Welcome to Entrepreneurship
In this introductory class, you will discover:
- What it takes to start a business and be a successful entrepreneur.
- How to evaluate your business idea, determine marketability and profitability (also known as the Business Model Canvas).
- How to transform your business idea into an actionable business plan.
- Local resources available to assist you on your entrepreneurial journey.
- An opportunity to network with other attendees.
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. SCORE is supported by the US Small Business Administration (SBA), has a national network of over 10,000 volunteers and a vibrant local chapter.
Abby Zarkin
Abby brings over 30 years of corporate experience from IBM and Lenovo, as well as recent hands-on entrepreneurial experience to her business coaching work. She has held corporate positions in line management and staff leadership in Finance, Pricing, Business Strategy, Re-engineering, Operations, Marketing, Sales Support and Advertising. She has often been charged with leading cross-functional teams to establish new approaches to business challenges at global and regional levels. After retiring from Lenovo she launched a specialty candy business based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Sweeten Creek Candy Company - which provided exclusive corporate gifts to her clients' high value customers. She served as Sweeten Creek's founder and chief for two and a half years. She is now principal of Zarkin Leadership, LLC, where she helps professionals and teams strengthen their leadership muscles at all levels of the organization.
Herbert Dittmar
30+Years of Experience in Multinational and Multicultural Management and Marketing with a demonstrated ability in operational and strategic management in HQ, as well as in various countries, operational sizes, and cultures across several Business to Consumer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B) industries.
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
6:30-9:00 PM
Location
Levin Jewish Community Center
1937 W Cornwallis Road
Durham, NC 27705
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