On Friday, January 24 the Business Learning Community went to AvidXchange to learn about financial technology and entrepreneurship. After taking a tour of the facility, the Business Learning Community students spent time with co-founder and UNC Charlotte alumnus, Chris Elmore ('93). Elmore provided an overview of the process for creating the product that ultimately launched AvidXchange, a $2B company that has had a $35M impact on the city of Charlotte. He also shared the following take-aways with students:• Surround yourself with people who are going places.
• Simplicity is valuable.
• Good entrepreneurs aren’t risk takers… they’re good at managing uncertainty.
• Luck is when opportunity meets preparedness.
• Innovation happens with something becomes better than it was before.
• Your network starts in college.
Another thing that Elmore said that was particularly important is that new college graduates face a lot of uncertainty when job searching or starting their career. He said that one way to get through the uncertainly is to lean on your skills. I challenge you to think about what skills you would lean on if you had to right now. Do you have the skills you need? If you do, great! If you think you could use development in some areas, please reach out to the Niblock Student Center. We can and want to help you!
Article by Sarah Haley
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