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The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will present a free online webinar, "Grow With Google: Make Better Business Decisions with Analytics," Tuesday, Sept. 26 from 6-7:30 p.m. In this webinar, you'll learn best practices and analyze trends about how customers engage with your business online, then turn these insights into well-informed, actionable decisions that will attract more customers and generate more revenue. Topics will include an introduction to Google Analytics, creating and understanding reports, making goals and using Analytics with other Google tools. The presenter will be Tierra Norwood of Grow With Google. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, visit www.johnstoncc.edu and click on Small Business Center.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will present a free online webinar, "Marketing Your Small Business," Monday, Sept. 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. Successful marketing and a solid market plan a great way to start your small business. Many small businesses will not take time for planning. This webinar will help you get started with a plan that fits your small business. The program features how to easily create a simple marketing plan, how to set goals that will work for your small business, how to evaluate your marketing plan, the difference between marketing and advertising and how to find low-cost and no-cost current marketing that works Now is the time to get started. This program will help you quickly and easily create success. The presenter will be Dennis Watts. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, visit www.johnstoncc.edu and click on Small Business Center.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will present a free online webinar, "Your Small Business Taxes," Monday, Sept. 18 from 6-7:30 p.m. This webinar is important for both new and experienced business owners. It will help you gain a solid understanding of taxes required for small business owners and develop the best tax strategy for your business, become familiar with the latest tax forms and procedures for both state and federal taxes, discover how everyday business decisions can have tax implications that can affect your bottom line and more. The presenter will be Dennis Watts. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, visit www.johnstoncc.edu and click on Small Business Center.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will host a free online webinar, "Grant Writing," Thursday, Sept. 14 from 6-8 p.m. This course is designed for those who are looking to grow and expand their businesses. The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the grant writing process, including how to identify funding sources, research grant opportunities, understand grant requirements and develop persuasive proposals. The webinar will be presented by tenBiz Inc. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, visit www.johnstoncc.edu and click on Small Business Center.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will host a free online webinar "Basics of Bookkeeping" Monday, Sept. 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. If you're a new small business owner or a potential small business owner, this webinar is designed for you. The webinar will help you gain a beginning basic workable knowledge of how to properly record financial transactions for your small business, learn about the three most important financial reports and get an overview of how to use them to make the best-informed business decisions. The presenter will be Dennis Watts. Attendees must be pre-registered, and 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, visit www.johnstoncc.edu and click on Small Business Center.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will host a free online webinar "Starting a Non-Profit" Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10-11:30 a.m. Starting a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charity is not a decision to be taken lightly. Public charities are subject to federal and state rules and regulations that are not imposed on “for-profit” small businesses, including how they will generate income. The purpose of this workshop is to help newly established and potential nonprofit founders gather information needed to make an informed decision on how to move their charitable missions forward. The presenter will be Shanna Capps. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, visit www.johnstoncc.edu and click on Small Business Center.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will offer a free online webinar "MindSpark: Calendar Steps and Action Plans for Your Business" Wednesday, Sept. 6 from noon until 1 p.m. How do you successfully manifest your goals? Which daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly activities must you do for your well-being and your business's success? This webinar will look at being empowered to be organized and streamlined. Activating schedules and calendars decisively is imperative when choosing not to fail your business. A business's success is selecting key strategies to stay on task and avoid many reactive choices. Use of time, calendar, schedules, and project apps leads to success. The presenter will be tenBiz Inc. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, visit www.johnstoncc.edu and click on Small Business Center.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will host a free, online webinar, "Time Management Tips for Small Business Owners," Thursday, Aug. 31 from noon until 2 p.m. How much time do you spend in your business doing things that don’t contribute to your success? Effectively managing your time can produce results you never thought were possible before. This seminar will give you tools to prioritize, set goals, manage interruptions and use time blocking and to-do lists to avoid procrastination and get the most out of your day. The webinar will be presented by tenBiz Inc. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, visit www.johnstoncc.edu.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will host a free, online webinar, "Grow with Google: Establish a Professional Domain, Website and Email," Thursday, Aug. 17 from 6-7:30 p.m. If you’re curious about bringing your existing business online, or you’re just starting a business and want to know where to begin, it all starts with a domain: your online address and home on the web. In this special workshop, we’ll discuss the benefits of owning a domain, helpful web terms to know and how to get the most out of your domain with free or low-cost tools like email forwarding, search reports and more. The presenter will be Tierra Norwood, Grow With Google. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information or to register, visit www.johnstoncc.edu.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will host a free, online webinar, "Mindspark: Establish Your Business Vision & Mission," Wednesday, Aug. 2 from noon until 1 p.m. Deciding upon your chosen outcomes and where you will have a keen focus will be like staring at a bullseye. Choosing not to fail is a serious matter. Deciding to start now is critical. You will explore the importance of your mission and vision being a transparent and necessary tool. In this webinar, you will look at creating maintenance plans and schedules you need to implement to reach your goal, aim and look at your bullseye, foci and goals and begin thinking about your future and getting started, who do you want to be remembered as? What values do you steer yourself within, and what legacy are you driving your efforts toward? The presenter will be tenBiz Inc. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center, you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information or to register, visit www.johnstoncc.edu.

The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will provide a free online webinar, Business Organization and Recordkeeping with the IRS, Thursday, May 11 from 9-10:30 a.m. Businesses need to know their options when it comes to legally structuring their business and how it will impact their tax liability. This webinar reviews legal structure options, the role of an EIN, and outlines the primary types of business taxes that many entities are required to pay. Plus the session reviews recordkeeping requirements for businesses, including the types of information which need to be retained and the length of time that records should be kept. This program is sponsored by the IRS and presented by volunteer lawyers. Speakers will be Fred Parker and Jackie Kinni, lawyers with the firm Gardner Skelton. The IRS is co-sponsoring this program. It will be presented via Zoom. To register, visit www.ncsbc.net. For more information, call 919-209-2015 or 919-209-2224 or email jccsbc@johnstoncc.edu.

Financing continues to be a challenge for many small business owners. The Johnston Community College Small Business Center will host a free online webinar "Financing Your Small Business" Monday, May 1 from 6-7:30 p.m. Questions range from “Who will give me money for my business idea and what do they need from me?” to “How will this business make money and will it be enough to pay back a loan or attract an investor?” Get to the heart of business financing in this webinar. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of funding sources and how to choose the right one for your needs. Discover the keys to financing success. Attendees must be pre-registered, and must be 18 or older to attend. NOTE: For this webinar, there is a two-step registration process. Once you complete your registration with the Small Business Center (SBC), you should receive a confirmation email from centeric@centeric.ncsbc.net that includes a Zoom link for the second part of the registration process. In order to receive the video conferencing login information and guarantee your spot for the webinar, you must also register via the Zoom platform. For more information, call 919-209-2015 or 919-209-2224 or email jccsbc@johnstoncc.edu.