WCC Offers Entrepreneurial Core Curriculum Classes | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    ROPER, NC     The Washington County Center in Roper will hold classes in May 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 should register to attend one or more of these classes. How to Start a Business will take place on Monday, May 8. This workshop is designed to help budding entrepreneurs start their own businesses. The class will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, factors to be considered in starting a business, obtaining permits and licenses, tax information, and how to know if you are ready to start a business.

    On May 9, the How to Write a Business Plan 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 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. This workshop will take place May 15.

    Financing Your Small Business will provide information on grants and loans available to help. It will take place May 16 and provide information on where entrepreneurs can obtain good, solid and reliable financial advice.

    Recordkeeping and Taxes for Your Small Business, on May 22, will discuss financial statements, working with bankers, filing federal and state reports and financial terms that may be confusing. Instructor Keith Kidwell is a tax professional with H&R Block in Washington.

    For more information about other services offered by Beaufort County Community College's Small Business Center, including targeted seminars for business owners, visit BCCC's website at www.beaufortccc.edu or contact Lentz Stowe at 252-940-6306 or lentz.stowe@beaufortccc.edu