seminars

The Small Business Center presents free seminars each semester which are offered to provide helpful information to the business community on a wide range of topics. Whether you are an existing business owner or someone wishing to start their own small business, you will find these seminars informative and enlightening.

Pre-registration is requested for all of these seminars. While pre-registration is not mandatory and walk-ins are accepted, it is recommended since seating is sometimes limited or on rare occasions seminars are rescheduled due to weak enrollment. Pre-registration is easy. Simply contact the Small Business Center at 910-592-7176 or visit http://sbc.sampsoncc.edu/seminarregistration.htm, our registration page to pre-register online.

For more information about the Small Business Center’s seminars or other services, please visit our website at http://sbc.sampsoncc.edu/ or call us at 910-592-7176.

**** Seminars are added frequently throughout the year -- check this site periodically for updates ****

** This is part of the Spring Entrepreneurial Boot Camp which is held on two Saturdays in February of each year. Exact dates will be posted here once schedule is confirmed.

“How To Start A Small Business”

This seminar guides prospective small business owners step-by-step through the process of starting a small business. Topics to be covered include: determining what type of business is right for you, business licenses and permits, the proper legal structure for your business, record keeping requirements; marketing and advertising, and the financial aspects of starting and operating a business. Anyone who is thinking about starting a small business or who has recently started a business should attend this seminar.

“How To Write A Business Plan”

A well-prepared business plan helps you focus your business ideas, helps you determine the feasibility of those ideas, and can help you obtain financing to make those ideas a reality. A business plan also enables the entrepreneur to identify the risks involved in the business venture and how those risks can be minimized. The key components of a business plan, the information that bankers and investors are looking for, and the cash flow analysis will be discussed.

“How to Finance Your Small Business”

One of the most important facts for the successful startup of your small business is adequate financing. Existing businesses often need additional operating funds beyond those generated from internal sources. Attend this seminar to learn about the various sources of business capital, and learn how to select a banker and successfully negotiate financing. The programs of the Small Business Administration and other business development programs that can help your business obtain funds will also be discussed.

“How to Research & Market Your Business”

This seminar helps the small business owner develop an effective marketing program. Learn how to conduct your own market research program by using surveys and questionnaires that you can develop, and by using demographic and statistical data sources that are readily available. Discover how to evaluate the competition and develop a unique competitive strategy that reaches your target market. Finally, learn how to reach your target market with different types of promotional tools, including advertising, direct mail, telemarketing, the Internet, personal selling and public relations.

“Tax Reporting Requirements For Small Business”

This seminar will help small business owners with basic tax issues that arise in everyday business activity. Topics to be discussed includes collection of taxes, tax deductions that can be claimed by small business owners, income tax issues relating to sole proprietors and small corporations, and more.

“Recordkeeping/Financial Analysis For Small Business”

The small business owner is faced with numerous financial responsibilities. To meet these requirements, the business owner/manager needs a record keeping system that provides the information necessary to run the business, make sound management decisions, and to file accurate tax returns. This seminar will cover the basics of keeping complete and accurate records to manage the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow of the business.

For more information regarding any scheduled seminars, feel free to contact the Small Business Center office at 910-592-7176 or click here to view the latest Division of Continuing Education SBC seminar schedules for this semester.

Sampson Community College Small Business Center.
Revised: June 21, 2010