Business and Industry Services seminars at BCCC | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    Business and Industry Services at Beaufort County Community College will offer several seminars in January of interest to local business owners and professionals. Co-sponsored by the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce, the seminars are as follows:

    . How to Write a Business Plan: Starting a small business is often a challenge, but this seminar can make the process easier. The topics to be discussed include writing the business plan, finding the required information, issues to be aware of when writing the plan and how to find help with the plan. The seminar will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, in Room 828 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. Volunteers from SCORE will be the instructors for the course, part of the core curriculum of classes for small business owners and prospective business owners.

    . Dealing with Constant Change in the Workplace: Today's increasing pace of change can create stress in a personal and work life. This seminar will help participants learn to recognize how change affects them and their organizations and how to move on to the new reality. It will be 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Room 828 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. The instructor is Mike Collins, president of The Perfect Workday Co. and one of the most frequently featured business seminar presenters in the southeastern United States.

    . Financing Your Small Business: This workshop is designed to 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. The instructors are members of SCORE. The workshop will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Room 828 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. It is part of the core curriculum classes for small business owners and prospective business owners.

    Attendance at any Business and Industry Services seminar is free of charge but pre-registration is recommended in order to reserve seating and to allow the college to adequately prepare materials. To register, contact Eva Peartree at BCCC's Business and industry Services at 940-6375 or by email at evap@beaufortccc.edu.

    SCORE is a national non-profit organization of retired business executives with a public service mission. Through its volunteers, SCORE is able to provide free small business counseling and training through a network of their chapters and branches.

    For more information about other services offered by BCCC's Business and Industry Services, visit BCCC's Website at www.beaufortccc.edu/coned/Small%20Business/workshops.htm.

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