Small Business Center Receives New Funding to Support Local Business Owners
麻豆传媒映画 Small Business Center Director Katelyn Edmondson
The is ready to help local small businesses reboot, recover, and rebuild.
The NC Community College System鈥檚 Small Business Center Network recently received new funding to support additional counseling services for small businesses. 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 Small Business Center is a member of this network.
According to Katelyn Edmondson, director of the Small Business Center at 麻豆传媒映画, 鈥淔unds will be used to provide free, one-on-one counseling with clients who have been affected by COVID-19, specifically to bring in subject matter experts such as attorneys and accountants to help small businesses work through this difficult time.鈥
The State funding was made possible by the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act.
The initiative is designed to help owners of startup, for profit, e-commerce, and non-profit businesses as well as churches and religious organizations.
The confidential, one-on-one counseling will take place in a virtual environment and is available for free.
Counselors can assist with the following:
- general business guidance
- assessing the economic impact of the pandemic
- strategies for scaling business operations
- break-even and cash flow analysis
- marketing plans
- review of financial obligations
- communications with creditors
- loan package preparation
- business resilience strategies
- referrals to relevant sources of assistance
Register for a free Professional Service Grant and a counseling session using the link .
Please contact edmondsonk@edgecombe.edu with questions. 鈥淲e look forward to supporting your business!鈥 Edmondson adds.