Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Small Business Centers in Caldwell and Watauga counties offer free and low-cost workshops, one-on-one assistance and many more services to help local small businesses. To reserve your seat at one of the workshops, call 828-726-2242 (Caldwell), 828-297-3811 (Watauga) or visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness.
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Caldwell Small Business Center will offer a free workshop titled “Small Business Bootcamp” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18 and Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce in Lenoir and on Wednesday, Jan. 25 and Wednesday, Feb. 22 on CCC&TI’s Watauga Campus in Boone. This course is geared toward those wanting to start their own business and is led by local entrepreneur and former Small Business Center Director David Waechter. The workshop covers the basics of getting your business off the ground and includes information on several topics including: How to name your business and why your business name is so important, registering your business with Secretary of State, how to obtain your LLC, Sole Proprietorship, or Incorporation, how to find the proper tax forms, how to obtain your tax ID or your EIN (Employer Identification Number) from the IRS, how to set up a business checking account and credit card, how to find what licenses and permits you need to get started, renting a space, easy and cost-effective marketing, sales and service and bookkeeping. To reserve your seat, call 828-726-2242 (Caldwell) or 828-297-3811 (Watauga) or visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness to register.
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Caldwell Small Business Center will offer a free workshop titled “Small Business Startup Series: Marketing and Market Research” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30 at the Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce in Lenoir. Participants will learn the importance of market research and target marketing when developing a marketing plan and how Marketing Mix decisions can be made using the 5 P's of Marketing. Attendees will also identify target market segments and develop a marketing strategy for a sample business using SWOT Analysis. Speaker for this workshop is Arlene Childers. To reserve your seat at this workshop, call 828-726-2242 or visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness to register.
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute’s Caldwell Small Business Center will offer a free workshop titled “How to Price Your Product or Service” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27 in Room H-115 on CCC&TI’s Caldwell Campus in Hudson. This course is designed to help attendees identify internal and external factors that should be considered when setting prices for products and services and how to estimate potential market share. The workshop will include business examples that demonstrate how to evaluate pricing methods, develop sales forecasts and measure market potential for products and services. The seminar also introduces breakeven analysis as a tool to assist the entrepreneur in measuring financial feasibility and activities to help identify the kinds of data needed to project revenue, start-up and operating costs of a business. Speaker for this workshop is Arlene Childers. To reserve your seat, call 828-726-2242 or visit www.cccti.edu/smallbusiness to register.
