Where Entrepreneurs Go for Help
Michael Ferrera Jr. is looking for new clients for his custom clothing company: “I love my business, I love my margins, and I have great relationships with my customers. But I need to find new customers and determine where and how to go about that,” he says. 
Would-be fashion designer Diedra Wilson wants feedback on her line of maternity clothes: “I have what I think is a good concept, but I wanted to get an evaluation of the idea,” she says.
Consultant Jennifer Sabin needs advice on how to nudge her clients outside the box: “Some business owners are overly attached to their prices, and they need to get outside themselves and realize that if they created their infrastructure, they can change it, ” she says.
All three entrepreneurs spent one day last week at a “Small Business Speed Coaching Test Drive” in Anaheim, Calif. They attended workshops, met one-on-one with volunteer counselors from the nonprofit organization SCORE, and had time to network. The one-day event, part of a series of conferences held since 2007 across the country, drew more than 300 attendees. Read full story:
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