September 4, 2009
For Immediate Release

Small Business Center Offers
Start-Up, Accounting Classes

              CONCORD, N.C. — The Small Business Center (SBC) at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is offering courses for persons planning to start a small business and small business owners who want to learn more about basic accounting.

              The SBC will offer the REAL course, which provides step-by-step instructions on starting a small business in Cabarrus and Rowan counties. The 10-session course takes the entrepreneur from business idea to written business plan. The REAL class will meet 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays, Oct. 6 through Nov. 5, at RCCC's Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, in Concord. The course fee is $120.

              The SBC will offer two classes of "Basic Accounting for Small Businesses." The first class will meet 6 to 9 p.m., Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, at the Cabarrus Business & Technology Center. The second class will meet 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, Nov. 3-17, also at the Business & Technology Center. The course fee is $65.

              Also, the SBC will offer two classes of "QuickBooks Pro 2009 Level I." The course will teach students how to chart accounts, receive payments, pay bills, track cash sales, and more. The first class will meet 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays, Oct. 8 through Nov. 5. The second class will meet 6 to 9 p.m., Dec. 1-9. The course fee is $79. Both classes will meet at the Business & Technology Center.

              For more information about these about other SBC courses, call 704-216-3512, or visit www.rowancabarrus.edu/sbc.
The Small Business Center at RCCC is a community-based provider of education, training, counseling, information and referral, assisting entrepreneurs with business ideas and existing small business ventures.

              SBC 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.

               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.