Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010

College offers free business seminars

The Small Business Center at Johnston Community College will host the following free seminars in August.

10 Steps to Starting Your Own Business - This workshop will give an overall understanding of the steps needed to take to make a venture a reality. 6 till 9 p.m. Aug. 23, at Workforce Development Center, Room 1032.

Cookies and Trojans and Worms, Oh My!: Keeping your computer safe and clean - Is your computer running slower than it used to? Are you getting strange errors and warnings from the programs you use? Are you afraid to go online? Do you just want it to work? Learn what things you can do to protect your computer from malicious attacks, what things you do daily that can slow down a computer, and how you can keep your machine properly maintained and protected with little to no technical knowledge. Course code: SBC 3601 10U. 6 till 9 p.m. Aug. 12, in Room 1031.

From Losing My Job to Owning My Job - This seminar is a hands-on way to learn more about entrepreneurship. It encourages participants to think like an entrepreneur while learning about small-business management. By the end of the seminar each participant will have created a plan for how to pursue their entrepreneurial goals. Course code: SBC 3601 22F. 6 till 9 p.m. Aug. 16, in Room 1032.

Greening Your Business - Learn the principles and practices to start a business on the path to become more sustainable by adopting a triple bottom line approach that addresses people, the planet and profit. Discover assessment tools, hear about local businesses successfully embracing this approach and develop an action plan. Course code: SBC 3601 24F. 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. Aug. 25, Room 1032. The course is free; attendees are encouraged to bring lunch.

Web to English Translation: Effectively Communicating with your Web Developer - Does talking to your web developer leave you questioning whether they learned English in high school? Are you left unsure of whether the language barrier challenges will eliminate any hope of getting the online image you are hoping for? Get familiar with some of the common terms and concepts in the web design industry.

Learn where to find answers to become an educated consumer of these services. Explore some of the different types of websites and marketing approaches used online and how these can be aligned with your business plan. Course code: SBC 3601 10F. 6 till 9 p.m. Aug. 26, in Room 1032.

The Workforce Development Center is located at 135 Bestwood Drive, Clayton.

To register for these seminars, call Rosa Andrews at 919-209-2015, or register through the Small Business Center website at johnstoncc.edu/sbcregistration.aspx.