Growing Entrepreneurs - Nurturing Success



The students had a successful show at the mall and we have identified other sales strategies to sell the products. Final touches were put on the Halloween Dance for this Saturday. Thanks to the mentors who took time out of their busy schedules to learn about True Colors and communicating with others that are wired differently than themselves.

ClassE Schedule - 8-9:30 am
Location: Lifespan Ctr. (unless noted below)
11021 E. Cty. Rd. 800 N. Charleston (Loxa Road just NE of the hospital)

Monday, 11/2 - Dance Review & Time Management Training II

Tuesday, 11/3 - Washington Savings Bank Tour
with Jerry McCoy and Terry Reel
1515 Charleston Ave., Mattoon

Wednesday, 11/4 - Life Momentum Action Plan with John Perles, Momentum Builders, Inc.

Wed. evening 7 pm - Mentor Match 
Lake Land College Theatre (on the west side of the main campus buildings by the Lake Pointe Food Court)

Thursday, 11/5 - Pro-Mow Lawn Care
with Scott Bierman
(on Hwy. 16, south side of the road between Lifespan and Charleston)

Friday, 11/6 - Work Day



We toured United Graphics with Kyle Doty and Heather Rauch. This company employs 105 people and sells to people all across the United States.
Their ave order size is 2,500 copies, but have printed up to 220,000 books for clients. They provide longevity incentives for their employees that help retention rates.
Nathan Meinhart of Innovative Staff Solutions led a discussion of selling products where your target market lives. We identified many good places that might sell our product in their stores.
Gloria Spear of the Coles County Health Department spoke to the class about what it takes to start a food business. She described the difference between getting a home-based foods, cottage food or restaurant license.

Class Investors 

(Click on the name to go to their website.)


Advanced Digital Solutions 

City of Charleston

City of Mattoon

Coldwell Banker Real Estate

Commercial Electric

Curry Construction

Dau Consulting

Diepholz Auto Group

Ealy's Real Estate Appraisals

Eastern Illinois Properties

First Federal Savings & Loan Association

First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust

First Neighbor Bank

Flesor's Candy Kitchen

General Electric

Gilbert, Metzger & Madigan LLP

Jerome C. Groniger

Howell Paving, Inc.

Innovative Staff Solutions

Inyart Tire and Auto

Lake Land College

Lifetime Eye Care

Lorenz Supply Company

Marketing by Jones, LLC

McDonald's of Coles County 

Mid-Illinois Concrete, Inc.

Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC

Reed's Fly-On Farming

Company

Rural King Supply

Sarah Bush Lincoln 

Health System

Scholes Trucking, Inc.

SEED Center at Eastern Illinois University

Eli & Ann Sidwell

Slumberland Furniture

The Sparks Foundation

Unique Home Properties

United Graphics, Inc.

Upchurch Group, Inc.

Vantage Outsourcing

Veolia Environmental Services

Wells Fargo Advisors

West & Company, LLC

Wireless Mikes 

Coles County Council on Aging Lifespan Center
Class Hosts

 

 

 

Due to the increased enrollment, the class will meet at the Coles County Council on Aging LifeSpan Center for the entire year. We will still be touring businesses 2-3 days per week. Thank you LifeSpan for this great partnership.

 

Coles County Council on Aging Lifespan Center