Your Business - Edge

Edge is for existing businesses that have grown out of their start-up mode, are ready for rapid growth, seek outside capital, or want to reach toward a larger market. Edge has three customized business coaching solutions:
- Edge Management Tools
As your business becomes established and grows in size, you, the business owner, will be challenged to make all the decisions yourself and continue to do most of the work. You must start accomplishing your objectives through your people and holding them accountable for results. Edge gives you the tools to effectively manage your larger organization. In addition, Edge helps you implement the practices that will help your organization become more effective.
- Edge Profit Improvement
You and your Edge business coach will examine cash flow management and he/she will recommend improvements. Together, you will examine how to... improve your profitability through ensuring your business has proper accountability among staff; determine if a more proactive sales approach is needed; evaluate marketing strategies; assess operational factors appraise your organizational design; determine P&L budgets; and create solid action and work plans.
- Edge Growth Strategies
This program will help you accelerate the growth of your business so you can increase market share, current personal income, or company capability to acquire others. Depending on your situation, your Edge business coach will focus on one or more of the following: restructuring your business model, revamping your products/services, serving different or expanded markets, developing additional internal capacity, or retooling internal operations and processes.
How to sign-up for Edge
Contact a Mountain BizWorks Regional Director to review your business and your needs:
Northern Region (Asheville): Sharon Oxendine, email or 253.2834 ext. 28
Southern Region (Hendersonville): Jamie Beasley, email or 692.5826
Western Region (Sylva): Tonya Wilson Snider, email or 631.0292

