September 2, 2008
For Immediate Release

Small Business Center Offers
'Doing Business in China' Seminars

          CONCORD, N.C. — The Small Business Center at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will host the two-part course: "Going Global: Doing Business in China I & II" in September.

           The two-part seminar will give participants an idea of what is possible, what is worth pursuing, what should be avoided, and how to initiate an Asian business presence.

           Part I, "Setting the Stage: A Perspective on China," is scheduled for 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Sept. 9, at RCCC’s Cabarrus Business and Technology Center in Concord.

           Part II, "Establishing a China Business Presence," will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Sept. 23, also at the Cabarrus Business and Technology Center.

           To register, call the Small Business Center at 704-216-3512, or see the center’s website at www.rowancabarrus.edu/sbc.

           International business consultant Art Yarzumbeck will lead the seminars, which will focus on China and Vietnam. The Cabarrus Business and Technology Center is located at 660 Concord Parkway North.

           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 SBC offers free seminars with support from the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce, Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce, the City of Kannapolis, the Rowan Business Alliance, the Small Business & Technology Development Center, and Historic Downtown Salisbury.

           The seminars cover a broad range of small business topics, including business start ups, business financing, marketing, internet business, business growth and development, taxes, recordkeeping and customer service.

          For more information about the SBC and its many programs, call RCCC at 704-216-3512, send e-mail to sbc@rowancabarrus.edu, or see the SBC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu/sbc.

           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.