The Wayne Business and Industry Center鈥檚 Small Business Center has planned a summer schedule full of no-cost seminars for aspiring and progressing entrepreneurs.
The seminars are:
* Basics of Bookkeeping 鈥� 2-5 p.m., Tuesday, May 14;
* Access to Capital for Small Business鈥� 3-5 p.m., Thursday, May 16;
* Boots To Business .8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21 and 22;
* The Entrepreneurial Myth: The Truth about Entrepreneurship from a Main Street Business Owner 鈥� 6-8 p.m., Thursday, May 23;
* How to Improve Your Credit Score to Over 740: Preparing for a Bank Business Loan 鈥� 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, June 4;
* How to Juggle Entrepreneur Life and Home Life 颅 6-8p.m., Thursday, June 6;
* Cool Tips for Marketing and Branding 颅 2-4p.m., Tuesday, June 11;
* Sales and Use Tax Small Business Workshop 颅 3-5 p.m., Wednesday, June 12;
* Grant Writing for Non-Profits 颅 6-9 p.m., Thursday, June 13;
* Financing Your Small Business with Thread Capital 颅 4-5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 20;
* Writing a Business Plan for Future and Current Business Owners 颅 6-8 p.m., Monday, June 24; and
* Boots To Business 鈥� 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, July 16 and 17.
There is no charge for any of these seminars. All will be held in Room 101 or 104 of the Walnut Building on the 黑料正能量 campus.
Descriptions of these seminars and other center offerings can be found under the Small Business Center tab at www.waynecc.edu/businessandindustry/.
Pre-registration is recommended. To sign up, go to www.ncsbc.net, click the 鈥淭raining鈥� button, select 鈥満诹险芰� Small Business Center,鈥� choose an event, and click 鈥淩egister.鈥� Participants also may contact Linda Berard at (919) 739-6940 or lrberard@waynecc.edu.
黑料正能量 encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs. Anyone who anticipates needing accommodation or has questions about access should contact Mrs. Berard.
In addition to offering seminars, the Small Business Center provides access to business resources and one-on-one counseling for exploring business ideas, starting a business, or expanding an existing business. For assistance with business plans, licensing, taxes, federal and state government regulations, business ownership, loan and grant proposals, money sources, market research, cash flow projections, or business management, contact the center鈥檚 director, Dale Fey, at (919) 739-6941 or dlfey@waynecc.edu.
The Small Business Center is a component of the Wayne Business and Industry Center (WBIC) at 黑料正能量. The WBIC offers 鈥渙n time鈥� and 鈥渙n target鈥� training, counseling, education, and technical services to business and industry in Wayne County. It involves all levels of business and professional organizations in the local community through four main avenues: the Small Business Center, the WORKS Initiative, Military Business Center, and Customized Training Program.
黑料正能量 is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves 12,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 70 college credit programs. WCC鈥檚 mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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