SCC Small Business Center
Seminars and Classes to Meet Your Entrepreneurial Needs
Small Business Center Seminars focus on entrepreneurs with goals in mind to help you succeed in business! The advantages of the Small Business Center (SBC) to you are flexibility in scheduling, access to professionally trained facilitators, minimal or no cost, and topics to suit your business needs.
Topics and events planned for 2008:
Friday, September 5th – Prospecting for New Business in a Challenging Market 8:30-10:30 a.m. - Dennis Community Rm. (Patterson Bldg., Albemarle Campus)
Join the SBC for a light continental breakfast & an informative seminar on small businesses in today’s challenging market.
Presenter Chris Phillips is a Principal of Ravenwood Consulting Group. Based in Charlotte, NC, Ravenwood Consulting Group offers customized professional development & consulting services targeted to enhance organizational effectiveness.
Pre-registration & Pre-payment is required
Registration fee: $10 per person
Call 704-991-0257
Tuesday, September 9th – Leadership & Effective Management
9:00 a.m. – 12 noon - Dennis Community Rm. (Patterson Bldg., Albemarle Campus)
Gain effective leadership & management skills for business success. Whether you work for someone else or are a “company of one”, the tools for being an effective leader & manager should be a priority for your toolbox.
Pre-registration required
Registration fee: FREE
Call 704-991-0257
Monday, September 15th – “Show Stoppers” Business Expo Pre-Event
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. – Dennis Community Rm. (Patterson Bldg., Albemarle Campus)
Gather useful tips for making your Expo booth a “Show Stopper”. This seminar will be of benefit even if your business is not participating in this year’s Business Expo. The pre-event will offer information on Display, Design, & Merchandising; Effective Marketing; & general guidelines for Expo success.
Pre-registration required
Registration fee: FREE
Call 704-991-0257
Tuesday, September 30th – Understanding Ages & Generations
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Stanly Regional Medical Center (Magnolia A)
Join the SBC in welcoming Emily Ballance for this enlightening presentation. Each age group & generation has its own characteristics; not knowing what they are can affect customer service, production, employee morale, & your bottom line!
Learn what makes each age group & generation tick & the specific motivators that work best for each…….”Nexters”, “GenXers”, “Baby Boomers”, & “Traditionalists”
Pre-registration & Pre-payment required
Registration fee: $15 per person (includes a delicious lunch buffet)
Call 704-991-0257
Tuesday, October 7th – Effective Communication Skills for Business & Beyond
9:00 a.m. – 12 noon – Dennis Community Rm. (Patterson Bldg., Albemarle Campus) Effective communication is critical to success in the workplace; an understanding of the message sent must occur for effective communication to exist. Enhance your personal & professional communication skills.
Pre-registration required
Registration fee: FREE
Call 704-991-0257
Call Terri at (704) 991-0257 to register now.
The SCC Small Business Center is committed to economic development and growth for new, established, and potential business owners and managers.
Let us know about topics of interest for your business success! Call Kathy Almond, Director of the Small Business Center, at (704) 991-0182 or email at kalmond7991@stanly.edu.
The SCC Small Business Center: “A community-based provider of education and training, counseling, information, and referral.”
