SALISBURY, N.C. — The Small Business Center at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has announced its winter 2009 schedule of free seminars. These programs are offered for people thinking about starting a small business or currently operating their own business.

The Small Business Center (SBC) at RCCC is a community-based provider of education, training, counseling, information and referral, assisting entrepreneurs with business ideas and existing small business ventures.

The SBC offers free seminars with support from the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce, Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce, the City of Kannapolis, the Rowan Business Alliance, the Small Business & Technology Development Center, and Historic Downtown Salisbury.

The seminars cover a broad range of small business topics, including business start ups, business financing, marketing, internet business, business growth and development, taxes, recordkeeping and customer service.

For more information about the SBC and its many programs, call RCCC at 704-216-3512, send e-mail to sbc@rowancabarrus.edu, or see the SBC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu/sbc/.

Upcoming SBC seminars, offered free-of-charge, include:

• This is the Year to Start Your Business – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Jan. 12 at RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, 660 Concord Parkway North in Concord.  Featuring Louis Foreman of the popular PBS television show, “Everyday Edisons.” Foreman holds nine U.S. patents.
• Business Start Up – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Jan. 12 at RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 11 at the Kannapolis Train Station, 306 N. Main St.
• Best Businesses to Start Now – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Jan. 20 at RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center.
• Developing Your Business Plan – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., March 11 at the Kannapolis Train Station.
• Funding Your Business – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 18 at the Kannapolis Train Station, and 9 to 10:30 a.m., March 19 at the Bank of the Carolinas in Concord.
• Easy Steps to Creating a Marketing Plan – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 9 at RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center.
• Business Website Trends – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., March 26 at the South Rowan County Regional Library in China Grove.
• Tax Planning and Reporting – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 2 at the Rowan County Public Library in Salisbury, and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., March 5 at RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center.
• Greening Your Business – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Jan. 14 at the Kannapolis Train Station.
• LEAN Principles for Small Businesses – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Feb. 25 at the Kannapolis Train Station.
• Employment Law: What You Need to Know – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., March 16 at RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center.

About Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC offers associate degrees in approximately 40 programs of study, including arts and sciences, business, health and human services, and engineering technologies at multiple campus locations. RCCC also provides diploma and certificate programs focusing on workforce training, continuing education and basic skills education.

RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 adult students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.