The Small Business Center of Vance-Granville Community College offers free seminars and resources for your small business. Here is a sampling of what’s coming up this month:
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Are You Ready to Run Your Business From Your Home |
Are you considering starting and running a business from within your home? Do you already have a business in your home? Do you know what it takes to run a home based business? What are the advantages and the disadvantages of having the business in your home? If you are a business owner who is looking to work from home or already have a business in your home, this seminar is a must for you. Some of the topics to be covered are: 1. What is a Home Based business? 2. Advantages and Disadvantages of a Home Based Business 3. Business Structures 4. Legal Issues of a Home Based Business A. Licenses B. Other Legal Issues 5. Home Atmosphere A. Family Members B. Atmosphere change C. Home Office Space and How to Set It Up 6. Having Employees 7. Record Keeping 8. Tax Issues 9. Equipment Needs 10. Money (Business vs. Personal) 11. Promoting Your Home Bases Business 12. Selling Your Products or Service Speaker: Harry Ponder
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VGCC Main Campus, Room 7107 |
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1-4 PM
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4/14/15 |
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Many small businesses focus on the profit and loss and not enough attention is given to the day to day flow of cash in and out of their company. It is this activity that assures businesses the available cash to properly operate and be successful. This seminar teaches a business owner or manager why the cash flow of their business is so important and where the cash will come from to operate effectively. Speaker: Harry Ponder
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VGCC Main Campus, Room 7107 |
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6-9 PM |
4/14/15 |
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Virginia Terrell of the NC Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions will discuss the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and how it can benefit your business. |
VGCC Warren Campus, Room |
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11 AM -1 PM |
4/22/15 |
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Understanding How to Access Credit and Capital for Your Small Business |
The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center will offer a free seminar that is designed to help small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs understand how to access credit and capital for their businesses. It will review the six basic principles many lenders use to make credit decisions and provide an overview of the resources available in North Carolina for small businesses. Finally, the seminar will cover the Rural Center’s Microenterprise Loan Program and provide details about its lending criteria and application process. This seminar will be held at the Franklin Campus. Speaker: Amanda Sorrells
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VGCC Franklin Campus, Room F401 |
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6-8 PM |
4/23/15 |
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For a complete listing of our upcoming free seminars and to register for business counseling, please visit us here.