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Edgecombe County Resident One of 18 Entrepreneurs Selected for First SBCN Startup Showdown

Craig Woodall gets emotional when he thinks about how far he’s come. The Air Force veteran and former call center director has decided to branch out and pursue entrepreneurship. His work with the Small Business Center at Edgecombe Community College, along with developing and repeatedly testing a new device, has led to his selection as […]

ECC Employees Attend Chamber’s Leadership Conference

Get’cha Head in the Game Laura Brown Evans, Small Business Center director; Araminta Burns, administrative assistant II; and Tameka Kenan-Norman, executive director of public information and institutional advancement, joined more than 200 professionals at the Women’s Leadership Conference in Rocky Mount, organized by the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce. Held March 19 at the […]

Small Business Center Helps Small Businesses Succeed

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 […]

Small Business Center Receives New Funding to Support Local Business Owners

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 […]

Small Business Center Director Receives State Award

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 […]