The Wayne Business and Industry Center’s Small Business Center has created a full schedule of no-cost seminars for aspiring or continuing entrepreneurs.
The seminars are:
*ABCs of Starting a Business – 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13, Wayne County Public Library (WCPL), Goldsboro;
Introduction to Grant Writing – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19,Wayne Community College (WCC), Goldsboro;
* How to Start a Business – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26, WCC;
* How to Write a Business Plan – 6-9 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3, WCPL;
Financing Your Small Business – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, WCC;
* Credit 101: Raise Your Credit Score – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, WCC;
* Marketing Your Business – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23, WCC;
Boots to Business – 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, March 1 and 2, WCC;
* How to Find Your Customer – 6-9 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, WCPL;
HR 101: Hiring for Your Small Business – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, WCC;
How To Do Business with the Federal Government – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, WCC;
N.C. Department of Revenue Business Essentials – 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, April 6, WCPL;
Fueling Your Business – 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, Wayne County Public Library in Fremont;
* Basics of Bookkeeping – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, WCC;
Boots to Business – 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, May 3 and 4, WCC; and
Your Small Business Taxes – 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, May 10, WCC.
Participants who attend five of the seven seminars marked with an asterisk will receive an Entrepreneurship Certificate issued by the Small Business Center.
There is no charge for any of these seminars.
Descriptions of these seminars and other center offerings can be found at www.wayneworksnc.com.
Pre-registration is recommended. To sign up, go to www.ncsbc.net, click on “Contact your Local SBC,” select “Wayne County,” choose an event, and click “Register.” Participants also may contact Linda Berard at (919) 739-6940 or lrberard@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs. Anyone who anticipates needing accommodation or has questions about access should contact Mrs. Berard at (919) 739-6940.
In addition to offering seminars, the Small Business Center provides access to business resources and one-on-one counseling for exploring business ideas, starting a business, or expanding an existing business. For assistance with business plans, licensing, taxes, federal and state government regulations, business ownership, loan and grant proposals, money sources, market research, cash flow projections, or business management, contact the center’s director, Scott Wolford, at (919) 739-6941 or sawolford@waynecc.edu.
The Small Business Center is a component of the Wayne Business and Industry Center (WBIC) at Wayne Community College. The WBIC offers “on time” and “on target” training, counseling, education, and technical services to business and industry in Wayne County. It involves all levels of business and professional organizations in the local community through four main avenues: the Small Business Center, the WORKS Initiative, Military Business Center, and Customized Training Program.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 72 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Procrastinators are in luck. Wayne Community College has added three more spring registration days.
New and returning college-credit students can sign up for classes through noon on Friday, Jan. 8.
Anyone who registered prior to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5 but did not pay will have to go through the process again.
Those who register during the extension must pay tuition and fees on the day they register. The college’s payment plan will continue to be available until noon on Friday.
Spring classes offered on campus and on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, as well as distance education courses, start as scheduled beginning Jan. 6.
For more information, go to www.waynecc.edu or call the college’s Admissions Department at call (919) 739-6720.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 72 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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The last opportunities to register for spring 2016 college credit courses at Wayne Community College are Jan. 4 and 5.
New and returning students can sign up for classes 8 a.m.-7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 4 and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Spring 2016 classes start Jan. 6.
Fees and tuition must be paid by 4 p.m. on Jan. 5. The college’s payment plan is still an option; find details at www.mycollegepaymentplan.com/waynecc.
The list of available courses can be found at www.waynecc.edu/course-schedules/.
New students must complete the enrollment process in order to register for classes. The steps that new students need to take are explained at www.waynecc.edu/students-start-here/.
Call (919) 735-5151 or go to www.waynecc.edu for more information.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 72 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
Follow WCC on Facebook and Twitter.
Wayne Community College’s Upsilon Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, inducted 68 new members recently.
Phi Theta Kappa members represent the top 10 percent of students enrolled in two-year schools. To be invited into the society, WCC students must show academic achievement with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 and have completed at least 16 hours of associate degree course work. They also must demonstrate good citizenship characteristics.
The fall 2015 inductees and their majors are
Dudley
Hugo D. Gonzalez, Associate in Arts;
Spenser M. Johnson, Computer Information Technology;
Amelia A. Marriner, Associate in Arts;
Morgan G. Matthews, Associate in Arts;
Juana O. Ayala, Associate in Arts; and
Audelia P. Torres, Associate Degree Nursing
Fremont
Kevin Davis, Associate in Arts; and
Morgan M. Yelverton, Associate in Arts
Goldsboro
Hayralah Alghorazi, Associate in Arts;
Christine M. Ammons, Associate in Arts;
Rowdy T. Bedsaul, Associate in Science;
Sara M. Benton, Simulation and Game Development;
Jenna N. Berry, Associate in Arts;
Katlyn R. Bradford, Associate in Arts;
Jecin Chen, Associate in Arts;
Jiajia Chen, Associate in Arts;
Ashley P. Cox, Business Administration;
Krystal M. Cummings, Associate in General Education;
Amy D. Diamond, Associate in Arts;
James K. Disbrow, Simulation and Game Development;
Michael A. Eovine, Associate in Arts;
Timothy R. Fagan, Computer Networking;
John H. Fletcher, Electronic Engineering;
Logan R. Flowers, Associate in Arts;
Jessica N. Gipson, Associate in Arts;
Daniel J. Hartley, Associate in Arts;
Angeleana B. Henn, Associate in Arts;
Angela Lambert, Associate in Science;
McAylin D. Lancaster, Associate in Arts;
Killian Lane, Simulation and Game Development;
Nikki Lane, Simulation and Game Development;
Nia M. Maat, Associate in Arts;
Olivia B. Paul, Associate in Arts;
Jennifer G. Rush, Associate in General Education;
Andie L. Strickland, Associate in Arts;
Kaitlin A. Tallarida, Associate in Science;
Annette V.-Burgos, Associate in Arts;
Alicia Velazquez, Associate in Arts;
Sabil M. Wahdan, Associate in Arts;
Salsabil M. Wahdan, Associate in Arts;
Amy L. Weaver, Associate in Arts;
Kellie R. Woody, Medical Laboratory Technology; and
Linxi Zhang, Associate in Science
La Grange
Katie J. Daughtry, Associate in Arts; and
Jaydyn A. Kincaid, Associate in Arts
Lucama
David N. Blow, Associate in Arts; and
Daniel O. Jenkins, Associate in Science
Mount Olive
Mary I. Dunn, Associate in Arts;
Benjamin G. Hardison, Associate in Arts;
Barbara B. Harrell, Associate in General Education;
June M. Nilssen, Human Services;
James M. Powell, Associate in Arts; and
Isabel Vasquez, Medical Assisting
Pikeville
Nicolas G. Blanco, Forest Management;
Kelsey Kearney, Associate in Science;
Charles C. Lively, Associate in Arts;
Verenisse Ponce, Associate in Arts; and
Jordan N. Wildman, Associate in Arts
Princeton
Megan Nicole Adams, Dental Hygiene;
Shanna Baker Hodges, Computer Information Technology;
Lori Diane Pounds, Associate in General Education;
Gregory Keith Stancil, Business Administration/Operations Management; and
Billy Ray Terry, Associate in Arts
Selma
Shaun Robert Ray, Computer Information Technology
Seven Springs
Brandon Gage Currin, Associate in Arts;
Arilyn Knight McCoy, Associate in Science
Smithfield
Erika Michelle Romero, Criminal Justice/Latent Evidence
Winterville
Murry Stroud, Emergency Management
Phi Theta Kappa recognizes and encourages scholarship by providing opportunities for the development of leadership and service, an intellectual climate, lively fellowship for scholars, and stimulation of interest in continuing academic excellence. Members receive special recognition during their commencement ceremonies and are eligible for transfer scholarships.
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is the largest honor society in higher education with 1,285 chapters on college campuses in all 50 of the United States, plus U.S. territorial possessions and eight sovereign nations. More than 3 million students have been inducted since its founding in 1918, with approximately 134,000 students inducted annually.
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 72 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.
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Duke Energy and Wayne Community College today announced a $250,000 investment from the Duke Energy Foundation. The funds will provide state-of-practice equipment for the college’s Computer-Integrated Machining program.
The funds will be used to purchase two Haas Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Turning Centers which will provide students’ the opportunity to train on basic and advanced machines and earn industry-recognized credentials at a reduced machine-to-student ratio.
“The Duke Energy Foundation’s generosity is helping to increase Wayne Community College’s capacity to meet current and future industry demands in the machining and advanced manufacturing fields,” said Dr. Kay H. Albertson, president of the college. “The turning centers we will purchase with these funds will help students become highly skilled machinists. This new equipment and supplies will translate into lucrative jobs and economic growth in Wayne County and the region.”
“Wayne Community College is committed to training a workforce equipped to meet today’s business needs,” said Duke Energy District Manager Millie Chalk. “We are pleased to expand our partnership with the college to develop a highly skilled workforce that will attract and retain businesses in the region for years to come.”
This grant is part of Duke Energy’s $30 million investment in North Carolina’s Community Colleges’ focus on technical education and support of business and industry. Individual community colleges can apply for funds through the NC Community Foundation. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of representatives from Duke Energy, NC Community College System and NC Department of Commerce.
About Wayne Community College
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 14,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 90 college credit programs.
Wayne Community College’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves. More information about the college can be found at www.waynecc.edu.
About Duke Energy Foundation
Duke Energy Foundation makes charitable investments on behalf of Duke Energy, the largest electric power holding company in the United States with 7.2 million customers in six states. Over the foundation’s long history in local communities, it has identified focus areas that maximize the foundation’s dollars and guide the foundation’s giving. In North Carolina, Duke Energy Foundation invests $16 million annually for community support and charitable contributions. To learn more about Duke Energy Foundation, visit www.duke-energy.com/community.
