Small business seminars are offered by the Pamlico Community College Small Business Center and the Pamlico County Chamber of Commerce.   The purpose of these seminars is to increase the success rate of small businesses by bringing in experts from a variety of business backgrounds.

 
New List of Seminars at PCC's Small Business Center

For registration
Call: Selva Staub @ 252 745 7348
E-mail: sstaub@pamlicocc.edu


Staging For Real Estate (Instructor: Virginia Federer

Would you like to create an inviting, beautiful and comfortable home that 'other people' want to buy and live in? Come and join us to gain inside for your real estate listings that will result in a faster more profitable sale.

April 1, 2010 Th 1-5pm PCC-Main campus FREE


Ethical Strategies For Negotiating (Instructor: Pat Sordill)

In this four hour session your experienced instructor will help you to develop key skills, knowledge and behaviors for effective negotiating. You will receive guidelines for effective negotiating.

April 12, 2010 M 5-9pm PCC-Mail campus FREE



Performance Reviews & Development – Your Role In The Review Process

Here is an opportunity for Administrative Personal to hold their own destining. Are you interred in; Assessing Your Own Performance, Clarifying What You Want From Your Career, Communicating Your Needs and Goals, Providing Feedback to Your Boss, Your Role in Performance Reviews and Development? Come and join us to practice of giving feedback to your supervisor and providing input on your performance.

April 21, 2010 W 1-5pm PCC-Mail campus FREE


Real Estate Finance Today (Instructor: Larry Federer)

In this seminar come and join us when we are defining basics of real estate finance, reviewing government influences, discussing current issues in lending, describing conventional and government loan programs, calculating monthly mortgage payments
and examining special financing alternatives.

May 5, 2010 W 1-4pm PCC-Mail campus FREE

Fifteen Common Mistakes That Will Undermine Any Business (Instructor: Bob Moore)

Opening and operating a small business normally involves a great deal of time and a substantial financial investment. During this two-hour seminar, you will learn the fifteen most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs that ultimately undermine their business. Regardless of whether you are opening or operating a business, this seminar will prove to be invaluable in helping you form a legal, profitable, and growing business. Make a solid investment in the future survival of your business by making plans to attend this informative seminar now!

May 20, 2010 Th 6-8pm Bayboro center FREE

E-Bay Your Way to Success: The Basics of Selling (Instructor: Nick Hawks)

A great seminar for the "dabbler" or the entrepreneur wanting to make eBay a primary marketing tool. During this fast-paced session, learn best practices to use when setting up an account, listing items for sale, taking payments, and shipping. Topics will include eBay features and policies, registering an account, choosing formats & categories, writing descriptions that sell, submitting photos, feedback, using PayPal, and shipping tips.

June 17, 2010 Th 1-4pm PCC-Mail Campus FREE

How can Microsoft Excel Help in Business? (Instructor: Ruzalia Davis)

Many companies, from big corporations to small companies use Excel for their budgeting. Excel provide many functions and formulas that will not only help you manage your data records efficiently, but will also make sure that you could analyze your data based on your constantly changing business environment. In this 6-week program, you will get a good detailed analysis of your stock movement and also your inventory level at any point in time. Excel is a very powerful calculator. You can program cells to as simple as adding numbers to more extreme functions such as pulling data from a number of pages and cells and outputting a prescribed formulary number. Join us for budgeting your operations and for balancing your checkbook.

May 20-June 24, 2010 Th 6-10 Bayboro Center $50

RealEstate Updates and Electives (Instructor: Larry Federer)

Are you interested in what is going on in real estate? Or you had been a little busy and did not get to renew your license this year! Come and join us for your Continuing Education credit. This one day workshop you can get your elective and update renewed.
Elective topic: Environmental Issues in your RealEstate Practice ((2119)
COST: Full day $55 (includes lunch) Half-day $35 (lunch is not included)

May 26, 2010 W 8am-5pm PCC-Mail Campus



 
Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurs' Guide to Starting and Managing a Small Business
*Registration is FREE ~ Training Material and CD cost is $26.70
Instructor: Mike Marsh

Entrepreneurs Session One - Overview of a Small Business, Feb 25 (TH) 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Entrepreneurs Session Two - The Business Plan, Mar 4 (TH) 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Entrepreneurs Session Three - Business Organization Types, Mar 11 (TH) 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Entrepreneurs Session Four -Identifying the Market, Mar 18 (TH) 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Entrepreneurs Session Five - Pricing Your Product or Service, Mar 25 (TH) 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Entrepreneurs Session Six - Business Financials (Part One), Apr 1 (TH) 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Small Business Seminar - Fifteen Common Mistakes That Will Undermine Any Business
May 20 (TH) 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Opening and operating a small business normally involves a great deal of time and a substantial financial investment. During this two-hour seminar, you will learn the fifteen most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs that ultimately undermine their business. Regardless of whether you are opening or operating a business, this seminar will prove to be invaluable in helping you form a legal, profitable, and growing business. Make a solid investment in the future survival of your business by making plans to attend this informative seminar now!
Instructor: Bob Moore



 
Link to Small Business Centers In North Carolina

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We invite you to visit the Small Business Center on Highway 55 (701 Main Street) in Bayboro next to the public library.  For more information about other services offered by the center contact Selva Staub at 252-745-7348, email sstaub@pamlicocc.edu.

Pamlico Community College
5049 Highway 306 South • P.O. Box 185 • Grantsboro, NC 28529
Phone: 252-249-1851 • Fax: 252-249-2377