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Setting the Table for Small Business Success – MCC’s New Business Development Center


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Small business ownership can be exciting, but it can also feel like you’re doing it alone.

In this episode, Shonna Dorsey, Executive Director of the Nebraska Tech Collaborative at the Aksarben Foundation, talks with Dr. Marla Ashe and Daphne Cook from Metropolitan Community College’s new Business Development Center about how they’re changing that.

From QuickBooks crash courses to AI marketing workshops, prototype labs to co-warehousing, MCC is giving Nebraska entrepreneurs the tools, training, and connections they need to grow faster and smarter.

You’ll hear how MCC is:

  • Meeting business owners where they are with practical, flexible courses

  • Opening access to free resources that accelerate growth

  • Removing “gatekeeping” and preparing entrepreneurs for real opportunities

  • Building a hub where collaboration turns ideas into results

Whether you’re just starting or ready to scale, this conversation shows how MCC is helping small businesses thrive—and why sometimes the smartest move is to “set the table” for success.

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