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Bring Real Business Education to Your Organization

Entrepreneurship training that teaches business owners how to build sustainable companies — not just hustle harder.

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Mendy Applegate

Business Developer • Educator • Speaker

Founder of The Honey Do-Checklist & The HDC Academy

Helping entrepreneurs build businesses with real foundations.

• Founder of Honey Do Checklist
• Creator of The HDC Academy – Business Foundations Program
• Adjunct Professor teaching entrepreneurship
• Speaker and trainer for universities, chambers, and business organizations
• Works with new and growing businesses under $1M in revenue
• Has trained hundreds of entrepreneurs and employees
• Focused on practical, real-world business education

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Mendy Applegate has reached over 20,000 entrepreneurs, students, and professionals through speaking engagements, education programs, and podcast appearances.

Specialties

Entrepreneurship
Business Foundations
Financial Literacy
Business Setup
Business Operations
Marketing Strategy
Customer Retention
Business Growth

Mendy Applegate works with organizations that want to equip entrepreneurs with practical business skills.

She regularly teaches for:

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Universities
Chambers of Commerce
Small business incubators
Workforce programs
Trade schools
Corporate teams

Accounting Unplugged

Learn the Accounting basics so you can build your business correctly, accurately, and understand your financials.

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Boss Moves 101

Learn the 10 secrets that most business owners miss that are breaking their business without them even knowing.

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Business Foundations

All the business basics you need to know to start and run a sustainable business that will last overtime.

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About Mendy:

I’m a business development trainer, educator, and speaker dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build businesses that actually work.

After nearly a decade working directly with small businesses across dozens of industries, I saw the same pattern over and over again: incredible people with amazing ideas trying to run companies without ever being taught the fundamentals of business.

Most entrepreneurs don’t fail because they lack passion. They fail because no one ever showed them how to build a real business foundation. That’s why I created Honey Do Checklist and the HDC Academy, a practical, step-by-step "owner's manual" that teaches entrepreneurs the essential pillars every business needs:

• Financial systems
• Operations and workflows
• Branding and marketing
• Sales and customer retention
• Business structure and compliance
• Leadership and growth strategy

Today I work with organizations that want to equip entrepreneurs and their staff with practical business skills like: Universities, Chambers of Commerce, Small business incubators, Workforce programs, Trade schools, and Corporate teams.

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Book Mendy To Speak Or Teach

• Keynote speaking
• Workshops
• Multi-session training
• University courses

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