Why spend the evening here
’Tis the season for something sweeter.
Twinkle lights on, wine poured, chocolate everywhere. It’s the holiday social the way entrepreneurs do it — supporting local, tasting something delicious, and toasting the season with the people who understand your year.
The factory, after close
Walk the floor with the chocolate makers themselves and hear how they built a bean-to-bar business in downtown Raleigh.
Pairings worth lingering over
Curated wine pairings alongside the chocolate, with thoughtful non-alcoholic options poured with the same care.
A room of founders who get it
Two and a half hours with owners carrying the same weight you are, at the end of the year when it’s heaviest.
The evening
Two and a half hours, easy pace.
Videri sits in the warehouse district on West Davie Street, walking distance from the best dinner in downtown Raleigh. Come early, stay late — several guests make a night of it.
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- You are here as a guest, not a prospect — no pitch, no obligation
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Your host venue
Videri Chocolate Factory
Warehouse district, downtown Raleigh
Bean to bar, made by hand, in a hundred-year-old warehouse a few blocks from the Capitol.
Videri is one of downtown Raleigh’s true local gems — a working chocolate factory where the roasting, winnowing, grinding and wrapping all happen in the open, in front of you. For one night they close the doors to the public and open them to our chapter.
It’s a fitting place for this crowd: a business built slowly and stubbornly on craft, by founders who chose to do the hard part themselves. Ask them about it — they will tell you.
6:30 PM
Doors, Thursday December 10
2.5 hrs
Come and go as your evening allows
Free
For members and invited guests
And who is hosting you
EO is 18,000 entrepreneurs who learn from each other, not from advice.
We’re the Raleigh/Durham chapter of a global organization of business owners. Members meet monthly in small groups called forums and share real experience — what happened to them, not what they’d do in your shoes.
Chapter members run businesses generating $1MM to $100MM a year. If this invitation reached you, we think you’d fit the room.
18,000
Members worldwide
$500B
Combined member revenue
$1MM+
Revenue to qualify for membership
Every ring is a relationship a member builds. That’s the whole idea.
“Since I’ve joined EO, I’ve sold two businesses, grown from 3 employees to 75+ and increased revenue 10x. There is no question EO has had a seven figure impact on my business and, more importantly, made me a better entrepreneur and leader.”
Before you register
Where exactly is it?
Videri Chocolate Factory in the warehouse district of downtown Raleigh. We send the address and parking details with your confirmation.
Who should be in the room?
Founders, owners and controlling shareholders — EO members, their spouse or life partner, and invited guests. You do not need to be a member to attend.
Is this a sales pitch for EO?
No. You’ll meet members and can ask how the chapter works if you’re curious. Come for the chocolate and leave whenever you like.
I don’t drink. Is there something for me?
Yes. Thoughtful non-alcoholic pairings are poured alongside the wine, chosen with the same care.
End the year with people who understand the weight you carry.
Thursday, December 10 · 6:30–9:00 PM · Videri Chocolate Factory, Raleigh
Save my spotEO member? Register on the member portal