Lee Woodard
JSCC SBC Director
Small Business CenterAn Overview
Warsaw Chamberof Commerce
February 2015
• What is the NC Small Business Center Network?
• What does the JSCC SBC offer?
• What do you need & how can we help?
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NC Small Business Center Network
The most extensive state funded small business assistance program in the nation
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• Started in 1984 by the NC General Assembly
• SBCs are hosted by NC Community Colleges
• Some SBCs have multiple sites or satellite offices – 60+ offices state-wide
• SBCs purposively focus on entrepreneurship & economic development
• There is a SBC within a 30 minute drive of every NC resident
• 100% State funded through NC Legislature ($6.1M FY2013-2014)
• Funding represents an investment of $2,117 per job created/retained by network
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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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Primary purpose is Main Street economic development
• Increase success rate and number of profitable small businesses
• Create jobs
• Provide a significant education component
• The SBC is the lead 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 to transitioning military members
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Our Primary PurposeCopyright © 2014-2015 James Sprunt Small Business Center. All Rights Reserved.
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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Why We Exist …Copyright © 2014-2015 James Sprunt Small Business Center. All Rights Reserved.
In addition to being free, our workshops & seminars are:
• Taught by experts
• Core curriculum (2x per year)– How to Start a Business– Financing Your Small Business– How to Write a Business Plan– Market Research and Marketing– Record Keeping and Taxes
• Can be combined (NC REAL, FastTrac, Rural Center)
• Can be based on local interest/need
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2014 -2015 Upcoming Seminars
Date Seminar Series
Nov 2014 How to Start & Operate an Internet Sales Business for Beginners Start-up Assistance
Dec 2014 Fueling Your Small Business Financing/Capital
Jan 2015 Growing Your Business with Social Media-the New Competitive Advantage Technology
Jan 2015 What Gets Measured, Gets Managed: Critical Metrics for Any Business Business Accounting/Budget
Jan 2015 Building a Wordpress Website for Small Businesses Technology
Feb 2015 How to Use QuickBooks, Part I Business Accounting/Budget
Feb 2015 Customer Service in a Customer Empowered World Customer Relations
Feb 2015 How to Use QuickBooks, Part II Business Accounting/Budget
Feb 2015 Why Successful Businesses ARE Successful Managing Business
Mar 2015 How to Increase Your Credit Score (over 740) & Prepare for a Bank Business Loan Financing/Capital
Mar 2015 Are You Ready to Start A New Business Start-up Assistance
Mar 2015 The Art of Negotiating Marketing/Sales
Mar 2015 The 20 Best Businesses to Start in 2015 and Why (Other)
Mar 2015 How to Cash Flow, Fund and Finance A Small Business Start-up Assistance
Apr 2015 The Art of Marketing and Advertising A Small Business Marketing/Sales
Apr 2015 How to Write a Business Model and Plan Start-up Assistance
Apr 2015 It's About Time (Managing Your Time) Managing Business
Apr 2015 25 Ways to Increases Sales & Profits for a Small Business Marketing/Sales
May 2015 How to Attract & Retain Customers Customer Relations
May 2015 Grant Writing Fundamentals Nonprofit
May 2015 Fueling Your Small Business: Microenterprise Loan Program Financing/Capital
Jun 2015 The Power of Green: People, Planet, & Profits Other (Sustainability)
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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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Online Access & Registration2/10/2015 11
Reach us at www.ncsbc.net or www.jamessprunt.edu/small-business-center
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• What business or agri-business educationtraining is most needed in Duplin County?
• What resources are most needed to supportsmall business owners/farmers?
• JSCC SBC 3-5 year strategic plan– Branding/Understanding of JSCC SBC & our Services– Equal Focus on Existing Small Businesses– Identify Opportunities to Maintain/Increase Funding
• New Innovations/Upcoming Initiatives:– Duplin Promise … Entrepreneurial Academy Bootcamp– County-wide Small Business Challenge
– Small Business Update – Duplin County (SurgeRadio)
– Vo-Tech Entrepreneurial Focus (e.g., Barber School)
– Duplin County R&D Center
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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 Process)
• 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
• Advisory Board Complete (Seven Members)
• Request Chamber Involvement – Next Steps
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• Small Business Update – Duplin County
• Live Radio Talk Show– Hosted by Lee Woodard– Weekly Guests– Listener Call-In Format– Seeking Sponsors– Small Business Topics of Interest
• Feb 7th: Real Estate
• Feb 14th: Rural Economic Development
• Feb 21st: Art of Hope – Sm Biz Profile
• Powered by SurgeRadio– 100.5 FM– 710 AM– surgeradio.org
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JSCC Continuing Education … No Wrong Door
AlliedHealth
BasicSkills
CustomizedTraining
PublicSafety
SelfSupporting
SmallBusiness
WorkforceDevelopment
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For more information about the SBC & our services:
Lee WoodardDirectorSmall Business CenterJames Sprunt Community [email protected]/small-business-center
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