Small businesses account for nearly half of the United States’ economic activity, and they create two-thirds of net new jobs, according to a recent study by the Small Business Administration. But for Laura Penny, her business would never have begun had it not been for the Small Business Center at Edgecombe Community College. When Penny […]
The Small Business Center of Edgecombe Community College is ready to help local small businesses reboot, recover, and rebuild. The NC Community College System’s Small Business Center Network recently received new funding to support additional counseling services for small businesses. ECC’s Small Business Center is a member of this network. According to Katelyn Edmondson, director […]
Katelyn Edmondson, director of the Small Business Center at Edgecombe Community College, recently received an Innovation Award from the NC Community College System Small Business Center Network. Edmondson received the Innovation Award – Programs and Seminars, along with Theresa Peaden, director of the Nash Community College Small Business Center, and Melissa Evans, director of the […]