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Interview with Sara LeHoullier about Marketing & Public Relations

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Sara LeHoullier has had a diverse background in working both in the states and abroad. She has earned an undergraduate degree is in English and graduate degree from the SIT Graduate Institute in International Development. She is an accomplished author who has also written advertisements for Living Social. She is currently located in Seattle, Washington and working for OPTYVA creating new possibilities for future generations.

I would like to thank you for taking time today to talk about your experiences in marketing and public relations. I am excited to hear more about your new position as Senior Business Optimization Consultant at OPTYVA.

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Interview with The Women’s Center of North Carolina

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Author: Alysia Suarez

The following interview with S. Briles Johnson (Director) and Alyssa Mako (Assistant Director) of The Women’s Business Center of North Carolina (WBC) took place on May 30, 2013. The WBC provides support to women owned businesses helping increase their chances of success through providing tools, training and networking opportunities to grow their companies. During the interview we talked about the different ways WBC helps female entrepreneurs be more successful in managing their business.

Q. Can you provide some background on The Women’s Business Center of North Carolina?
A. We are a nonprofit group that is really about helping to grow small businesses. The WBC is one department of an agency that is operating under a larger umbrella of the Carolina Institute of Minority Development. The institute is 25 years old and is a nonprofit that is state wide and operates two nonprofits focusing on supporting small businesses, the WBC and the Minority Business Development Agency. The Minority Business Development Agency focuses doing similar services, but within the minority community for ethnic minorities. The WBC has been around for 13 years and is funded by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) and The Carolina Institute of Minority Development. We talk with clients from anything from certification to business planning to options and strategies along with providing workshops in the community.

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Interview with Sophia Hyder talking about her new business Evolvemint and how she is combining her passion of fashion & development

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September 12, 2012

Author: Alysia Suarez

The following is a summary from the Interview with Sophia Hyder, the owner of a new small social business called Evolvemint. Her business focuses on applying sustainable economic development practices through fashion.  Her vision focuses on empowering women throughout the Bengali silk supply chain, while selling high fashion silk scarves and accessories using silk and recycled saris.

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