The Wayne Business and Industry Center will offer the free seminar “Fueling Your Business” 6-9 p.m., Wednesday Sept. 10 at the Wayne County Public Library in Fremont.
This seminar is designed to help small business owners and prospective entrepreneurs understand how to access credit and capital for their businesses. It will review the six basic principles many lenders use to make credit decisions and provide an overview of the resources available in North Carolina. It will also cover the NC Rural Center’s Microenterprise Loan Program and provide details about its lending criteria and application process.
To register, go to www.ncsbc.net, click on “Contact your Local SBC,” select “Wayne County,” choose an event, and click “Register.” You also may call 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 partnership with The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center.
In addition to offering seminars, the Small Business 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, Charles Gaylor IV, at (919) 739-6941 or cpgaylor@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 15,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 100 college credit programs.
Wayne Business and Industry Center 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.
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The WorkKeys® tests for Career Readiness Certification (CRC) will be offered four times in September in Wayne County.
The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success (WORKS) program will provide testing sessions at 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Sept. 9 and Sept. 23; 12:30-4:30 p.m. on Sept. 4; and 4:30-9:00 p.m. on Sept. 17. All of these sessions will be held in Room 136 in the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College’s main campus in Goldsboro. Pre-registration by calling (919) 739-7004 is required.
Cost to take the set of three skill assessments (applied mathematics, locating information, and reading for information) is $30 but assistance to cover that cost may be available.
The Airman and Family Readiness Center on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base offers free testing to military personnel and their dependents. The next session will be held 1:00-4:30 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Watkins-Das Education Center computer lab. Pre-register by calling (919) 772-1123.
Those wishing to prepare for the CRC may take advantage of the self-directed instruction and skills upgrade training offered in the WORKS Lab, which also is located in Room 136 of the Walnut Building. The lab is open 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays and Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Individuals may earn bronze, silver, gold, or platinum certificates based on their performance on the tests. The CRC is recognized by employers across the state as a proven measurement of job skills.
Wayne County leads the state in the number of CRCs earned, with more than 13,500 CRCs awarded through the WORKS initiative. Nearly 25 percent of the county’s population holds the credential.
WORKS is a collaborative effort of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Wayne Community College, Wayne County Public Schools, County of Wayne, Wayne County Career Center, City of Goldsboro, and the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board. It is housed Wayne Community College’s campus in Goldsboro.
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Wayne Community College Continuing Education will start a number of courses this month designed to develop skills for the workplace or personal interest.
Those classes include
• Administrative Assistant, 6-9 p.m., Tuesdays, Sept. 2-Dec. 16;
• Introduction to Computers/Microsoft Windows 8, two options: 1-4 p.m., Sept. 2-Oct. 21 or 9-noon, Wednesdays, Sept. 3-Oct. 29;
• Introduction to Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013, 9 a.m.-noon, Sept. 2-Oct. 21;
• Web Design – WordPress (hybrid), 6-8 p.m., Thursdays, Sept. 4-Nov. 20;
• Intermediate Excel 2013, 6-9 p.m., Mondays, Sept. 8-Oct. 27;
• American Sign Language II, 6-9 p.m., Mondays, Sept. 8-Nov. 3;
• Introduction to Insurance Services, 6-9 p.m., Mondays, Sept. 8-Nov. 3;
• Spanish for the Workplace II, 6-8 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, Sept. 8-Oct. 15;
• Today’s Teller, 6-8;30 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays, Sept. 8-Oct. 16;
• Adobe Photoshop (hybrid), 6-8 p.m., Tuesdays, Sept. 9-Dec. 16;
• Introduction to Microsoft Office 2013, 6-9 p.m., Tuesdays, Sept. 9-Oct. 28;
• Introduction to Interior Design, 6-8 p.m., Thursdays, Sept. 11-Oct. 23;
• Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, 6-9 p.m., Thursdays, Sept. 11-Oct. 30;
•Notary Public Education, two options: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, or 4:30-8:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 22 and Wednesday, Sept. 24; and
• Adobe InDesign, Online, Sept. 17-Nov. 7.
Cost for these classes range from $70 to $180, depending on the length of the course. They will be held on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro.
Contact Monica Edwards at (919) 739-6933 or mdedwards@waynecc.edu for more information.
Students may register and pay in advance at the Continuing Education Division’s Customer Service Desk in the Walnut Building on the college’s main campus, by clicking on “Registration” at www.waynecc.edu/continuing-ed/,or at the first class session.
Wayne Community College is a public, two-year college with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 15,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 100 college credit programs.
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Wayne Community College’s Adult High School Program has honored two students for outstanding academic achievement in the summer 2014 session.
Colton J. Sullivan of Pikeville was named to the Honors List. To be included on this list, students must have completed at least two courses in the session with a “B” or higher average.
Christian I. Haithcock of Goldsboro earned a spot on the Scholars List. To receive this honor, students must complete a minimum of two courses in the session with an “A” average.
The Adult High School at Wayne Community College in Goldsboro offers a tuition-free program of courses for adults 16 years or older who want to complete their high school education. It is one of several programs in the Basic Skills Department that address the needs of Wayne County’s adult residents with below-high school education levels or who lack basic skills necessary to function effectively in society.
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The Wayne Business and Industry Center will offer the free seminar “Doing Business with the Federal Government” 6-9 p.m., Thursday Sept. 4, in Room 101 of the Walnut Building on Wayne Community College’s main campus in Goldsboro.
The session, led by Boyce Haywood, coordinator of the Military Business Center at Wayne Community College, is designed to let businesses know what resources are available to them through the center and help them take advantage of those resources to increase their federal government contracts.
The seminar will explain how businesses can sell their products and services to federal government agencies such as the Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Homeland Security, Veterans Administration, and others here in North Carolina and across the country.
To register, go to www.ncsbc.net, click on “Contact your Local SBC,” select “Wayne County,” choose an event, and click “Register.” You also may call 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 Small Business 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, Charles Gaylor IV, at (919) 739-6941 or cpgaylor@waynecc.edu.
Wayne Business and Industry Center 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, two-year college with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, it serves 15,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 100 college credit programs.
