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'Start a Business Weekend' from the Comfort of Your Home

Between March 23 and March 25, with just a few clicks of their mouse, Woodbury-area individuals will be able to partake in a free virtual franchise showcase called "Start a Business Weekend."

I’m passionate about helping people learn about business ownership. 

Owning businesses has changed my life in so many positive ways that I want others to experience this growth opportunity for themselves. Each year my wife and business partner, Brenda Carlson, and I teach and coach hundreds of people interested in being their own boss through . 

Millions more search for franchise and business ownership information online each year. We can’t help them all. Or can we?

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Between March 23 and March 25, with just a few clicks of their mouse, Woodbury-area individuals will be able to partake in a free virtual franchise showcase called "Start a Business Weekend."

The event will allow attendees to enter a digital exhibit hall and "speak" live to representatives from many of the nation's leading franchise companies; tune into live, interactive keynote presentations from industry experts and ask questions; and, gather the free resources available from among dozens of virtual business booths.

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Start a Business Weekend was initiated through a powerful partnership between The Entrepreneur's Source, a national franchise coaching network, and ON24, the global leader in virtual events and webcasting technologies. This goes beyond anything that's available on the web.

This event is a self-guided "virtual only" event where attendees can engage in conversation with representatives from many different brands, learn how to finance their new business, download resource materials and videos on many business concepts into their virtual briefcase, and learn from live keynote presentations presented across the country.

The International Franchise Association estimates that a new franchise business opens every eight minutes of every business day. There are approximately 3,000 different franchise businesses, with 825,000 franchise businesses, across 300 business categories in the U.S.

Business owners have figured out how to become more self-sufficient and how to take control of their futures.  The traditional job market no longer offers the security that individuals and families need to live well.

If you have ever thought about owning your own business, learn more this weekend.

To attend this free event, register at www.startabusinessweekend.com/?bcarlson 

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