Small Business Center
The WCC Small Business Center provides one-one-one consulting services, resources, and free seminars. We are part of NC's dynamic Small Business Center Network. We can help you realize your dream of owning your own business or making your current business more profitable. Click here to go to the SBCN website for more information and resources.
Counseling
The center provides analysis and evaluation to determine our clients' immediate needs. Custom programs may be designed to help address those needs. Individual attention is provided for those clients who need detailed assistance in starting a business. Information about specialized services is available by contacting the center. Click here to request a free counseling appointment.
Training
The center conducts seminars and workshops designed to better educate the small business person to meet the ever increasing challenges facing small business. Core programs include:
- How to Start a Business
- How to Write a Business Plan
- Financing the Small Business
- Taxes and Record Keeping
- Advertising and Marketing the Small Business
These programs are offered at least twice a year. Other seminars and workshops are developed in response to demand as determined by an annual training needs survey.
Click to view the current seminar brochure. Use this form to register for a seminar.
Resources
The center maintains various types of business related information and current multi-media resources. Clients may check out these materials by visiting the center. The college library and other college facilities are also available. The college may provide meeting rooms and equipment for training (on campus use only).
Let Us Work For You
Are you considering a new business venture? Expansion? Or perhaps just need help with an existing plan? If so, let us work for you! We are in the business of helping businesses succeed. Whether it's through additional training, one-on-one counseling or providing the contacts and information you need, we're here to serve you. We understand the problems small businesses face. And best of all, the services we provide are at low or no direct cost to you.
Contact Diane Ivey or call the Business and Industry Center at 919-739-6940 for more information.