The Wayne Business and Industry Center will offer the free seminar “Fifteen Common Mistakes that Will Undermine Any Business” 6-9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Room 101 of the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College’s main campus in Goldsboro.
Presenter Bob Moore shares the most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs and many corporations that ultimately undermine the business. He created the seminar from his experiences of owning businesses and working for medium and large domestic and international corporations to help others form legal, profitable, and growing businesses.
To register, 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.
This seminar is provided by the Small Business Center which is a component of the Wayne Business and Industry Center at Wayne Community College. In addition to offering seminars, the 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.
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.
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 to provide machinery and materials for the Wayne Advanced Manufacturing Initiative.
The funds will be used to purchase state-of-practice equipment on which students in the college’s new Mechatronics Engineering Technology and existing Industrial Systems Technology programs will learn. The equipment includes FANUC robotic trainers on
which students can learn how to complete any application within the manufacturing process.
“The Duke Energy Foundation’s generosity is helping to increase Wayne Community College’s capacity to meet current and future industry demands in advanced manufacturing fields,” said Dr. Kay H. Albertson, president of the college. “The robotic trainers we will purchase with these funds will help students become highly skilled manufacturing technicians. 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 equipping its students with the skills needed to compete in emerging sectors of today’s economy,” said Millie Chalk, Duke Energy district manager. “We’re excited to make this important investment in this region in order to serve the needs of the rapidly growing advanced manufacturing sector.”
This grant is part of Duke Energy’s $30 million investment in North Carolina 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, including72 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.
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Students who still want to attend Wayne Community College this fall have one more chance to register for classes.
Registration for “Fall II” condensed courses will be held 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13 on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. Tuition and fees must be paid by 4 p.m. on Oct. 15.
Registration for classes taught on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will be held 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 5-20 at the Watkins-Das Education Center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base for active duty military personnel.
Dozens of classes that provide a full semester’s material in an eight-week format are available, such as Poultry Production, Auto Painting and Refinishing, Substance Abuse, Introduction to Computers, Principles of Supervision, Introduction to Business, Principles of Microeconomics, Local Government Finance, American History, Principles of Marketing, Health Systems Concepts, Beginning Tennis, General Psychology, and World Religions. Many four-week developmental mathematics and reading/writing courses are also being offered.
A complete schedule of Fall II courses can be found at www.waynecc.edu/course-schedules/.
Classes offered on campus and the base, as well as distance education courses, start Oct. 20 and end Dec. 21.
Before students can register, they must complete the admission process. The application and instructions are available at the college’s Web site, the Admissions Office on the main campus and the offices on base.
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.
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Four students have been awarded State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Continuing Education Scholarships for the Fall 2015 semester at Wayne Community College.
The recipients and their courses of study are
Teresa Lynn Jones, Activity Director-Basic; Antoinette Meyers Sornyota, Real Estate Pre-Licensing; and Ericka Monique Lewis, Activity Director-Basic, all of Goldsboro; and Alex Jordan Hardison, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, of La Grange.
Each was awarded $750 to be used for registration fees, books, certification fees, and course supplies for WCC Continuing Education Services classes, and possibly for transportation, childcare, and living expenses.
The scholarships were funded by the SECU Foundation. The foundation established the program to help meet the needs of North Carolina’s unemployed and underemployed residents, focusing on assisting unemployed and underemployed adults, military veterans, and members of the National Guard. It provides 10 $750 scholarships to each of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges to pay for short-term training that leads to state-recognized or industry-supported credentials.
With a $435,000-commitment to the Continuing Education scholarships and its annual $580,000 “People Helping People” Community College Scholarships, the SECU Foundation provides more than $1 million each year to the N.C. Community College System.
A not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by its members, SECU has been providing employees of the State of North Carolina and their families with consumer financial services for more than 77 years. The Credit Union also offers a diversified line of financial advisory services including retirement and education planning, tax preparation, insurance, trusts, estate planning and investments through its partners and affiliated entities. SECU serves nearly 2 million members through 254 branch offices, 1,100 ATMs, 24/7 Contact Centers and a website, www.ncsecu.org.
The SECU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization funded solely by the contributions of SECU members, promotes local community development in North Carolina primarily through high impact projects in the areas of housing, education, healthcare and human services.
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 Wayne Business and Industry Center will offer the free seminar “Introduction to Grant Writing” on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Participants in this seminar will gain a better understanding of the grant writing process, examine all elements of a grant application, and have the opportunity to review real grant applications. In addition, they will learn how to “hunt for funders” and “mine” data and other resources to justify funding their concept. Dorothy Moore, grants development coordinator for Wayne Community College, will lead the session.
The seminar will be held 6-9 p.m. in Room 101 of the Walnut Building on WCC’s main campus in Goldsboro.
To register, 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.
This seminar is provided by the Small Business Center which is a component of the Wayne Business and Industry Center at Wayne Community College. In addition to offering seminars, the 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.
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.
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.
