vantage360 Facilitator, Small Business GPS: Business Basics Session 2 Starting a business is exciting. Yet when you dig in to the details, your enthusiasm may turn to confusion. Or you may feel overwhelmed by just figuring out what to do next. Don’t let these feelings slow your momentum. There … Read more
WGVU Radio Entrepreneurial Insider Recap – February 24, 2017
WGVU Radio Entrepreneurial Insider Recap | February 24, 2017 The 4th Friday of every month we host our Entrepreneurial Insider segment on WGVU Radio with host Shelley Irwin (Photo left) and local entrepreneurs and the business leaders who support them. This month we were joined by Veverly Austin, M.B.A., MA (center photo below) and our … Read more
How Do You Know It’s Time to Add Your First Employee? (Part 1)
How Do You Know It’s Time to Add Your First Employee? (Part 1) While growth can be incredibly exciting for you and your small business, there are several factors that come into play when considering to add to your first employee or not… you want to make sure that the increase in business is sustainable … Read more
Budget Planning for Your Small Business
Budget Planning for Your Small Business Creating a budget for your small business is essential to the success of your organization. As a new or existing business owner, you’ll need to consider several things, for instance, what you need to begin, what you will need to set aside, and what to expect as your business … Read more