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Lunch and Learn: Culture-Your Competitive Advantage
Lunch and Learn: Culture-Your Competitive Advantage
  • good products or good people, they have a culture that makes both better. This free 90-minute working session is for leaders who are ready to build that intenti
  • Wednesday Aug 19, 2026
How to Find Your Customers
How to Find Your Customers
  • Market research isn’t just for startups; it’s an important ongoing process for every small business. In marketing you have two strategies: Make it easier for
  • Thursday Aug 20, 2026
Build Your Business with Facebook
Build Your Business with Facebook
  • Facebook is the largest and most prolific social media channel out there with well over 2 billion users. So, how do you best leverage it for your business or no
  • Wednesday Aug 26, 2026
The Lightbulb Method: The Missing Link to Attracting Clients with Ease
The Lightbulb Method: The Missing Link to Attracting Clients with Ease
  • Struggling to get the right clients without feeling like you’re constantly selling The Lightbulb Method
  • Wednesday Aug 26, 2026
How to Create and Present a Winning Business Pitch
How to Create and Present a Winning Business Pitch
  • On a daily basis, it is your elevator pitch. An elevator pitch is a brief, persuasive statement that you use to spark interest and a conversation in what your o
  • Tuesday Sep 1, 2026
Ways AI Can Support Your Social Media Strategy
Ways AI Can Support Your Social Media Strategy
  • Social media can feel like a full-time job when you're already running one. This seminar is for small business owners who want to work smarter, not harder, when
  • Wednesday Sep 2, 2026
Getting Started with eCommerce
Getting Started with eCommerce
  • building an online store to sell your physical or digital products? Building a Website that can handle Ecommerce, taking payments, calculating shipping and tax,
  • Thursday Sep 3, 2026
Work Smarter Not Harder
Work Smarter Not Harder
  • Success in today’s business world is “not” about working longer hours — it’s about doing more in less time and working with greater focus, clarity, and intentio
  • Thursday Sep 3, 2026
Basics of Bookkeeping
Basics of Bookkeeping
  • Are you an existing business and need to gain a deeper understanding of your financial statements? Gain a workable knowledge of how to properly record financia
  • Wednesday Sep 9, 2026
A Deeper Dive Into Canva
A Deeper Dive Into Canva
  • If you’ve already started using Canva and want to do more with it, this workshop is for you. Designed for small business owners, this session dives into Canva’s
  • Monday Sep 14, 2026
How to Grow Your Email List with Powerful but Simple Strategies
How to Grow Your Email List with Powerful but Simple Strategies
  • Your email list is the most critical and central piece of your digital marking toolkit. But email marketing is only as effective as your least engaged subscribe
  • Tuesday Sep 22, 2026
Top Ten Secrets to Getting A Grant
Top Ten Secrets to Getting A Grant
  • We asked top NC foundation staff to tell us their top 2-3 tips that wish they could tell nonprofits about grant writing. In this session, we will discuss the
  • Thursday Sep 24, 2026
Creating a Positive and Thriving Company Culture
Creating a Positive and Thriving Company Culture
  • A strong workplace culture is one of the most important drivers of organizational sustainable success. In this interactive two-hour seminar, you will learn the
  • Thursday Sep 24, 2026
Create Your Brand
Create Your Brand
  • A brand is more than a name and logo. It is the perception that people have in their mind about a company, product or service that attracts them to you.
  • Saturday Sep 26, 2026
Market Your Business with YouTube
Market Your Business with YouTube
  • Video is the king and queen of the Internet and gets the most engagement out of any content format anywhere! Youtube is the most powerful, prolific, and widely
  • Tuesday Sep 29, 2026
Best Free and Low-Cost Marketing for 2026
Best Free and Low-Cost Marketing for 2026
  • You do not need to spend money on marketing to start and grow your business in 2026. In this seminar, you will not only learn the best free and low cost ways to
  • Thursday Oct 1, 2026

Rep/Contact Info

Kim Crocker
SBC Specialist
Heather Goede
SBC Administrative Support Specialist
Joy Poe
Small Business Center Specialist
Ben Smith
Small Business Center Director