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by CIC Interns | Nov 15, 2019 | Mentoring Stories
Destinee and Jennifer’s Story: Destinee Wright started her first business in 2012, unofficially, she says, doing hair as a side gig along with her jobs as a barista and bartender. Friends and clients started pointing out that she was running what could be a full...
by CIC Interns | Nov 7, 2019 | General
Lunch and learn provided by CIC and First Citizens Bank. How to finance your business, tips, tricks, and information. Free event, lunch provided! Please RSVP to anna@cicville.org
by CIC Interns | Oct 30, 2019 | General
"World Kindness Day serves as a reminder that benevolence can be good business". Need a dose of kindness in your day? Here are 11. Take a moment and pass one on to someone in your life or business network.
by CIC Interns | Oct 25, 2019 | General
WHAT WOULD YOUR LIFE BE LIKE WITH ENOUGH TIME FOR THE THINGS THAT MATTER THE MOST TO YOU? What if you could access a secret productivity superpower that’s always been there, but you just didn’t know you had? What if you stopped rushing, healed your addiction to...
by CIC Interns | Oct 18, 2019 | Mentoring Stories
By: Grace Burkhart On a sunny day in early September, we sat down with entrepreneur Jessica Kiley and her mentor Robin Kaczka to celebrate the formal conclusion of their mentorship through CIC. The two were originally paired together in fall of 2018, and chatting with...
by CIC Interns | Oct 11, 2019 | General
"We have all changed someone's life -- usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives. " Watch it HERE. "Drew Dudley believes leadership is not a...
by CIC Interns | Oct 1, 2019 | General
By: The Nonprofit Learning Lab Do you ever "find yourself awkwardly trying to connect with people you don't know at conferences or networking events?" What can you do to fix this, and how do you make the most of your time at conferences and networking events?...
by CIC Interns | Sep 19, 2019 | General
by: SALLY HERSHIPS and CARDIFF GARCIA "When the internet made it possible to own and operate a store online, it looked like the end of the physical brick-and-mortar retail space. Then that changed". Online retail, 'IRL' retail, how do businesses choose, plan for, and...
by CIC Interns | Sep 6, 2019 | General
Building and managing customer expectations is an integral part of business and marketing. Understanding expectations and aligning price and quality to those expectations should aid in keeping your marketing choices customer-centric. This article explains how...
by CIC Interns | Aug 30, 2019 | General
About the Video: Do you feel like asking for help should be on one of those “top 10 phobias” lists? How do you ask for help, when do you ask, and how? Heidi Grant is a social psychologist who researches, writes, and speaks about the science of motivation. She is the...