VGCC holds Seminar on Picking a Small Business to start


Vance-Granville Community College’s Small Business Center will offer a free seminar, entitled “The Best Small Businesses to Start Right Now,” from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15 in room 7107 of Building 7 on the college’s main campus in Vance County.

In the seminar, participants will study more than 50 types of fast-growing business ideas and will be provided a plan on how to select the type of business that is right for them, whether it is in the service, retail, manufacturing or direct marketing sector.

Mike Collins of Raleigh, president of The Perfect Workday Company, will lead the three-hour seminar. Collins, who has led numerous well-received seminars at VGCC, has a bachelor’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and a master’s degree from Duke University.

Collins will give participants five easy-to-use steps for starting a business as well as information on how to make a business more profitable.

VGCC Small Business Center Director Diane Finch advised that space is limited for this free seminar. To reserve a seat, pre-register by calling the Small Business Center at (252) 738-3275 or 738-3240.