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Published: Friday, July 17th, 2015 @ 5:52 am
By: Chris Downey ( More Entries )

BCCC schedules entrepreneurial core curriculum classes

Beaufort County Community College's Small Business Center has announced the Fall 2015 schedule for five classes that serve as the core curriculum for potential and existing small business owners.

The classes are designed to help entrepreneurs understand the basics of starting, advertising, financing and keeping records for their existing and potential small businesses, as well as business plan development.

Those students who complete all five of the core courses will receive a certificate that acknowledges their studies. Students can use the certificate to help prove to potential business lenders and investors that they have the skills to successfully operate a small business or they can use the certificate to bolster their resumes when applying for positions as small business employees.

Participants can register to attend one or more of these classes. All classes (except the Recordkeeping and Taxes class) will be 6 to 8 p.m. in Room 828 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus.

The classes are as follows:

How to Start a Business: Monday, Aug. 3. This workshop is designed to help budding entrepreneurs start their own businesses. The topics to be discussed include advantages and disadvantages of owning a business; factors to be considered in starting a business; how to obtain permits and licenses; where to find tax information; and how to know if you are ready to start a business.

How to Write a Business Plan: Monday, Aug. 17. This workshop will help students create a plan for their small businesses. A business plan is the foundation for success when future business owners are deciding whether to start a new business or buy an existing business. Some of the topics to be discussed in the seminar are writing the executive summary of a plan, describing the business, developing a marketing plan and writing a financial plan.

Advertising and Marketing for Small Businesses: Monday, Sept. 14. This workshop is designed to teach participants low-cost advertising and marketing strategies and methods. Students will learn to create a marketing plan and score greater sales with current customers.

Financing Your Small Business: Monday, Sept. 28. This workshop will teach participants ways to finance their small businesses including information on grants and loans available to help. It will also provide information on where entrepreneurs can obtain good, solid and reliable financial advice.

Recordkeeping and Taxes for Your Small Business: 6 to 9 p.m., Monday, Oct. 19 This seminar will help participants understand the financial aspects of their businesses including financial statements, working with bankers, filing federal and state reports and financial terms that may be confusing.

Attendance is free of charge for all of these seminars, but pre-registration is recommended in order to reserve seating and to allow the college to adequately prepare materials.

To pre-register, contact BCCC's Business and Industry Services at 252-940-6375 or email Eva Peartree at Eva.Peartree@BeaufortCCC.edu.

The workshops are co-sponsored by the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce.

For more information about other services offered by BCCC's Business and Industry Services' Small Business Center, including targeted seminars for business owners, visit BCCC's Website at https://sites.google.com/site/conedbccc/small-business-center or contact Lentz Stowe, Director of Business and Industry Services, at 252-940-6306 or Lentz.Stowe@BeaufortCCC.edu.

Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.

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