The Asheville SCORE Fall Seminar Schedule is Online – Register Today

Fall SCORE Seminars Help Educate Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals

Asheville SCORE provides both business counseling for businesses of all sizes and in all industries, and free seminars each spring and fall. Business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals in all stages of business development can learn important, actionable skills covering a wide variety of topics including business growth, legal support, website development, Internet marketing, business models, social media, building a customer base, sales strategies, bookkeeping, and more.

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Learn from Experts Working in the Field

Successful, experienced local experts are always your instructors when you attend an educational seminar offered by Asheville SCORE and every seminar is FREE. When you attend a seminar you will receive a copy of the presentation and many instructors also provide supplemental materials, as well. You can also benefit from free, one-on-one follow-up counseling and business consulting services provided by one of our dedicated volunteers.

Fall Seminar Schedule

All Asheville SCORE seminars take place in Asheville in various locations including the AB Tech Small Business Center and Incubator and AB Tech’s downtown campus. Click the links below to register for any seminar.

Meet Our Volunteers: Gezil Andrews

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SCORE volunteers are experts, successful professionals, and former business owners that give back to the local business community. Our members come from many different backgrounds, industries, regions, and stories. We are all united by our desire to encourage, educate, and support business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups. Today we’d like you to meet Gezil Andrews, one of our SCORE counselors in Asheville. Here is what Gezil has to share about why she volunteers and what skills she brings to the table for local clients.

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SCORE Women’s Business Roundtable June 16, 2016: Lessons from Successful Entrepreneurs

If you have never attended a Women’s Business Roundtable then join us for our June 16th event, part of our Spring/Summer Series about Women and New Entrepreneurial Horizon

Come sit at the table with 3 successful local women who have walked in your shoes and through determination, grit, business savvy, marketable ideas and solid planning have viable going concerns today.

When
Thursday June 16, 2016 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM EDT

Where
A-B Tech – Enka, Small Business Center, Room 2046
1459 Sand Hill Rd
Candler, NC 28715

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SCORE Client Stories: Kathleen Lewis, Owner of SewLink and Southern Decor

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Meet Kathleen Lewis of Sew Link and Southern Decor

At Asheville SCORE we are honored to work with a wide variety of clients in Western North Carolina. Our entrepreneurs are motivated and inspired. Many of them have had successful careers and companies in the past and they are looking for new ways to grow their businesses and organizations, and in some cases the chance to move in a new professional direction.

Kathleen Lewis, owner of SewLink and Southern Decor, was one of these clients in search of counseling and support as her work and her business evolved with the marketplace. When interviewed here is what she shared with us:

What is your name?

Kathleen Lewis

What is your business name?

My businesses are called SewLink and also Southern Decor.

What do you do?

I provide and manage sewing contracts as SewLink and manufacture products and home décor under Southern Decor.

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Asheville SCORE Sponsors 1 Million Cups Asheville

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Wednesday Morning 1 Million Cups Asheville – The Perfect Way to Start Your Day

1mclogoWhat is 1 Million Cups?

1 Million Cups is a networking and experiential learning opportunity that is part of a larger community where meetings happen each week across the United States. Each event has the same meeting format to create consistency across locations and commits to the same basic principles of support, trust, and respect.

  • Every Wednesday morning one or two early stag startups present their businesses to an audience of peers, mentors, educators, colleagues, advisors, and more.
  • Each week the startup representatives should have prepared for their talk by studying and implementing best practices from the Kauffman Founders School “Powerful Presentation” series.
  • Each startup has 6 minutes to share their ideas, concepts, and work. This is followed by a 20 minute Q & A with the attendees.
  • After the event attendees provide feedback via an audience survey and from the local 1 Million Cups organizers.
  • 1 Million Cups is a national movement that works to provide a supportive, neutral, welcoming space where entrepreneurs can come to be honest, open, and transparent about their challenges, accomplishments, struggles, and successes.

Who Should Attend?

There are two different types of people and organizations that should attend the weekly 1 Million Cups Asheville events.

First, any startup company in Western North Carolina that would like feedback and support for their idea within the local entrepreneurial community.

Second, any business owner, entrepreneur, or professional that would like to network, get to know, and support other movers and shakers in the Asheville region.

When?

Wednesday mornings from 9 AM to 10 AM.

Where?

RISC Networks located in downtown Asheville at: 81 Broadway Suite C Asheville, NC 28801

How to Learn More

Visit the website: 1millionscups.com/asheville.

Why is SCORE a 1 Million Cups Sponsor?

Asheville SCORE exists to support the local entrepreneurial, startup, and business community. Our counseling services and seminars benefit a wide variety of professionals and industries each year. Our goal is to provide all of our clients and students with access to other resources within the community and 1 Million Cups Asheville is one of these resources. When we partner with other organizations and groups focused on building our small business and entrepreneurial network in Asheville, we know we are helping to support and grow the community as a whole.

 

What Clients Say about SCORE in the High Country

Asheville SCORE Serves Clients throughout Western North Carolina

In addition to providing the small business and entrepreneurial community of Asheville with free counseling and business seminars, Asheville SCORE supports business owners and professionals in all parts of Western North Carolina. Learn why our clients in the High Country love working with SCORE and how we have helped them grow.

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Meet Our Volunteers – Elizabeth Lynne Pou

 

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SCORE volunteers are people who give back to the local business community, many of them after they have retired from the workforce. Our members come from all backgrounds, professions, locations, and personal stories. We are all united by our goal to support, encourage, and educate business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups. Today we’d like you to meet Elizabeth Lynne Pou, one of our SCORE counselors in Asheville and our current Chair. Here is what Elizabeth has to share about why she volunteers and what skills she brings to the table for local clients.

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Meet Our Volunteers: Cathy De Troia

SCORE volunteers are people who give back to the local business community, many of them after they have retired from the workforce. Our members come from all backgrounds,  professions, locations, and personal stories. We are all united by our goal to support, encourage, and educate business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups. Today we’d like you to meet Cathy De Troia, one of our SCORE counselors in Asheville. Here is what Cathy has to share about why she volunteers and what skills she brings to the table for local clients.

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Meet Our Volunteers: Robert Bond

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SCORE volunteers are people who give back to the local business community, many of them after they have retired from the workforce. Our members come from all backgrounds,  professions, locations, and personal stories. We are all united by our goal to support, encourage, and educate business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups. Today we’d like you to meet Robert Bond, one of our SCORE counselors in Asheville. Here is what Robert has to share about why he volunteers and what skills he brings to the table for local clients.

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Advanced Business Skills for Artists Starts Monday March 7, 2016

 Advanced Business Skills for Artists has been developed so participants can immerse themselves in a supportive environment that will provide each individual with knowledge that can be utilized to grow their business.

 Advanced Business Skills for Artists is most suitable for the established art/craft entrepreneur who:

  • has been in business at least two years
  • has annual revenues of at least $15,000
  • has previous business training, and
  • has a willingness to participate in an interactive group setting

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