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Life Lessons I Learned From Buying A Business

Were you every presented with an opportunity or an event that you couldn’t walk away from or say “no” to?  A moment in your life where you could quickly see your passions align with your business goals?  I experienced that this month when I had the most exciting & humbling experience….something I’d never thought I’d ever do…I bought a business! (Still …

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Entrepreneurs Do It Scared

Raleigh Rodan + Fields Rep Talks Fear in Business Fear.  What does it mean to you?  I’ve been working as a nurse practitioner for over 5 years now and am also a busy wife, mom of twin boys and 2 dogs.  When I considered venturing into the world of network marketing, I had many, many fears!  Fear of failure, fear …

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Small Business on Instagram | Introducing the NEW Vend Raleigh Relay!

Looking for a great way to get your business in front of new eyes? The Vend Raleigh Instagram Relay can do just that! Cary Heise, Vend Raleigh Founder, has been following RDU Baton, a collaborative photo project to show the world how amazing life in the Research Triangle is through Instagram, for quite some time. Inspired, she wanted to bring …

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When the world says you can’t, shout “Yes, I can!”

Here we are in the last part of 2014, which has gotten me thinking. At the end of every year, we tend to reflect on the good, the bad, the beautiful and the ugly moments of the previous 12 months. We make resolutions and often pick a “power word” for the upcoming year, and for the first six weeks or …

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Behind The Scenes | Raleigh Small Business Workspaces

Recently we asked Vend Raleigh Mompreneurs to take us behind the scenes into their workspaces. We got a glimpse into several Mompreneurs’ offices and studios. Each style is so different. They’ve given us a verbal tour to go with their images.                I am crafter, re-purposer, and thrifter. I have a booth at KnB …

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hedoe precious paper Shows us Behind the Scenes

For three years my sister and I have been moving furniture around in our own homes to make our working space more efficient.  This can be difficult considering we produce custom invitations, personalized notepads, personalized note cards and cups just to name a few.  A lot of equipment and supplies are needed for this type of business.  This is officially …

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Vend Raleigh Blog Round Up

We had a busy day at the Vend Business Studio event and many stayed to have lunch together. Which was wonderful and productive, but needless to say, the blog round is a little late and our weekly Vend Leadership Call will be tomorrow.  But I have been reading your blogs and I want to share some posts that really stood …

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Vend Raleigh Blog Round Up

Several weeks ago we started a weekly Vend Raleigh Blog Round Up. I’ve been using Bloglovin’ to follow Vend Mompreneurs. It’s been so fun for me to see your work and everyone seems to be super excited when they are featured! (Great visibility for your biz’s blog!) If you blog, comment below with you blog’s address and I’ll be sure …

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I want my business to rank higher in Google! What can I do?

SEO Google Workshop Raleigh Small Business Women I knew some SEO tips but wasn’t applying them or didn’t know HOW to apply them to my websites and after one one hour session with Nicole Hanner, Vend Raleigh was showing up on the first page of a Google search! You can have that success with YOUR BIZ, TOO! Vend Raleigh will host an …