Christina Helm
I had the pleasure of talking with branding expert Christina Helm. Her insights would be helpful for any small business owner. Enjoy!
by Barbara Hall
Interview with Branding Expert Christina Helm
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Marketing Expert Sherre DeMao
Sherre DeMao
By Barbara Hall
I had the pleasure of talking with Sherré DeMao, founder of SLD Unlimited Biz Growth Inc., an award-winning marketing firm based in North Carolina. She specializes in “next-level, next-idea solutions” for entrepreneurial
Sherre DeMao
Marketing Expert
Innovation Leader: Louis Foreman by Barbara Hall
When I think of innovation, the first person to come to mind is Louis Foreman, founder and chief executive of Enventys (www.enventys.com). The company is an integrated product design and engineering firm which under one roof provides the services needed for a person to take an idea to the marketplace. Enventys is based in Charlotte, N.C. but also has offices in Hong Kong and currently has 65 employees. You may have seen Louis on the Emmy® Award winning PBS-TV show, Everyday Edisons which he created and continues to serve as executive producer and lead judge.
Louis graduated from The University of Illinois with a Bachelors of Science degree in economics. His interest in starting businesses and developing innovative products began while a sophomore with his first company founded in his fraternity room, called Competitive Edge Sports, where he sold lacrosse equipment. Over the past 20 years he has created five successful start-ups and has been directly responsible for the creation of dozens of others. A prolific inventor, Louis is the inventor of nine registered U.S. Patents and his firm is responsible for the development and filing of well over 150 more.
Entrepreneurial Growth: Profit is the Bottom Line
An interview with business growth expert George F. McAllister
George McAllister is a noted entrepreneurial growth expert in North Carolina. Besides having spent years as a serial entrepreneur, today he helps other companies grow in his role as executive director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center for the Charlotte, N.C. Region.
McAllister’s knack for entrepreneurship began when he was in high school, starting his first business removing honey bees from houses and relocating them into beehives. Once established in the hives, they were kept to produce honey or sold to area beekeepers. In college when the price of silver was reaching record levels, he started a silver recycling business. Then in the 1990’s he started a publishing company that produced page-a-day calendars, one featuring Chapel Hill, N.C. and one for Charlotte, N.C. His calendars ended up being the second and third highest selling page-a-day calendars in the state.