Assessing and Planning Your Business with Alex Cardona

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Bringing it All Together: Assessing and Planning Your Business with Alex Cardona

Thursday, March 16th | 10am - 12noon

Weaverville Community Center, Weaverville ,NC | 60 Lakeshore Dr, Weaverville, NC 28787

In Person

Bringing It All Together: Planning and Assessing Your Business

Starting and running a business is HARD. The appeal of being one’s own boss is something that entrepreneurs initially think is easy to accomplish. The process of starting all of the necessary systems often overwhelms business owners because there is a lot to do. Starting a business is not just about making sales; rather it is: developing a name, coming up with a logo and website, creating a business plan and projections, applying for funding, assessing the value in the marketplace, and much more. 

Somehow business owners attempt to manage all of the roles with starting a business as well as time in their personal lives. The reality is no one has the time to play all of these positions in their business, and have a balanced life. 

Wouldn’t a road map to starting a business be nice? What about having the ability to assess what are the true needs in your business? Want to know where one can go to get help? At this business development and assessment workshop, hosted by Alex Cardona, we will dive into what systems are needed to create and maintain efficient business operations. We will learn what resources are here locally and establish an action plan to relieve the burden of being a business owner. You will come out of this workshop with both an understanding of what areas of your business need developed but a plan on how you can achieve those goals.

Alex Cardona, CEO of Cardona Business Development started his career in social work after graduating from the University of South Florida with a degree in public health. After a few years of frustration with the mental health system, Alex transitioned from social work to teaching. As a middle school physical education teacher, Alex thought that he had found his life’s purpose. Alex Created a physical education curriculum that was focused on total comprehensive fitness and was supported by local businesses in the community. After a few years in education, Alex realized that his vision was to impact youth on a national level, and focused on opening his own youth training facility. In the beginning of 2020, Alex was in the process of obtaining his personal training certification when the pandemic came. After losing his income and his career path, Alex was presented with an opportunity to own his own legal service business. Without hesitation Alex took this opportunity to help empower individuals with access to the justice system. Since starting his business in Asheville, Alex has helped both individuals and businesses get access to the justice system, started a local radio show named the Golden Key, and has become a respected business developer in the community. In 2021, Alex took his entrepreneurship to community engagement by serving on the board for both the Young Professionals of Asheville, and the People’s Community and Inclusion, subdivisions of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. In 2022, Alex expanded his influence by and his business by joining the committee of One Million cups, and merging his legalshield business with a larger cooperation of business development, and increasing his notoriety in Ashville through speaking at both the Black Business Expo and the Freelance Business Week. Alex believes that the journey of entrepreneurship is a journey of self development fueled by the balance of faith and self confidence.  Alex can be found on the following platforms.

Questions?

For questions or more information about this event, please contact robin@blueridgeheritage.com.

Refund Policy:

Class registration requires payment in full on or before the first day of class. If you have paid for a class and must cancel your registration, you may choose to hold a credit or receive a refund according to the following: a) Cancel more than 1 week prior to class start date: 100% refund b) Cancel within 1 week of class start date: 75% refund c) Cancel on or after class start date: No refund. Credit in the full dollar amount for use with a future class must be used within 6 months of original class date.

This workshop series is for Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Craft Trails artists, galleries and cultural organizations, and provided through a partnership with Craft Your Commerce, a Mountain Bizworks program for creative entrepreneurs, and the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area. Funding is provided by the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.

COVID Policy

To minimize risk during in-person sessions, all participants must agree with the following requirements:

• Respect your fellow participants’ social distancing needs
• Do not attend if you are sick
• Contact Robin robin@blueridgeheritage.com immediately if you or anyone in your household tests positive for COVID-19 within two days of the event

Masks and hand sanitizer are available for participants use. 

Individuals (including staff and participants) must not come to any in person session if they—or anyone in their household—are displaying any of the following symptoms:

• Fever (100.4F or higher)
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• Diarrhea
• Chills
• Repeated shaking with chills
• Muscle pain
• Headache
• Sore throat
• New loss of taste or smell

If you are experiencing symptoms or have been exposed, we ask that you do the following:

• Take a test (either a home test or PCR)
• If the test is negative but you have symptoms, please wear a mask in class
• If the test is positive, do not attend in person regardless of whether or not you have symptoms
• If you are unable to take a test and have symptoms, do not attend in person

Please refer to the CDC’s quarantine guidelines to determine when it is safe for you to attend in person again.

Vaccinations

We are not requiring proof of vaccination at this time. However, we strongly urge you to get vaccinated and stay current based on the CDC’s vaccination guidelines so that we can continue to keep our community healthy and safe.

Masking

If you’re from a high risk area, we ask that you please do your part in protecting the community by wearing a mask. Prior to arriving for an in-person event, class or meeting please check the CDC’s COVID-19 Community Levels and be prepared to wear a mask if your county is determined to have a High level (red). 

At all times, Craft Your Commerce and Blue Ridge National Heritage Area reserves the right to require masking and make modifications to all COVID safety policy as circumstances and public health guidelines change.  

In the event you must cancel due to covid we will offer a refund or a class credit.

Date & Time

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Venue Details

Weaverville Community Center

Mountain BizWorks