Institute for Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial Education Partner
Every year CEO students want to connect with businesses in their early years. Samantha Pfeifer, owner of The Selfie Company in Albertville hosted the class and shared her entrepreneurial journey in month three of her business. Her advice included doing market research, having adequate signage, putting a date on your "Coming Soon" advertising and utilizing SCORE. Additional connections include Gary Trogstand and Kailee Mastel (Insurance Center of Buffalo), Craig Boysen (BankWest), Dr. Andy (Health Source Chiropractic-Albertville) and Christone Konz (Tree of Life Wellness), Mike Hageman & Jessica Wohlrobe (JB Group), Rob Ryan (Ryan Chevrolet) and CEO Alumni Matt Bury (MN Properties LLC). Topics included rezoning, franchising, repeat customers, profit margins, financing, state inspections and collateral vs. cash flow.
A huge congratulations to Brooke Heil who was named a finalist in the CEO Pitch Competition. She placed in the top 5% in the country by pitching her photography business in 30 seconds or less. Here's the pitch: https://youtube.com/shorts/B58tuhdBREQ
