VGCC Seminar Focuses on Starting a Business

Area residents whose goals for the New Year include starting a new business venture will want to mark their 2015 calendars for an upcoming seminar from the Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center. The SBC will offer a free seminar, entitled “Ten Steps to Starting a Business,” on Tuesday, Jan. 6, from 6 until 9 p.m. in Building 7 on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County.

 

Jess McLamb of Raleigh, president of the Roper Group, will lead the seminar, which covers what an entrepreneur should know before committing time and financial resources to starting a small business. The information discussed in this class should help participants make a feasibility assessment and understand minimum start-up requirements, licensing, markets, and financial and tax requirements.

 

McLamb received a B.A. degree from East Carolina University and completed post-graduate courses in accounting at N.C. State University. She was a senior-level manager in the financial services industry for 20 years before starting her consulting and training business. She is a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor and a presenter for many Small Business Centers throughout the state.

 

One of the primary purposes of the Small Business Center is to help budding entrepreneurs succeed. The North Carolina Community Colleges Small Business Center Network assists in starting an average of more than 650 businesses each year. 

 

For more information and to reserve a seat in this free seminar, contact Small Business Center director Tanya Weary at smallbusiness@vgcc.edu  or (252) 738-3240. Registration can be completed online at https://www.ncsbc.net/center.aspx?center=75530 .