The Entrepreneur Exchange is a lively conversation between small business owners, entrepreneurs, and business experts sharing tools and tips to assist new businesses get up and running and existing small business grow and prosper in this challenging economy. Topics include small business funding issues, economical ways to market and promote your business, and resources available to entrepreneurs. And more!
Your Hosts
Jeff Neuville is Director of the Small Business Center at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, NC, where he works with entrepreneurs and small business owners to assist them in starting and growing businesses. Jeff spent most of his business career as an Executive with a mid-sized North Carolina apparel manufacturing company before starting his own business to assist companies develop profitability improvement strategies. In addition to his work with start-ups and small businesses, Jeff is a dedicated fan of his beloved North Carolina Tar Heels, particularly during basketball season. Connect to Jeff on LinkedIn or on Twitter @jeffneuville.
Gary Muller is the Dean of the School of Workforce Development and the Arts at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC). He has his BA and MBA from Wake Forest University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is also the co-owner of two businesses. The businesses focus on real estate development and investment management. He has over 20 years of business experience in public accounting, franchising of specialty retail snack food shops and manufacturing. The last 12 years have been spent in education at CVCC. Gary is also the SkillsUSA Co-Director for the Challenger and CVCC Chapter. Of course, everyone knows Gary is a diehard Wake Forest Deacon Deacon fan and he bleeds black and gold!!
All Episodes
Is your business wherever your laptop is located? This month’s Entrepreneur Exchanges explores the pros and cons of a virtual business with entrepreneur Julia Matheson, founder, and owner of Travel Julia’s Way, a travel consulting business that uses blogging, videos, and networking to differentiate itself from the competition.
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This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange welcomes best-selling author and speaker EJ Carrion who discusses his business, Student Success Agency, which is changing the counseling and advising model for high school students as they transition to college.
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this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange welcomes Deanna Day, a senior research analyst with North Carolina’s Small Business and Technology Development Center, who shares free and low-cost resources and strategies to help you identify your customers and study your competitors.
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This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange highlights the start-up journey of Carmen Eckard who has successfully created a regional magazine called Foothills Digest, focusing on the foothills of North Carolina
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This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange podcast as hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller are joined by Todd Lyden of the NC Small Business Center Network, who shares his 2018 Top 10 Productivity Apps for Small Business.
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It’s back…the Entrepreneur Exchange’s 5th annual Business Lessons from the Movies Podtacular. Co-hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller are joined by Alan Jackson and Chris Frye, founders of the Footcandle Film Society, to share their recommendations for movies with a business lesson which you can watch over the holidays to rescue you from those awkward conversations with your in-laws.
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This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange gives you a roadmap, as Doug Auer with Custom Design Group joins hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller to talk through the steps for getting your product manufactured.
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In this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange, hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller welcome Bonnie Minor from WordJack Media to discuss strategies for Search Engine Optimization and improving your search rankings.
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Entrepreneur Exchange hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller discuss the latest from SBA Head Linda McMahon, plus they welcome US Congressman Patrick McHenry from North Carolina’s 10th District to discuss the state of small business, access to funding, crowdfunding, and the Great Eclipse.
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On this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller welcome Megan and Anthony Bourne, founders and co-owners of Bourne Southern, a family-owned and operated apparel brand in western NC.
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