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• Small Business Book Club: The Generosity Mindset (Session 1)

  • When
    May 03, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    In Person at GEC 405 North Perry Street, Lawrenceville

  Register

  How much should I charge? 

  This group isn't just about reading, it's about dynamic interactions that can reshape your business strategies. Join us to engage in insightful discussions and connect with likeminded entrepreneurs
  

  Elevate Your Game: Join the Small Business Book Club!

  Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner hungry for growth? Dive deep into revolutionary business insights, build lasting relationships, and catapult your professional journey at the GEC Small Business Book Club.

  Why Join?

  • Powerful Conversations: Engage in thought-provoking discussions and discover and discover new insights. 
  • Personal & Professional Growth: Evolve with every book, every conversation.
  • Network & Build: Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and widen your circle.

  Club Perks:

  • Flexible Attendance: Pop in when you can. No pressure!
  • Absolutely Free: No hidden charges or membership fees.
  • A Variety of Sectors: From tech to retail, we welcome all sectors.
  • Refreshments on Us: Sip on coffee and water. Bringing lunch? We've got space!

  Note: While you'll need to secure your copy, the Gwinnett County Public Library might have hard/soft cover books, eBooks, or audiobooks available.

  Get in on the action, elevate your game, and witness firsthand how books can transform businesses.

  Join us in person. No costs. No memberships. Only growth. See you there!

  May 2024 Book: The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices

  Discussion Schedule

  Session 1: Friday, May 3, 2024 - Noon

  Introduction and Overview 

  Discussion of your business goals, pricing, and value. 

  Session 2: Friday, May 17, 2024 - Noon (register here for session 2). 

  Application and discussion relevant to YOUR business. 

  In Person Event 

  405 N. Perry Street, Lawrenceville 

  BONUS: Don't miss our related workshop with the author. Raise Your Confidence, Your Value, and Your Prices Using the Generosity Mindset Method 

  
  

  Register for the workshop with author John Ray here. 

  About The Generosity Mindset and John Ray 

  #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER

  If you are a professional services provider, your goal is to do transformative work for clients you love working with and get paid commensurate with the value you deliver to those clients. While negative mindsets can inhibit your growth, adopting a different mindset, the Generosity Mindset, can replace those self-limiting beliefs. The Generosity Mindset enables you to diagnose and communicate the value you deliver to clients and, in turn, more effectively price to receive a portion of that value.

  Whether you’re a consultant, coach, marketing or branding professional, business advisor, attorney, CPA, or work in virtually any other professional services discipline, your content and technical expertise are not proprietary. What’s unique, though, is your experience and how you synthesize and deliver your knowledge. What’s special is your demeanor or the way you deal with your best-fit clients. What’s invaluable is how you deliver great value by guiding people through massive changes in their personal lives and in their businesses that bring them to a place they never thought possible.

  The combination of all these elements is quite different for you compared to any other service provider in your industry. Therein lies your value, but it’s not the value you see. It’s the value your best-fit customers see in you.

  If pricing your value feels uncomfortable or unfamiliar to you, this book will teach you why putting a price on the value your clients perceive and identify serves both them and you, and you’ll learn the factors involved in getting your price right.

  About John Ray

  After a three-decade career in investment management, investment banking, and strategic advisory, John Ray formed Ray Business Advisors, a business advisory practice, in 2013. John’s services include advising solopreneur and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.

  In his other business, John is a show host and producer and owns the North Fulton (Georgia) studio of Business RadioX®. John and his team specialize in working with B2B professionals to create and conduct their own podcast using The Generosity Mindset Method: building and deepening relationships in a non-salesy way which translates into revenue for their business.

  Small Business Book Club

  • Sign up anytime
  • Attend whenever you can 
  • Free, no membership required
  • Open to people from any sector
  • Coffee & water provided
  • Feel free to bring your lunch 

  For further information please contact Greg Goebel at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center at GEC@GwinnettCounty.com.

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• Entrepreneur Center Tour

  • When
    May 09, 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    405 North Perry Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046

  Register

  

  If you are interested in learning more about what the Center offers, a great first step is a visit. To accommodate that we are pleased to offer Staff-guided scheduled tours.

  The Staff-guided Tour will walk you through in small groups, escorted by a Center staff member.

  This one-hour tour offers direct insight into the benefits, purpose and mission of the Center as well as an opportunity for questions and answers.

  For more information about the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center visit www.GwinnettEntrepreneurCenter.com  

  
  

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• Small Business Book Club: The Generosity Mindset (Session 2)

  • When
    May 17, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    In Person at GEC 405 North Perry Street, Lawrenceville

  Register

  
  

  How much should I charge? 

  This group isn't just about reading, it's about dynamic interactions that can reshape your business strategies. Join us to engage in insightful discussions and connect with likeminded entrepreneurs
  

  Elevate Your Game: Join the Small Business Book Club!

  Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner hungry for growth? Dive deep into revolutionary business insights, build lasting relationships, and catapult your professional journey at the GEC Small Business Book Club.

  Why Join?

  • Powerful Conversations: Engage in thought-provoking discussions and discover and discover new insights. 
  • Personal & Professional Growth: Evolve with every book, every conversation.
  • Network & Build: Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and widen your circle.

  Club Perks:

  • Flexible Attendance: Pop in when you can. No pressure!
  • Absolutely Free: No hidden charges or membership fees.
  • A Variety of Sectors: From tech to retail, we welcome all sectors.
  • Refreshments on Us: Sip on coffee and water. Bringing lunch? We've got space!

  Note: While you'll need to secure your copy, the Gwinnett County Public Library might have hard/soft cover books, eBooks, or audiobooks available.

  Get in on the action, elevate your game, and witness firsthand how books can transform businesses.

  Join us in person. No costs. No memberships. Only growth. See you there!

  May 2024 Book: The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices

  Discussion Schedule

  Session 1: Friday, May 3, 2024 - Noon

  Introduction and Overview 

  Discussion of your business goals, pricing, and value. 

  Session 2: Friday, May 17, 2024 - Noon 

  Application and discussion relevant to YOUR business. 

  In Person Event 

  405 N. Perry Street, Lawrenceville 

  BONUS: Don't miss our related workshop with the author. Raise Your Confidence, Your Value, and Your Prices Using the Generosity Mindset Method 

  
  

  Register for the workshop with author John Ray here. 

  About The Generosity Mindset and John Ray 

  #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER

  If you are a professional services provider, your goal is to do transformative work for clients you love working with and get paid commensurate with the value you deliver to those clients. While negative mindsets can inhibit your growth, adopting a different mindset, the Generosity Mindset, can replace those self-limiting beliefs. The Generosity Mindset enables you to diagnose and communicate the value you deliver to clients and, in turn, more effectively price to receive a portion of that value.

  Whether you’re a consultant, coach, marketing or branding professional, business advisor, attorney, CPA, or work in virtually any other professional services discipline, your content and technical expertise are not proprietary. What’s unique, though, is your experience and how you synthesize and deliver your knowledge. What’s special is your demeanor or the way you deal with your best-fit clients. What’s invaluable is how you deliver great value by guiding people through massive changes in their personal lives and in their businesses that bring them to a place they never thought possible.

  The combination of all these elements is quite different for you compared to any other service provider in your industry. Therein lies your value, but it’s not the value you see. It’s the value your best-fit customers see in you.

  If pricing your value feels uncomfortable or unfamiliar to you, this book will teach you why putting a price on the value your clients perceive and identify serves both them and you, and you’ll learn the factors involved in getting your price right.

  About John Ray

  After a three-decade career in investment management, investment banking, and strategic advisory, John Ray formed Ray Business Advisors, a business advisory practice, in 2013. John’s services include advising solopreneur and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.

  In his other business, John is a show host and producer and owns the North Fulton (Georgia) studio of Business RadioX®. John and his team specialize in working with B2B professionals to create and conduct their own podcast using The Generosity Mindset Method: building and deepening relationships in a non-salesy way which translates into revenue for their business.

  Small Business Book Club

  • Sign up anytime
  • Attend whenever you can 
  • Free, no membership required
  • Open to people from any sector
  • Coffee & water provided
  • Feel free to bring your lunch 

  For further information please contact Greg Goebel at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center at GEC@GwinnettCounty.com.

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• Entrepreneur Center Tour

  • When
    May 21, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    405 North Perry Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046

  Register

  

  If you are interested in learning more about what the Center offers, a great first step is a visit. To accommodate that we are pleased to offer Staff-guided scheduled tours.

  The Staff-guided Tour will walk you through in small groups, escorted by a Center staff member.

  This one-hour tour offers direct insight into the benefits, purpose and mission of the Center as well as an opportunity for questions and answers.

  For more information about the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center visit www.GwinnettEntrepreneurCenter.com  

  
  

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• Exploring SCORE: A Simple Guide to Free Business Resources

  • When
    May 28, 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    405 North Perry Street, Lawrenceville, GA

  Registration is closed

  Registration: Limited to 12 Attendees

  (Registration will open two weeks prior to session date)
  

  In Person Only

  Join us for an exclusive roundtable designed specifically for entrepreneurs and small business owners. This session offers a unique opportunity to delve deep into SCORE’s extensive free resources, with personalized guidance and expert insights. Limited to just 12 attendees, this in-person event ensures a more intimate setting for one-on-one attention and in-depth learning on some of the best free business resources available to you.

  Key Takeaways for Attendees:

  • In-Depth SCORE Website Navigation: Learn to find and utilize essential tools and information easily.
  • Access to FREE Business Resources: Gain the skills to leverage SCORE’s templates, tools, checklists, and more for planning, finance, marketing, sales, and management, to name a few.
  • Connecting with SCORE Mentors: Understand how to engage with experienced mentors for personalized business guidance at no cost.
  • Exploring SCORE’s Pre-Recorded Webinars and Tools: Discover a wealth of pre-recorded webinars, templates, checklists, and tools covering vital topics for business start-up and growth.
  • Enhanced Resource Utilization Skills: Leave the session equipped with improved abilities to effectively use SCORE’s offerings for strategic business planning and informed decision-making.

  Why Attend?

  This roundtable is not just an event; it’s a turning point for your business. With limited spots, each participant will receive focused attention and tailored advice. Whether you're in the early stages of your business or looking to grow, this session will equip you with the tools and knowledge needed to succeed.

  About the Roundtable Facilitator

  David E. McCulloch

  David McCulloch currently serves as a volunteer mentor for SCORE North Metro Atlanta and works out of the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center. He is also the executive director for Trade Talks USA, a nonprofit organization that introduces job training and career opportunities in the skilled construction trades. He has over 25 years of experience in postsecondary education, serving in senior executive roles overseeing workforce development and leadership training for the Technical College System of Georgia and the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.

  Register Today!

  Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your business approach with SCORE's resources. Secure your spot now and get ready to take your business acumen to the next level!

  Join us and be part of an empowering experience that could redefine the future of your business. 

  

  This informational session is held monthly, recurring on the last Tuesday of each month. Registration for each session opens two weeks prior to its scheduled date. Due to the limited seating, we kindly request that you register only if you are confident in your ability to attend. This consideration ensures that everyone who is eager to participate has the opportunity. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

  
  

  
  

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• Raise Your Confidence, Your Value, and Your Prices Using the Generosity Mindset Method

  • When
    May 29, 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    GEC Training Room 405 North Perry St., Lawrenceville, GA

  Register

  
  

  Your goal as a professional service provider is to do transformative work for clients you love working with and get paid commensurate with the value you deliver to those clients. While negative mindsets can inhibit your growth, adopting a different mindset, the Generosity Mindset, can replace those self-limiting beliefs. The Generosity Mindset™ enables you to diagnose and communicate the value you deliver to clients, and, in turn, more effectively price to receive a portion of that value.

  Whether you’re a consultant, coach, marketing or branding professional, business advisor, attorney, CPA, or work in virtually any other professional services discipline, your content and technical expertise are not proprietary. What’s unique, though, is your experience and how you synthesize and deliver your knowledge. What’s special is your demeanor or the way you deal with your best-fit clients. What’s invaluable is how you deliver great value by guiding people through massive changes in their personal lives and in their businesses that bring them to a place they never thought possible.

  The combination of all these elements is quite different for you compared to any other service provider in your industry. Therein lies your value, but it’s not the value you see. It’s the value your best-fit customers see in you.

  If pricing your value feels uncomfortable or unfamiliar to you, this presentation will teach you why putting a price on the value your clients perceive and identify serves both them and you, and you’ll learn the factors involved in getting your price right.

  
  

  
  

  COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION

  This session will be presented: BOTH LIVE IN PERSON & VIRTUALLY.

  You may join us in the training room (seating is limited) or participate virtually. Please indicate your preference when registering.

  For those attending virtually, a link will be sent prior to the program.

  
  

  For further information please contact Stephanie Sokenis at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center at GEC@GwinnettCounty.com
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Meet Our Presenter: John Ray

    
  

  John Ray is a consultant and business coach who advises consultants, coaches, attorneys, and other services professionals on what are often their two biggest problems: pricing and business development. John is passionate about how changes in mindset, positioning, and pricing change the trajectory of a business and the lifestyle choices of a business owner.

  John's #1 national best-selling book, The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices, covers topics like value and adopting a mindset of value, pricing your services more effectively, proposals, and essential elements of growing your business.

  John is also a Studio Owner, Producer, and Show Host with Business RadioX®, and works with business owners who want to do their own podcast. John is the host of North Fulton Business Radio and The Price and Value Journey, and he has hosted and/or produced over 2,200 podcast episodes.

  
  

  
  

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• Quarterly Q&A with the SBA

  • When
    June 04, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    405 North Perry Street, Lawrenceville, GA

  Register

  Registration: Limited to 15 Attendees

  In Person Only

  
  

  About this Resource Roundtable:

  Join our exclusive SBA Interactive Roundtable, a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners to engage directly with experts on key business development and growth aspects. Limited to only 15 participants, this intimate in-person event is the perfect setting to ask your specific questions about the varied services and support offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

  Why Attend?

  This roundtable is more than a learning opportunity; it's a direct line to experts who can answer your specific questions and guide you toward success. With limited spots, each entrepreneur will have the chance to receive focused advice tailored to their unique business needs. Ideal for those starting or looking to grow their business, this event will empower you with knowledge and insights directly from SBA specialists.

  
  

  Explore SBA resources for:

  • Loan Programs: Discover options like 7(a) loans, microloans, and CDC/504 loans for accessible business funding.
  • Government Contracting: Learn how to secure federal contracts and compete effectively with SBA assistance.
  • Business Development: Utilize counseling, training, and business development services offered by the SBA's district offices.
  • Disaster Recovery: Access information on SBA disaster loans for business recovery after unexpected events.
  • Surety Bonds and Innovation: Explore the Surety Bond Guarantee Program and SBIR/STTR programs for small business innovation.
  • Export Assistance: Learn about SBA support for export opportunities and connect with resource partners like SBDCs, WBCs, and SCORE.
  • Online Learning and Advocacy: Maximize online educational resources and understand how the SBA advocates for small business interests.

  
  

  About the Roundtable Facilitator

  Jeffrey Patterson

  Supervisory Lender Relations/Economic Development,

  U.S. Small Business Administration

  

  Jeff Patterson has been an advocate for small business his entire career which spans over 35 years.

  From his many years as a banking executive, to his time spent as a mentor and coach for some ofGeorgia’s most promising small businesses while directing Georgia State University’s SBDC, he hasintuitively seen the opportunity to help those entrepreneurs grow our economy and our communities. Hehas served as subject matter expert on evaluating financial statements, cash flow, and internationalmethods of payment.

  A respected and credible voice in the banking and economic development industries has allowedstrategic and collaborative partnerships to have been built during Jeff’s tenue as part of the U.S SmallBusiness Administration’s Georgia District Office Management Team. Jeff has educated stakeholders,resource partners, special interest groups, community leaders and small business owners throughout theState of Georgia on how best to access SBA programming.

  Jeff has his financial brokerage and insurance licenses as well as his Commercial Lending Diploma fromRMA.

  He earned his BA, Business Management from the University of North Georgia and an MBA at Brenau University.

  
  

  

  This informational session is held quarterly. Due to the limited seating, we kindly request that you register only if you are confident in your ability to attend. This consideration ensures that everyone eager to participate has the opportunity. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

  
  

  
  

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• The Inside Scoop on Communicating with Customers, Prospects and Team Members

  • When
    June 25, 2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    GEC Training Room 405 North Perry St., Lawrenceville, GA

  Register

  
  

  Ever struggled to communicate effectively with prospects who could really benefit from your product or service?

  Ever had trouble satisfying an unhappy customer?

  And how about communicating effectively with team members?

  In this empowering workshop, Gayle will share a framework for understanding communication styles and the secret to better communication with any style.

  Using the DiSC Personality Profile model, you’ll discover:

  • Your own communication style
  • How to quickly assess the communication style of others
  • How to shift your style to communicate more effectively with that one person you’re struggling with right now

  Bonus takeaway: One page graphic to quickly identify any style

  
  

  COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION

  This session will be available both as a live, in-person event and virtually.

  You have the option to join us physically in the training room or to attend online. Indicate your preferred mode of attendance during registration.

  Virtual attendees will receive a link before the program begins.

  For more information, please get in touch with Stephanie Sokenis at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center via email at GEC@GwinnettCounty.com.

  
  

  
  

  Meet Our Presenter: Gayle Ely

  
  

  
  

  Gayle Ely is a Certified Leadership Coach, Speaker and Facilitator dedicated to helping people make the choices necessary to lead vibrant and authentic lives and businesses.

  Gayle is an inspirational speaker with the ability to genuinely connect with audiences and motivate them to go out and put into action strategies that will lead to success and satisfaction in work and in life.

  Gayle specializes in working with entrepreneurs, senior leaders and their teams to help them to perform more effectively. She helps them gain CLARITY, take ACTION and achieve RESULTS so they and their businesses can thrive.

  Gayle is a seasoned professional with over 30 years experience in leadership roles in the public and private sector. She holds an MBA from the University of Louisville and is the co-author of the book Spiral Up: The Surprising Secret to Great Team Results.

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• Prototype Sewing Class at the GEC

  • When
    June 29, 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    GEC Training Room 405 North Perry St., Lawrenceville, GA

  Register

  Join us  for an exclusive prototype class hosted by one of our entrepreneurial members

  
  

  
  

  We're excited to offer this unique opportunity for individuals from ages 10 - 100 to participate in a test class aimed at gathering essential feedback before Stitches and Design Studio officially launches its sewing classes. No prior experience is necessary, and there's absolutely no cost to attend.

  With a limited capacity of just 15 participants, you'll receive personalized attention as you create your very own apron using the provided materials and equipment. Your insights and opinions are invaluable as we work together to refine Stitches and Design Studio's offerings to better suit your needs and preferences.

  Be a part of this innovative journey and help shape the future of Stitches and Design Studio sewing classes. Reserve your spot now and contribute to the growth of entrepreneurship at the GEC!
  
  

  
  

  COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION

  This event will be exclusively conducted in person only.

  For additional details, please contact Stephanie Sokenis at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center. She can be contacted via email at GEC@GwinnettCounty.com.

  
  

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• Ask the Expert: How to do Business with Gwinnett County

  • When
    July 11, 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    GEC Training Room 405 North Perry St., Lawrenceville, GA

  Register

  
  

  Interested in learning more about becoming a vendor for the County?

  Wondering if Gwinnett County buys what your small business sells?

  Curious what the process is to avail yourself of these opportunities?

  If so, you don’t want to miss this!

  
  

  On July 11th, the Gwinnett County Purchasing Division will be partnering with the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center to provide training on:

  How to do Business with Gwinnett County

  Attendees of this 90-minute session will gain a clear understanding of how to:

  • navigate the county website to find bidding opportunities
  • register as a vendor
  • complete and submit bid documents for County procurements

  
  

  Who should attend? Any small business who wants to learn more about selling their products or services to Gwinnett County.

  
  

  
  

  COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION

  This session will be presented: BOTH LIVE IN PERSON & VIRTUALLY.

  You may join us in the training room (seating is limited) or participate virtually. Please indicate your preference when registering.

  For those attending virtually, a link will be sent prior to the program.

  
  

  For further information please contact Stephanie Sokenis at the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center at GEC@GwinnettCounty.com
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Presented By: 

  Gwinnett County Purchasing Division

  
  

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