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Welcome Start-ups, Entrepreneurs and Small business owners. This community is for you if you're looking to connect, build business relationships, and share challenges and solutions within your business with other like-minded individuals. If you're looking for your business family, we are just that at The Village. We will meet monthly in person as group, but will also have free or discounted access to workshops, Business After Hours and other events going on with The Wright Village.

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  • Village Wednesdays

    Village Wednesdays

    The Wright Village, 315 Hubert St Suite 2, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA, Raleigh, NC, US

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    Midweek reset: $5 coworking, smoothies, food trucks & networking every 2nd Wednesday at The Wright Note Café. Work, connect, recharge.

    ## Village Wednesdays: Midweek Reset at The Wright Note Café

    Looking for a productive space to work, connect, and recharge midweek?
    Village Wednesdays is your weekly reset—bringing together entrepreneurs, creatives, and remote workers for a day of focused work, good energy, and community.

    ### ✨ What to Expect

    • $5 Coworking (All Day)

    Work from a vibrant, collaborative environment designed to help you stay productive and inspired.

    • Smoothie Wednesdays (Exclusive)

    Fresh, made-to-order smoothies available only on Wednesdays—the perfect midweek fuel.

    • Food Truck Pop-Up

    Grab lunch from a rotating lineup of local food vendors.

    ### 🤝 Special Feature: Networking Lunch (Every 2nd Wednesday)

    Join us every second Wednesday of the month for an extended Networking Lunch Edition of Village Wednesdays.

    • Meet local entrepreneurs and professionals
    • Build meaningful connections
    • Grow your network in a relaxed, welcoming space

    ### 💡 Who This Is For

    • Entrepreneurs & small businessJoin Us! owners
    • Remote workers & freelancers
    • Creatives & community builders
    • Anyone looking for a productive + social midweek vibe

    ### 🎯 Why Attend?

    Because Wednesdays at The Wright Village just hit different.
    Come to work. Stay for the connections. Leave recharged.

    ### 📍 Location

    The Wright Note Café

    ### 🎟️ Admission

    $5 Coworking (pay at entry or reserve your spot)

    Join Us!

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    1 attendee
  • Strengths-First: Building a Business That Runs on What You Do Best

    Strengths-First: Building a Business That Runs on What You Do Best

    The Wright Village, 315 Hubert St Suite 2, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA, Raleigh, NC, US

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    Entrepreneurs will learn how to build their business around what they naturally do best, using the CliftonStrengths framework.
    This 45-minute workshop teaches entrepreneurs how to build their business around what they naturally do best, using the Clifton Strengths framework. No prior knowledge or assessment is needed to attend. Participants will:
    • Get a plain-language answer to “What is Clifton Strengths, and why should a business owner care?” — no jargon assumed.
    • Learn the four strengths domains (Executing, Influencing, Relationship Building, Strategic Thinking) and see how each shows up in everyday business tasks like sales, ops, delivery, and planning.
    • Walk through a live example of how one founder's natural talents shaped their business model, offers, and daily decisions.
    • Run a short self-reflection exercise to surface their own patterns — no completed assessment required.
    • Leave with one concrete action to try in their business this week.

    Three Key Learning Outcomes:

    • Recognize the four Clifton Strengths domains and how they show up in daily business tasks.
    • Tell which parts of their business play to a strength versus which ones they're forcing.
    • Leave with one specific change to make in their business that week.

    About Tieska
    Tieska Jumbo is a knowledge transformation strategist and CliftonStrengths facilitator who helps organizations protect and activate what they know. Using her Surface, Structure, Scale framework, she surfaces who holds critical knowledge and where it lives, structures it for transfer so it doesn't get lost in a transition or a departure and builds the systems to scale it across teams. With over fifteen years of experience in fintech and global organizations, she brings a practical, no-friction approach to turning what people know into something the whole organization can use.

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    2 attendees
  • Village Wednesdays

    Village Wednesdays

    The Wright Village, 315 Hubert St Suite 2, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA, Raleigh, NC, US

    Join Us!

    Midweek reset: $5 coworking, smoothies, food trucks & networking every 2nd Wednesday at The Wright Note Café. Work, connect, recharge.

    ## Village Wednesdays: Midweek Reset at The Wright Note Café

    Looking for a productive space to work, connect, and recharge midweek?
    Village Wednesdays is your weekly reset—bringing together entrepreneurs, creatives, and remote workers for a day of focused work, good energy, and community.

    ### ✨ What to Expect

    • $5 Coworking (All Day)

    Work from a vibrant, collaborative environment designed to help you stay productive and inspired.

    • Smoothie Wednesdays (Exclusive)

    Fresh, made-to-order smoothies available only on Wednesdays—the perfect midweek fuel.

    • Food Truck Pop-Up

    Grab lunch from a rotating lineup of local food vendors.

    ### 🤝 Special Feature: Networking Lunch (Every 2nd Wednesday)

    Join us every second Wednesday of the month for an extended Networking Lunch Edition of Village Wednesdays.

    • Meet local entrepreneurs and professionals
    • Build meaningful connections
    • Grow your network in a relaxed, welcoming space

    ### 💡 Who This Is For

    • Entrepreneurs & small businessJoin Us! owners
    • Remote workers & freelancers
    • Creatives & community builders
    • Anyone looking for a productive + social midweek vibe

    ### 🎯 Why Attend?

    Because Wednesdays at The Wright Village just hit different.
    Come to work. Stay for the connections. Leave recharged.

    ### 📍 Location

    The Wright Note Café

    ### 🎟️ Admission

    $5 Coworking (pay at entry or reserve your spot)

    Join Us!

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    1 attendee
  • Brand Growth Lab :BUILDING A STRONG GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY

    Brand Growth Lab :BUILDING A STRONG GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGY

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    In this Power Hour, Tab Wolod will introduce entrepreneurs to the key components of a successful go-to-market strategy.

    Launching a product, service, or new initiative without a strategy can lead to missed opportunities and wasted resources.

    In this Power Hour, Tab Wolod will introduce entrepreneurs to the key components of a successful go-to-market strategy and help participants think more intentionally about how they bring their ideas to market.
    Whether you're launching something new or refining an existing offer, this session will help you approach growth with greater clarity and confidence.

    What You'll Learn:
    • What a go-to-market strategy is and why it matters
    • The key components of a successful launch
    • How branding, messaging, and marketing work together
    • Common launch mistakes entrepreneurs make
    • Ways to prepare for a more successful rollout
    Perfect For:
    • Entrepreneurs and small business owners
    • Startups preparing to launch or grow
    • Business owners struggling with visibility or customer engagement
    • Anyone looking to create a stronger, more intentional brand

    About Brand Growth Lab
    Brand Growth Lab is a free virtual learning series hosted by The Wright Village and designed to help entrepreneurs strengthen their brand, improve their marketing, and grow with confidence. Each session explores a different aspect of branding and go-to-market strategy through practical, actionable guidance from experienced professionals.

    About the Facilitator
    Tab Wolod is the Founder of IEI Agency and a branding and go-to-market strategist with more than a decade of experience helping mission-driven founders turn ideas into clear brands that drive offers, content, and revenue.

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    2 attendees

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