Charlotte Business Podcast

Meg Smith with The Small Business Center at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Today we will be talking with Megan Smith. Megan works with The Small Business Center (SBC) at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and is at the heart of small business resources in Concord, Kannapolis, Salisbury, and surrounding towns. Whether you want to start a small business or grow an existing business, the SBC can help you develop a plan of action for lasting success. Megan is eager to share her love for small business and community, and to apply her background in workforce development and program management. She also holds degrees in secondary education, organizational leadership, and HR management. Megan values giving back through community engagement and strives in helping small business succeed. The Small Business Center at RCCC, like all small business centers at local community colleges, is there to provide high quality small business education and relevant, comprehensive assistance to anyone in their region who is wanting to start a small business or wanting to grow a small business they are already operating. Programs and services of the Small Business Center are sponsored by the Small Business Center Network (SBCN) of the North Carolina Community College System. The NC Community Colleges Small Business Center Network assists in starting an average of more than 600 businesses each year. Small Business Centers have an economic impact in 90% of all NC Counties each year, helping to create and retain nearly 3,000 jobs annually. Megan is going to share with you some of the ways she and the RCCC SBC are currently able to help local small businesses, give some great tips and insight, and share with you some of the upcoming events that can help small business owners who may be struggling, or who want to grow business are having difficulty doing so. Rowan-Cabarrus Community Collage 704-216-3534 https://www.rccc.edu/sbc/ https://www.sbcbrace.com/ email: sbc@rccc.edu megan.smit@rccc.edu

Small Business Marketing Studio with Erika Heeren

Erika Heeren, a writer, former journalist, and military spouse, started a great business to help other business owners marker their businesses effectively. Erika runs the Small Business Marketing Studio and has business offices in several cities across the country. She and her staff are talented in getting business owners the best bang for their marketing dollars, and believe me, in these times a good marketing campaign is something that will help you to grow your business. Look for her new book "First Dollar Feeling" coming out soon! https://smallbusinessmarketingstudio.com/ https://smallbusinessmarketingstudio.com/blog/ https://www.facebook.com/smbmarketingstudio/ https://www.facebook.com/smbmarketingstudio/ https://www.instagram.com/smbmarketingstudio/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/smallbusinessmarketingstudio/ https://www.pinterest.com/SMBMarketingStudio/ eMail: Erika@smallbusinessmarketingstudio.com

David Gold with Rolling Tones

David Gold, has been an FAA-certificated Air-frame & Power plant Mechanic since 1979. He performs all of the installations, which means that you get consistent high-quality results. And he has a generous, old-school customer service policy of treating customers the way he would like to be treated. "Your vehicles benefit from my love of automobiles and electronics! This never feels like WORK to me, so my customers always get the highest quality workmanship. Every car is handled as if it were my own. No-one else will ever touch your cars. I perform all installations personally, and have been doing this since 1982 and I love it." -David Gold 704-999-1887 https://rollingtones.info/ https://www.facebook.com/Rollingtonesupgrades/ https://www.instagram.com/rollingtones1/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rollingtones/ https://www.yelp.com/biz/rolling-tones-charlotte-3 https://www.alignable.com/concord-nc/rolling-tones https://issuu.com/mobileelectronics/docs/17me_december/32

William Wilson with William Wilson Clothing

After serving in the US Navy. And before becoming an award-winning celebrity clothing designer. William made history when he became the first African-American to win a championship in the history of NASCAR. He added to his resume of accomplishments by being inducted into the NC Military Veterans' Hall of Fame in 2018. With a client list which includes celebrities Eddie Griffin, DL Hughley, and Stephen Curry, William has become one of the most sought after clothing designers in America; as well as an accomplished public speaker and branding expert. William has designed looks for the red carpet at the Grammys, Oscars and Emmy Awards. A serial entrepreneur, William has been voted “Best Custom Clothier” 8 times, “Best Men’s Suits” 3 times and “Best New Clothing Store”. His newest endeavor promotional products company "We'll Brand It" has proven to be another successful move William is also a noted philanthropist. In 2010, he founded the William Wilson Charitable Foundation to raise funds to fight domestic violence survivor scholarships. He also hosts an annual celebrity charity event, "The Clothier Classic" which raises money for the scholarships for domestic violence survivors. https://www.williamwilsonclothing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WearWilliamWilson/ https://www.instagram.com/theclothier/ https://twitter.com/theclothier https://www.linkedin.com/in/theclothier/ https://www.pinterest.com/theclothier/

Medha Shenoy with Abhivyakti, LLC

Medah Shenoy is from India and she has found a way to help artisans in her home country by being an agent for them and helping them to sell their beautiful handmade crafts to a worldwide market. This gives them the ability to sell their locally made crafts to a wider market and helps them to earn more money and have a better life in India. You should check out Medas Facebook page. She has live broadcasts from her shop where she not only shows some of the products that she sells, but you get a real understanding about the history and traditions of India, the artisans that she works with. Her live streams are an education into her culture. https://www.abhivyaktii.com/ https://www.facebook.com/abhivyaktiii