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In-Person Sales | A Class With Christy Johnson

If you like the idea of servicing your clients with in-person sales, but are intimidated by the process or don’t know where to begin, this class is for you. We’ll cover the basics of selling in-person, including preparing your clients, the tools you need, and tips for successful sales. Christy Johnson will provide a sample client questionnaire and order form, …

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Vend Raleigh Community Week | Raleigh Small Business Women

A New Approach to Networking Raleigh Small Business Women in Vend Raleigh Community Week | March 13- 19 Life as a Mompreneur is exhilarating, fun, challenging but somethings lonely or isolating. As a direct sales member since the inception, networking through Vend Raleigh has provided me with several benefits. First, I have been able to meet many business owners not …

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Coaching Showcase | Learn How Mompreneur Coaches Can Help Your Business

Join Vend Raleigh Mompreneur Coaches and learn how they can help you and your business! Do you feel like a coach could help you, but you’re not sure how? Have you ever wanted to seek inside the world of what coaches actually do, and how they could help? We’ve got 3 unique perspectives from mompreneur coaches, Susan Hand, Noa Ronen …

QuickBooks Class for Raleigh Small Business

    QuickBooks for Small Business 1. QB online options available and fees associated 2. Important sections to set up initially 3. Available tools (track spending, bills, etc, link bank accts, inventory, budgeting, payroll, etc, etc) 4. Other versions of QB available 5. User access available including accountant (or virtual assistant) access   Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 10am- 11am 800 …

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Understanding Small Business Taxes | Class with Lori Aveni

As a sole proprietor, have you been surprised with a large tax bill? Shocked by self-employment taxes? Wondering if your business income is worth the hassle? Join Lori Aveni, CPA for an informative session that will help you gain a better understanding of how your self-employment income is taxed and how to plan ahead to avoid surprises. The first half …

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Content Class is Back

Because of your feedback, I am offering the content calendar class again! Do you feel like you have too little content to be consistent on social media? Do you have struggle with sharing too much of the same thing? A testimony from a past attendee: Your class today was motivating & gave me true direction & steps to move forward …

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Periscope for Business Course | Melissa Culbertson

We are very excited to have Melissa Culbertson of Blog Clarity to come and walk us through Periscope for business. Periscope is the new OH SHINY toy for bloggers and entrepreneurs. But while you might scoff at yet ANOTHER social media platform, this one has some major merit. Over 10 million people are on Periscope and it’s growing daily. Bring …

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Sip and Shop Success | Thankful for You, Vend Raleigh

The Vend Raleigh Holiday Sip and Shop was a great time! Shoppers and vendors enjoyed an exciting evening to start holiday shopping. My favorite part was the many offers to be extra hands last minute, even from those that weren’t vendors. That is the spirit of the Vend Raleigh community. Thank you to those that jumped behind the bar to …

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Holiday Party

Join us for a casually fabulous holiday social Monday, December 7th. We’ve rented out Bombshell Beer Company in Holly Springs from 7-10pm. We’ll have LIVE music, a raffle and a fun My Favorite Thing gift swap! A cash bar will be open with both beer and wine. Let’s share and celebrate this inspiring community of passionate women at Vend Raleigh! I hope that …

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Break the Ice | Networking Questions for Mompreneurs

Our Vend Raleigh Speed Networking event for Mompreneurs was awesome! Tiffani Campbell of Social Butterflies NC said it was the best thing she’d ever done! (I assume she meant professionally.) Seriously though, we did have a great time. But networking can be a bit intimidating for some. Although we didn’t have any lack of conversation that evening, I armed our …