Experienced Workforce Initiative
Practical workshop guiding entrepreneurs over 50 through moving a small business idea to income, covering business planning, funding options, marketing basics, and local workforce resources with hands-on exercises and peer networking.
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Learn affordable, practical branding and marketing tactics across six weekly sessions, with hands-on exercises to clarify positioning, messaging, and low-cost promotional strategies for early-stage small businesses and solo entrepreneurs.
Learn affordable, practical branding and marketing tactics across six weekly sessions, with hands-on exercises to clarify positioning, messaging, and low-cost promotional strategies for early-stage small businesses and solo entrepreneurs.

Cohort-based, participatory workshop guiding aspiring and existing entrepreneurs through business planning with an aerial perspective on operations, financials, research and development, and market strategy to turn ideas into actionable ventures.

Cohort-based, participatory workshop guiding aspiring and existing entrepreneurs through business planning with an aerial perspective on operations, financials, research and development, and market strategy to turn ideas into actionable ventures.
Cohort-based, participatory workshop guiding aspiring and existing entrepreneurs through business planning with an aerial perspective on operations, financials, research and development, and market strategy to turn ideas into actionable ventures.
Hands on collage workshop making vision boards from magazines, stickers, and guided goal mapping exercises to clarify career and personal objectives while fostering networking and peer support among women real estate professionals.
Hands on collage workshop making vision boards from magazines, stickers, and guided goal mapping exercises to clarify career and personal objectives while fostering networking and peer support among women real estate professionals.
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Transformative morning workshop focusing on guided goal setting, expert-led business coaching, and action planning; participants network with fellow entrepreneurs in a collaborative coworking conference room to design life and business goals for 2026.

Transformative morning workshop focusing on guided goal setting, expert-led business coaching, and action planning; participants network with fellow entrepreneurs in a collaborative coworking conference room to design life and business goals for 2026.
Transformative morning workshop focusing on guided goal setting, expert-led business coaching, and action planning; participants network with fellow entrepreneurs in a collaborative coworking conference room to design life and business goals for 2026.
Hands on workshop teaching practical budgeting, debt reduction tactics, and long term investing strategies to build financial freedom; participants leave with actionable tools, templates, and community resource referrals.
Hands on workshop teaching practical budgeting, debt reduction tactics, and long term investing strategies to build financial freedom; participants leave with actionable tools, templates, and community resource referrals.
Hands on workshop teaching practical budgeting, debt reduction tactics, and long term investing strategies to build financial freedom; participants leave with actionable tools, templates, and community resource referrals.

Peer mastermind for lightworkers offering practical spiritual entrepreneurship coaching on operations and marketing to build confident, clear business foundations. Marian facilitates Q&A and strategy sharing in a safe, welcoming space.

Peer mastermind for lightworkers offering practical spiritual entrepreneurship coaching on operations and marketing to build confident, clear business foundations. Marian facilitates Q&A and strategy sharing in a safe, welcoming space.
Peer mastermind for lightworkers offering practical spiritual entrepreneurship coaching on operations and marketing to build confident, clear business foundations. Marian facilitates Q&A and strategy sharing in a safe, welcoming space.
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Practical workshop for current and prospective landowners covering legal, business, and regulatory aspects of forest and farm stewardship, including permitting, estate planning, and sustainable timber and agricultural management practices.
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Hands-on data analytics training focused on goal setting and business applications, preparing learners for certification through practical exercises with real-world datasets and instructor-led, career-oriented coaching.
Hands-on data analytics training focused on goal setting and business applications, preparing learners for certification through practical exercises with real-world datasets and instructor-led, career-oriented coaching.
Hands-on data analytics training focused on goal setting and business applications, preparing learners for certification through practical exercises with real-world datasets and instructor-led, career-oriented coaching.

Senior Games clinics at various venues featuring sample sessions from the Asheville-Buncombe Senior Games' 127 events across multiple sports. Seniors aged 50+ are invited to try sports through these clinics.

Senior Games clinics at various venues featuring sample sessions from the Asheville-Buncombe Senior Games' 127 events across multiple sports. Seniors aged 50+ are invited to try sports through these clinics.
Senior Games clinics at various venues featuring sample sessions from the Asheville-Buncombe Senior Games' 127 events across multiple sports. Seniors aged 50+ are invited to try sports through these clinics.
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Two-day intensive workshop to craft a concrete five-year business plan, emphasizing strategic roadmaps, measurable goals, and implementable growth actions; collaborative, facilitator-led sessions designed for small business owners.
Two-day intensive workshop to craft a concrete five-year business plan, emphasizing strategic roadmaps, measurable goals, and implementable growth actions; collaborative, facilitator-led sessions designed for small business owners.
Hands-on experiential workshop teaching practical mindfulness and focus techniques for everyday life, including breathwork, attention exercises, short meditations, and strategies for stress reduction and workplace resilience.
Hands-on experiential workshop teaching practical mindfulness and focus techniques for everyday life, including breathwork, attention exercises, short meditations, and strategies for stress reduction and workplace resilience.
Hands-on experiential workshop teaching practical mindfulness and focus techniques for everyday life, including breathwork, attention exercises, short meditations, and strategies for stress reduction and workplace resilience.
Interactive re-entry role-play simulates barriers to community reintegration after incarceration, focusing on housing, employment, and service coordination through stakeholder exercises and policy scenarios; light lunch provided for participants.
Interactive re-entry role-play simulates barriers to community reintegration after incarceration, focusing on housing, employment, and service coordination through stakeholder exercises and policy scenarios; light lunch provided for participants.
Interactive re-entry role-play simulates barriers to community reintegration after incarceration, focusing on housing, employment, and service coordination through stakeholder exercises and policy scenarios; light lunch provided for participants.
Practical advisor led workshop teaching daily strategies to manage setbacks and steadily pursue personal financial goals, focusing on budgeting, emergency planning, and resilience building techniques for lasting stability.
Practical advisor led workshop teaching daily strategies to manage setbacks and steadily pursue personal financial goals, focusing on budgeting, emergency planning, and resilience building techniques for lasting stability.
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Regional resilience leaders and community partners convene for collaborative capacity-building sessions focused on emergency preparedness, mutual aid coordination, and network-building best practices to strengthen local response systems.
Regional resilience leaders and community partners convene for collaborative capacity-building sessions focused on emergency preparedness, mutual aid coordination, and network-building best practices to strengthen local response systems.
Regional resilience leaders and community partners convene for collaborative capacity-building sessions focused on emergency preparedness, mutual aid coordination, and network-building best practices to strengthen local response systems.
Intensive certification training covering foundational Agile frameworks—Scrum, Kanban, and XP—and practical implementation tools. Hands-on in person workshop for beginner to intermediate practitioners focused on Agile methodologies and real-world practices.
Intensive certification training covering foundational Agile frameworks—Scrum, Kanban, and XP—and practical implementation tools. Hands-on in person workshop for beginner to intermediate practitioners focused on Agile methodologies and real-world practices.
Intensive certification training covering foundational Agile frameworks—Scrum, Kanban, and XP—and practical implementation tools. Hands-on in person workshop for beginner to intermediate practitioners focused on Agile methodologies and real-world practices.
Interactive workshops and panel discussions equip teens with resilience skills, stress management techniques, and advocacy tools, alongside networking and community resources at a conference center summit focused on youth empowerment and action oriented skill building.
Interactive workshops and panel discussions equip teens with resilience skills, stress management techniques, and advocacy tools, alongside networking and community resources at a conference center summit focused on youth empowerment and action oriented skill building.
Interactive workshops and panel discussions equip teens with resilience skills, stress management techniques, and advocacy tools, alongside networking and community resources at a conference center summit focused on youth empowerment and action oriented skill building.

Practical peer-led session exploring manifestation techniques and identity work for remote professionals, with confidentiality agreements and group discussion on productivity, boundaries, goal-setting, and community support for digital nomads.

Practical peer-led session exploring manifestation techniques and identity work for remote professionals, with confidentiality agreements and group discussion on productivity, boundaries, goal-setting, and community support for digital nomads.
Practical peer-led session exploring manifestation techniques and identity work for remote professionals, with confidentiality agreements and group discussion on productivity, boundaries, goal-setting, and community support for digital nomads.
Hands on beginner workshop teaching sourdough starter creation, feeding, and basic shaping and baking techniques led by a Transylvania County Extension Agent at the Cooperative Extension center.
Hands on beginner workshop teaching sourdough starter creation, feeding, and basic shaping and baking techniques led by a Transylvania County Extension Agent at the Cooperative Extension center.
Hands on beginner workshop teaching sourdough starter creation, feeding, and basic shaping and baking techniques led by a Transylvania County Extension Agent at the Cooperative Extension center.
Fast paced speed networking with timed rounds and quick elevator pitches for business professionals seeking referrals and partnerships, held midday in a community church meeting space for efficient relationship building.
Fast paced speed networking with timed rounds and quick elevator pitches for business professionals seeking referrals and partnerships, held midday in a community church meeting space for efficient relationship building.
Fast paced speed networking with timed rounds and quick elevator pitches for business professionals seeking referrals and partnerships, held midday in a community church meeting space for efficient relationship building.

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Afternoon social meetup for seniors offering gentle group activities and facilitated peer conversation to build friendships, combat isolation, and enjoy light games, crafts, and social time in a relaxed community setting.
Afternoon social meetup for seniors offering gentle group activities and facilitated peer conversation to build friendships, combat isolation, and enjoy light games, crafts, and social time in a relaxed community setting.