Low-cost imports have driven most apparel manufacturers overseas…but not all of them. Eric Henry with TS Designs joins hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller to share how his company has found a niche as a domestic manufacturer by shortening supply chains, building relationships, and focusing on local materials and sustainability.

It’s a New Year and the Entrepreneur Exchange is here to help with your New Year’s productivity resolutions. Wake Tech (NC) Community College Small Business Center Director Todd Lyden joins hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller to discuss productivity tools and apps that you can use to get more done--and to dip your toe into AI. Plus we’ll have some businesses you can check out on the year’s first Small Business of the Month feature. It’s all here on the Entrepreneur Exchange on The MESH podcast network!

It’s a holiday tradition…the Entrepreneur Exchange “Business Lessons from the Movies” Podtacular edition, as Alan Jackson and Chris Frye with the Footcandle Film Society, join hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller to share movie recommendations that have a business lesson takeaway. We love the holidays but just in case you need a break from the in-laws, these movies will entertain and give you something to think about. Plus you get a helping of small businesses of the month to check out to fill up your Xmas gift bag. It’s all here on this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange on The MESH podcast network!

This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange helps startups and small businesses understand the complicated topic of business insurance---what do you need, what can you avoid, and how can you make sure you’ve got the right insurance to help you sleep at night without breaking the bank?

Good entrepreneurs find ways to solve problems. This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange guest, Megan Eddings with Accel Lifestyle has figured out how to stop the stink coming from her husband’s workout clothes! Tune into this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange for Megan’s entrepreneurial story with hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller and hear how Megan pivoted during the pandemic to start her second company. Plus you’ll get some cool businesses in this month’s Small Business of the Month feature…it’s all here on this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange on the MESH!

It’s the biggest market segment in the world…and you may be ignoring it! This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange welcomes Lee Moritz with the NC Military Business Center to discuss the Center’s services—which have resulted in over $17 billion in contracts for businesses -- and how to get started with selling to the government and to the military. Plus hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller share their small businesses of the month and run Lee through the Lightning Round grinder…it’s all here on this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange!

On this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange, Mickie Kennedy with eReleases joins host Jeff Neuville to share how press releases can be used to build an audience and get your business’ message out…on a budget! Mickie also shares some lessons from starting his own business, including the importance of making data-based decisions and adding employees to his solo start-up. Plus, it’s not the shoes…it’s the laces with this month’s Small Business of the Month feature. Check it out on this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange on The MESH podcast network!

This month’s Entrepreneur Exchange welcomes Bob Boniface and Tyrel Sulzer, two Harvard MBA graduates who studied Entrepreneurship by Acquisition and put their studies into action…by purchasing a family-owned truck driving school! Join hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller as they discuss the challenges of finding the right business, building a new corporate culture, and how they’ve overcome other bumps in the road to build a scalable business. Plus we’ve got some small businesses that you should be checking out on our Small Business of the Month feature…it’s all here on this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange on The MESH podcast network!

Samurai swords can only take a startup so far…this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange welcomes Pete Nappier with the Samurai Institute in Hickory, NC who discusses the challenges in starting his martial arts business and getting his marketing message out on a shoestring budget. Plus hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller share their small businesses of the month, which include some tasty sweets and beach gear to get you ready for the summer. It’s all here on this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange on the MESH podcast network!

You have an idea for a product or service, but how do you take it to market? How do you fund it? Is it viable? John Ujvari, Director of Technology Commercialization at NC’s Small Business and Technology Development Center, joins hosts Jeff Neuville and Gary Muller on this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange to discuss the steps to commercialize a product, from customer discovery, protecting intellectual property, to identifying potential sources. Plus we have businesses to check on this month’s Small Business of the Month feature, including mobile pet exercise and a way to support our military spouses. It’s all here on this month’s Entrepreneur Exchange on The MESH podcast network!