Small Business Center
The Mission of the Small Business Center Network (SBCN) is to increase the success rate and the number of viable small businesses in North Carolina by providing high quality, readily accessible assistance to prospective and existing small business owners, which will lead to job creation and retention.
Services available through the Small Business Center Network include:
- One-on-one business counseling, which provides an evaluation to determine immediate needs. To make an online request for counseling complete the online form by clicking here.
- Custom designed programs to assist with preparation of paperwork necessary to obtain financing for a qualified new business or expansion of an existing business.
Win Funds to Start Your Small Business!
The Seed & Sow Startup Contest is a small business learning and planning process culminating in a "pitch contest", where qualifying entrepreneurs compete to win cash awards, to help fund their small business startup idea! Qualifying competitors must complete all 5 FREE SBC Core Workshops, attend five (1-hour) counseling sessions with the BCCC SBC Director, complete a formal business plan, and register their business with the NC Secretary of State. Students seeking to participate can register here: Seed & Sow Startup Contest - Win Startup Funds! (ncsbc.net)
All Available Seminars & Workshops
Click Here for a list of upcoming events and workshops
SBCN Core Curriculum
Examples of other targeted workshops
- Sales and Use Tax Workshop (NCDOR)
- The Experience of a Lifetime – Customer Service That Works!
- Effective use of Social Media
- How to Publish Your Book Now!
- Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout
- Data Security for Your Business
- HP LIFE Online Entrepreneurship Training
Additional SBC Resources
Continuing Education Catalog
Jack Dugan
Director of the Small Business Center
(252) 940-6306
jack.dugan@beaufortccc.edu