Melanie Rae
Founder + Author
We share information to move entrepreneurs' dreams forward
I have spent more than ten years packaging training content into books, classroom presentations, and train-the-trainers. I see where business owners are and where they want to go.
Entrepreneur Educators
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SBDCs | WBCs | VBOCs | MBDAs | PTACs | Business Professors
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Turn your vendor database into a pipeline of diverse companies that are project-ready with our award-winning packaged training content.
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License GUIDED Business Plan™ Facilitator Training Packages which are editable presentation slide decks with a proven format that saves thousands on in-house development costs.
GUIDED Business Plan™ Printed Books
Our book formats may be customized for length – from 52 pages (our most popular) to 250 pages. Reduce repetitive introductory sessions with our printed instructions.
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The right training will equip diverse vendors with a proposal toolkit to compete for higher-value contracts. Offer our sought-after vendor development format – directly or through one of your certifying partners.
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McDonald’s sponsors the YWCA Women Empowered 360
YWCA USA launched a nationwide entrepreneur education program to train more than 350 women with a 6-week course.
Walgreens and TrueValue inspire inventors and others to sell to mass retailers in IL
The WBDC hosted its inaugural Top Shelf Retail: High Volume Retail Growth Insights in 2019 to help companies understand buyers’ motivation when it comes to pitching mass retailers.
Travelers Insurance celebrated veteran-owned businesses with business plan workshops
In 2017 and 2018 Valley Economic Development Center hosted a day-long catered event that included a military Color Guard, recognition ceremony, Access to Capital panel, and a 3-hour GUIDED Business Plan™ class.
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Our GUIDED Business Plan™ training platform has grown so has our long list of endorsements.
We regularly connect with our clients at their location and conferences. This is Marsel and Melanie at the AWBC in El Paso in 2015.
Thanks for exploring how our GUIDED approach can help you achieve to your goals faster.
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