August 20, 2009
For Immediate Release

RCCC's Small Business Center
Announces Fall Schedule of Free Seminars

               SALISBURY, N.C. — The Small Business Center at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced its fall 2009 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 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/.

               Upcoming SBC seminars, offered free-of-charge, include the following. All are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. sessions.

• Business Start Up - Aug. 25 at RCCC's North Campus, in Salisbury, and Aug. 27 at RCCC's Cabarrus Business & Technology Center (CBTC) in Concord.
  
  
• Track the Numbers: Sales, Cost of Goods, Expenses, Cash Flow, Profit, etc. - Sept. 1 at RCCC's North Campus, and Sept. at CBTC.
  
  
• How to Market - Sept. 8 at North Campus, and Sept. 10 at CBTC.
  
  
• Daily Operations - Sept. 15 at North Campus, and Sept. 17 at CBTC.
  
  
• Developing Your Business Plan - Sept. 22 at North Campus, and Sept. 24 at CBTC.
  
  
• Taxes & Recordkeeping - Oct. 26 at CBTC.
  
  
• Networking - Sept. 28 at CBTC.
  
  
• Doing Business in Tough Times - Oct. 7 at South Rowan Regional Library, and Nov. 11 at the Kannapolis Train Station.
  
  
• Social Media - Oct. 12 at CBTC.
  
  
• Funding Your Business - Oct. 14 and Nov. 18 at the Kannapolis Train Station.
  
  
• Bringing in the Sales - Oct. 21 at the Kannapolis Train Station, and Dec. 2 at the South Rowan Regional Library.
  
  
• Internet Marketing - Oct. 28 and Dec. 9 at the Kannapolis Train Station.
  
  
• Doing Business Online - Nov. 4 at South Rowan Regional Library, and Dec. 16 at Kannapolis Train Station.

               RCCC is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System.

                RCCC offers fully-accredited associate-degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, and engineering technologies. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a strong foundation and transferable credits for students moving on to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults get the additional training they need to start new careers.

               RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.