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- 1. North Carolina Small Business Center Network BLNC December 10, 2014
- 2. AGENDA • Small Business Services History in NC • SBCN History, Organization, Funding • Programs and Services • Q&A • Questions and Answers
- 3. History of Small Business Services in NC • Pre 1984 – “add on” (NC Ag, etc.) • 1980s – Major Networks (SBTDC, SBCN) • 1990s-2000’s – Sector Specific • Mid 2000’s – Provider Level Coordination • Current – Policy Level Coordination
- 4. State Level Policy Developments • Budget Priority • Exempted from Public Records Law • Small Business Commission • Public/Private Partnerships
- 6. • Structure • Focus • Capacity • Capabilities
- 7. What is a Technical Assistance Provider? • Business startup advice • Business management advice • Free or low cost business education • Other services specific to the Technical Service Provider
- 8. SBDC History and Development • Started in 1977 as UBDC • Renamed SBDC in 1978 • State Match Requirement • Now all 50 States
- 9. • University Based and part of the SBDC Network • Approximately 50% funded by SBA and 50% by NC General Assembly • 16 Locations Statewide • Major emphasis on existing “growth” firms • Heavy use of student graduate assistants • Reports to SBA using “EDMISII” guidelines
- 10. SBTDC Organizational Hierarchy Executive Director Regional Director Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Regional Director Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Regional Director Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Regional Director Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist Center Director Counselor Counselor Counselor Specialist State Level Staff
- 11. North Carolina Community College System’s
- 12. Small Business Center Network • Started in 1984 by General Assembly • SBC hosted by Community Colleges • Some SBCs have multiple sites or satellite offices – 60+ offices • SBC within 30 minute drive of every North Carolinian • 100% State Funded through NC Legislature ~ $6.3M.
- 13. SBCN in a Nutshell • Purpose is to create business startups, create/retain jobs • Services are FREE or nominal cost • Seminars/Workshops under 10hrs, most 3 hrs • “No wrong door” • Local and Available
- 14. SBCN Today The most extensive state funded small business assistance program in the nation
- 15. SBCN Organization Local SBC •Governed Locally •1 Full Time Director •1 Part Time Administrative Assistant
- 16. SBCN Organizational Hierarchy TEST
- 17. Alleghany Surry Stokes Anson Ashe Avery East/Northeast Bertie Region Beaufort Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Caldwell Burke Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Clay Columbus Craven Cumberland Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln McDowell Macon Madison Martin Moore Nash New Hanover Onslow Pender Person Pitt Polk Randolph Robeson Rockingham Rowan Sampson Stanly Swain Union Warren Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Wake Piedmont/Triad Region Research Triangle Region Western Region Charlotte Region Southeast Region State Director Dr. George Millsaps Small Business Center Network NC Community College System 5003 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5003 (919) 807-7217 (office) millsapsg@nccommunitycolleges.edu Mark Hagenbuch, Regional Director Guilford Technical Community College 1451 South Elm Eugene Street, Suite 1201 Greensboro, NC 27406 (336) 334-4822 x62003 mthagenbuch@gtcc.edu LaShon Harley, Regional Director Durham Technical Community College 400 West Main Street, Suite 300 Durham, NC 27701 (919) 536-7241 x4501 harleyl@durhamtech.edu Ginger O’Neal, Regional Director College of the Albemarle PO Box 2327 Elizabeth City, NC 27906 (252) 335-0821 x2370 ginger_oneal@albemarle.edu Eddie McGimsey, Regional Director Western Piedmont Community College Foothills Higher Education Center 2128 South Sterling Street Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 448-6719 emcgimsey@wpcc.edu Renee Hode, Regional Director Central Piedmont Community College PO Box 35009 Charlotte, NC 28235 (704) 330-6832 renee.hode@cpcc.edu Doug Tarble, Regional Director Cape Fear Community College 411 N. Front Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 362-7469 dtarble@cfcc.edu October 2014 Anne Shaw, Lead State Director Policies/Procedures and Programming Coastal Carolina Community College 444 Western Blvd Jacksonville, NC 28546 (910) 938-6319 shawa@coastalcarolina.edu Dean Kanipe, Lead State Director Marketing and Professional Development Small Business Center McDowell Technical Community College 54 College Drive Marion, NC 28752 (828) 652-0634 deank@mcdowelltech.edu
- 18. Local SBC Organization Board of Trustees President Division/Department Small Business Center
- 19. SBC Purpose Economic Development • Increase success rate and number of profitable small businesses – Education and Training – Counseling – Information and Referral
- 20. SBC Director • Primarily SBC Duties – Counsel Clients –Arrange/ Coordinate/ Teach Seminars –Manage Resource Center
- 21. SBCN Services • One-on-one Confidential Counseling • Seminars/Workshops and mini-courses • Resource Center
- 22. One on one Counseling • Free • Confidential One-on- one • New and Expanding
- 23. SBCN CMS Client Management System • Confidential – Exempt from Public Records • Accessed through NCID • All Client information • Document, validate, verify
- 30. Seminars Workshops • Free or nominal cost • Experts • “Core” Offerings • Additional Local interest Offerings
- 31. Core Curriculum • Offer at least two times per year – How to Start a Business – Financing Your Small Business – How to Write a Business Plan – Market Research and Marketing – Record Keeping and Taxes • Offered vs Held • Can be combined (NC REAL, FastTrac)
- 32. Seminars • Responsive to local community – specific and unique • Higher cost and/or lower attendance • “Cutting Edge” Presentations • Collaborate with State Agencies • Ability to hold “major” events • Ability to link college with community
- 36. Resource Center • Books • Handouts • Videos • DVDs • Resource Guides • Internet Access
- 37. Resource Center
- 38. SBCN FY 2012-2013 Impacts at a Glance • 3,781 Entrepreneurship Training Events • 46,782 Event Attendees • 6,971 Counseling Clients • 17,664 Counseling Hours • 1,732 Jobs Created • 1,235 Jobs Saved • $2,097 Per Job Created/Retained • 528 Business Startups
- 39. Ending Thoughts • If major industries are the economic engine then small businesses are the rest of the car. • If you need to recruit major industries to drive economies you need small businesses to attract them and support them. • If major industries create paychecks, small businesses create quality of life.