The Wayne Business and Industry Center’s Small Business Center is providing a packed schedule of free seminars this summer.
The seminars, designed to prepare the business person to meet the challenges facing small businesses, will be held in the public libraries in Fremont, Mount Olive and Goldsboro as well as on the Wayne Community College (WCC) campus.
The seminars are:
General Principles of Human Resources (part of the Agri-Business Seminar Series) – 5-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 19 at WCC; Fundamentals of Marketing – 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, June 2 at Wayne County Public Library (WCPL) in Fremont;
Computer Basics for Small Business Owners, Part 1 – 6-9 p.m., Wednesday, June 17 at WCPL in Goldsboro Computer Basics for Small Business Owners, Part 2 – 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, August 12 at WCPL in Mount Olive;
Financial Planning and Accounting (part of the Agri-Business Seminar Series) – 5-8 p.m., Tuesday, June 16 at WCC;
Understanding Credit and Accessing Capital – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, June 23 at WCPL in Goldsboro;
ABCs of Starting a Business – 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, July 28 at WCPL in Fremont;
Plan Presentations (part of the Agri-Business Seminar Series) – 5-8 p.m., Tuesday, June 30 at WCC;
Boots to Business- 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday, July 7 and Wednesday, July 8 at WCC;|
and
NC Department of Revenue Business Essentials- 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, July 14 at WCPL in Goldsboro.
There is no charge for any of these seminars.
Descriptions of these seminars and other center offerings can be found at www.wayneworksnc.com.
To pre-register, go to www.ncsbc.net, click on “Contact Your Local SBC,” select “Wayne County,” choose the seminar, and click on “Register.” You may also call (919) 739-6940. Please complete and bring to the seminar the registration form found under the “Small Business Center” heading at www.wayneworksnc.com.
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’s director, Charles Gaylor IV, at (919) 739-6941 or cpgaylor@waynecc.edu.
The Small Business Center is a component of the Wayne Business and Industry Center (WBIC) at Wayne Community College. The WBIC offers “on time” and “on target” 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.
Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 15,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 100 college credit programs.