Lee Woodard

JSCC SBC Director

Small Business CenterAn Overview

Wallace Rotary ClubApril 2015

NC Small Business Center Network

The most extensive state funded small business assistance program in the nation

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NC SBCN’s Impact at a Glance (FY13-14 )

• 3,921 Entrepreneurship Training Events

• 46,678 Event Attendees

• 5,796 Counseling Clients

• 15,836 Counseling Hours

• 1,769 Jobs Created

• 1,116 Jobs Saved

• $2,116 Per Job Created/Retained

• 616 Business Startups

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Our primary purpose is Main Street economic development

• Increase success rate and number of profitable small businesses

• Create jobs

• Provide a significant education component

• SBCs are the lead NC agency for exploringbusiness ownership & the go-to technicalassistance provider for downtown &Main Street businesses

• Boots 2 Business: SBCs are the lead NC agency for training of transitioning military individuals

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Our Mission, Vision, & Tag Line

• Mission StatementThe mission of the JSCC SBC is to increase the success rate & number ofviable small businesses in Duplin County & the surrounding areas byproviding high quality, readily accessible assistance to prospective &existing small business owners, with the goal of job creation & retention.

• Vision StatementJSCC SBC’s clients are recognized as consistently outperforming their peers.

• Tag LineKnowledge. Solutions. Results.

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JSCC Small Business Center in a Nutshell

• Purpose is to create startups, assist troubled businesses & create/retain jobs

• All services are FREE– Confidential One-on-One Counseling

– Workshops & Seminars

– Resources & Referrals

• Seminars/Workshops (up to 10hrs, most 3 hrs)

• Local and Available

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• Main Street Challenge – Spartanburg, SC

• Proposed County-Wide Challenge

– Two Competitive Tracks

• Real Estate Component

• New Job(s) Component

– Consider Non-Profit Track?

• Outside Panel of Judges (Two Step Evaluation)

The New Biz – Duplin County Small Business Challenge

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• Proposed Awards for Winners

– Target: Cover 50% - 80% of First Year Fixed

Costs

– Cash (Amount TBD)

– In-Kind Services (Legal, Tax Assist, Social

Media Mkt, Advertise, Utilities, etc.)

– First Year Rent Waived (Three Year Lease)

– Will Require Substantial Sponsorship

• Potential Funds for Building Refurbishment

The New Biz – Duplin County Small Business Challenge

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• Establish as a separate nonprofit

• Promote at Festivals throughout the County

• Website www.newbizduplin.com with socialmedia outlets:

• Request County-wide & Civic Involvement

• Working now to secure sponsors

• Proposed Next Steps

The New Biz – Duplin County Small Business Challenge

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• The most talked about, most entertaining, highest rated small business radio call-intalk show in all of Duplin County. (Of course, it is the only one in the County.)

• Live Radio Call-In Talk Show– Hosted by Lee Woodard– Weekly Guests– Listener Call-In Format– Sponsorship Opportunities– Topics of Interest

• Small Business Focus

• JSCC Community Focus

• Powered by SurgeRadio– 100.5 FM– 710 AM– www.surgeradio.org

Community & Small Biz Update – Duplin County

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For more information about us & our services:

Lee WoodardDirectorSmall Business CenterJames Sprunt Community College910-296-2431leewoodard@jamessprunt.eduwww.jamessprunt.edu/small-business-center

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