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Set up and Planning

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Market Research

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Finances

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Sales

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Operations

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Michael McCarty Verizon Digital Ready Mentor

Location Spokane, Washington, United States of America

Mentor Industry Computer Services/Information Technology

Languages spoken

English

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How I can help

My professional background

I have ten years experience as a SCORE mentor focusing on helping individuals starting a business

How to work with me

What I can offer

Tools and techniques for starting a business

My expectations for a successful mentoring relationship

I expect that the mentoring relationship will be one that develops over time rather than being a one-time event.

How entrepreneurs can prepare before we start

I would expect that the entrepreneur will have done research on potential clients.

Experience

Job title: Technical pre-sales support
Company: IBM
https://www.ibm.com

Ownership experience: 4 years
Management experience: 20 years
Country experience: United States of America

Expertise

Management
- Business Strategy
- Planning and Goal Setting
- Project Management
Marketing
- Marketing Strategy
- Social Media
Starting Up
- Business Planning

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Set up and Planning

Market Research

Finances

Sales

Operations

Refer Michael McCarty to a Colleague

Michael McCarty Verizon Digital Ready Mentor

How I can help

My professional background

How to work with me

What I can offer

My expectations for a successful mentoring relationship

How entrepreneurs can prepare before we start

Experience

Expertise