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Writer's pictureRebecca Contreras

RC's Business Webinar Series

Updated: Nov 12

Starting a business can be daunting and sometimes overwhelming, especially for “first-time” entrepreneurs. Rebecca started her business in 2011 after spending an entire career in government with zero knowledge of starting, scaling, and growing a business. Today, her business, AvantGarde, is a thriving 120+ person award-winning HR and IT consulting firm. Rebecca believes if she did it, anyone can do it. This is not a technical or scientific “how to” but an experiential learning opportunity to hear from a successful businesswoman who will share insights into her journey and repeatable strategies that can be applied to any industry or line of business.



Week 1 - April 11

Employee to Entrepreneur – Re Invent Yourself

This week Rebecca will share her journey of how she reinvented herself from employee to business entrepreneur. She will share the practical and strategic steps she took to set her metamorphosis up for success.



Week 2 - April 25

Knowledge is Power – acquire the “101s” of getting your business set up – the fundamentals.

In this series Rebecca will share the fundamental “essentials” you can trigger at you start your business. She will share insights she learned and the hiccups she should have avoided along the way.




Week 3 - May 2

Partner or Go Solo? The Partnership Advantages

Rebecca will share her insights of leveraging partnership or going solo. The pro’s and con’s she has experienced along the way as well as necessary “elements” of what to look for in a partner. She calls them the “essential 5 to partnership”




Week 4 - May 9

The Brand - The Network

Rebecca has experienced tremendous growth surrounding building a network and brand – learning why branding and networking will help you grow and scale, help your customers keep coming back for more.




Week 5 - May 16

Creating a Business Plan

Rebecca will cover the fundamentals of a good solid business plan. Why it makes sense and what can happen when a plan is not in place.




Week 6 - June 13

The Right People Matter

Rebecca has dedicated her life to hiring and deploying the “right people” who have engaged in contributing to her growth in business. She will share insights on people engagement and why it is just smart for business.




Week 7 - June 20

Embrace Evaluation and Pivot or fail

Rebecca will share key experiences and principles of evaluation and pivot… learning to make us better, especially in business. She will provide key steps to the essential strategy of remaining agile in business and why that leads to success.




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