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Empowering Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners to Achieve the Extraordinary

The Top-10 in demand jobs in 2009Didn’t exist in 2004…

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist…

Today’s students will have 10-14 jobs,By the age of 38!

Today’s economy requires a higher level of education, and the fastest growing, highest paying jobs and business opportunities, will be filled by “knowledge-preneurs” equipped with specialized skills gained through continuous education and training.

In order to survive and succeed you must:

Change the way you Learn

Change the way you EarnThink like an Entrepreneur and Act like an Entrepreneur every day!

Grow the Person…Grow the Business!

Grow the Entrepreneur…Grow the Business Owner…Grow the Employee…

Grow – UP!

Grow the Entrepreneur

In the 21st Century people will spend their careers alternating between two related worlds, sometimes running their own businesses and at other times running a virtual business within a larger organization

Entrepreneurial MindsetVirtual Professor Don Hutson

Expert Directed Guided Education

Courses for Entrepreneurs• Entrepreneurial Mindset• Home Based Business Tax Strategies• Starting a Business• Networking for Success• Time and Productivity at Home• Selling Yourself• Power Presentation Skills• Part-time Entrepreneurship• Building your Personal Brand• Communication…. And MORE…

Grow the Business Owner….

Whatever got you to this level in your business… Will NOT get you to the next level!

10-Minute Marketer’s SecretsVirtual Professor Tom Feltenstein

Expert Directed Guided Education

Courses for Business Owners• How to Jump-Start Your Business• Business Tax Strategies• Turning Around Your Sales• Networking for Business Success• Talent – Attract, Train and Retain• Customer Service Excellence• Marketing on a Budget• Business Leadership• Strategy and Business Planning• Growing Your Business…. And MORE…

Grow the Employees….

Education

Inspiration

Application

Accountability

Platinum Customer ServiceVirtual Professor Toni Alessandra

Growing Customer Service

Expert Directed Guided Education

Courses for Employees• Customer Service Excellence• Team Building• Ownership/Responsibility• Everybody Sells!• Career Development• Office Communication• Project Management• Productivity• Negotiations• Innovation…. And MORE…

Grow the Business!

Monthly “Mind Your Business” Sessions

• Webinars• Conference Calls• Bonus Sessions• Panel Discussion,• Roundtables• Brainstorming

with Faculty• And much more

“Mind Your Business” Sessions APRIL & May

• Recession Proof Your Business

• Save Your Business Money Tax Planning

• Jump Start Your Sales

• 21st Century Marketing

• Networking for Success

• Interactive blogs• Insight & wisdom• Ask an Expert• Connection to

entrepreneurs• Accountability• Resources• And MORE…

The EDGE Community

Grow the Person…Grow the Business!

Grow the Entrepreneur…Grow the Business Owner…Grow the Employee…

Grow – UP!

Empowering Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners to Achieve the Extraordinary