SALISBURY, N.C. — The Small Business Center at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced its January schedule of free seminars. These programs are offered for people thinking about starting a small business or currently operating their own business.

            The Small Business Center (SBC) at RCCC is a community-based provider of education, training, counseling, information and referral, assisting entrepreneurs with business ideas and existing small business ventures.

            The Small Business Center offers free seminars with support from the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce, Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce and the City of Kannapolis.

            For more information about the SBC and its programs, contact Alesia Burris at burrisa@rowancabarrus.edu or 704-216-7213. Upcoming SBC seminars, offered free of charge, include:

		Destination Business: An Introduction to Business Ownership – 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 8, RCCC North Campus in Salisbury, Building 100, room 100.
		The Best Small Business to Start Right Now – 6:30-8:30- p.m., Jan. 10, RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, 660 Concord Parkway North in Concord, room 9281.
		Grants: The Funding Alternative for Non-Profits – 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 15, RCCC North Campus, Building 100, room 100.
		The CRISP Principle and the Power of Five: The Core Marketing Initiatives Every Company Should Know – 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 17, RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, room 9281.
		Creating the Magic in Your Business: Going from Good to Great – 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 22, RCCC North Campus, Building 100, room 100.

           Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. RCCC offers approximately 40 programs of study in business, health and human services and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. RCCC programs include an associate degree in arts and sciences, an associate degree in applied science, and diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

           In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus, under construction in Kannapolis, N.C.

           For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.