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Page 2 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, August 18-August 24, 2022 WHAT IS THE SBC? WHAT IS THE SBC? The Small Business The Small Business Center is a part of the NC Center is a part of the NC Community Colleges Small Community Colleges Small Business Network. Business Network. We are our states largest We are our states largest state-supported small state-supported small Business Assistance Business Assistance incentive. Over 30 years incentive. Over 30 years old, we were started back in 1984. The Small Business old, we were started back in 1984. The Small Business Center Network has at least one Small Business Center Center Network has at least one Small Business Center at each of our Community Colleges. at each of our Community Colleges. WHERE CAN I FIND IT? WHERE CAN I FIND IT? The Small Business Center is located at Isothermal The Small Business Center is located at Isothermal Community College and serves both Polk and Community College and serves both Polk and Rutherford County. The offi ce is in the Engineering Rutherford County. The offi ce is in the Engineering Technology Workforce Development Building. Technology Workforce Development Building. WHAT CAN IT DO FOR ME? WHAT CAN IT DO FOR ME? The Small Business Center focuses on The Small Business Center focuses on entrepreneurship, Small Business and economic entrepreneurship, Small Business and economic development with emphasis on assisting start-ups and development with emphasis on assisting start-ups and existing businesses seeking disaster assistance or existing businesses seeking disaster assistance or referral information all free. referral information all free. FREE SEMINARS FOR FALL for all potential and existing business owners. QUICKBOOKS Introduction Part-1 August 23, 2022 6:00pm-8:00pm In-person ETWD Rutherford Campus QUICKBOOKS Beyond the Basics- Part-2 August 29, 2022 6:00pm-8:00pm In-Person ETWD Rutherford Campus Starting a Small Business in 2022-Sept. 6, 2022 1:00pm -3:00pm. In-Person Polk Campus LinkedIn for Business- Sept. 13, 2022 6:00pm-8:00pm Webinar Online Bookkeeping –Sept. 20,2022 6:00pm-9:00pm In- Person ETWD Rutherford Campus Fundamentals of a Business Plan-Sept. 22, 2022 1:00pm-3:00 pm In-Person Polk Campus Taxes for Small Businesses- Sept.27, 2022 6:00pm-9:00pm In Person ETWD Rutherford Campus ©Community First Media Community First Media 286 ICC Loop Rd., Spindale, NC • 828-395-1416 For information or to register, please call Dee Spurlin For information or to register, please call Dee Spurlin 828-395-1416 or e-mail dspurlin@isothermal.edu 828-395-1416 or e-mail dspurlin@isothermal.edu Please check our web page Please check our web page https://www.isothermal.edu/industry/sbc/index.html https://www.isothermal.edu/industry/sbc/index.html or the State Small Business Center page or the State Small Business Center page https://www.ncsbc.net//center.aspx?center=75260 for additional seminars. https://www.ncsbc.net//center.aspx?center=75260 for additional seminars. 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She will go to work and continue her studies at Sonoco, a plastics injection molding operation in Forest City. The facility primarily makes packaging components for many types of consumer products. "We are excited to have this partnership with the college and look forward to what it will mean for our company and the community," said Ben Lucas, Sonoco's plant manager. This particular a p p r e n t i c e s h i p will span three years, but other companies can customize similar experiences to meet specifi c needs, said Mark Franklin, Isothermal's director of Customized Training and Development. "We see this as a great workforce development tool that will lead to greater student success," said Franklin. Lucas is looking forward to the apprenticeship. "I'm grateful for the opportunity and I can't wait to get started," she said Wednesday at a ceremony where she signed the offi cial commitment documents. For more information on participating in or hosting a registered apprenticeship program, contact Franklin at mfranklin@isothermal.edu or 828-395-1677. Isothermal Community College student enters apprenticeship program with Sonoco Article Provided By: Jean Gordon. Photos Contributed. Tabitha Lucas signed the offi cial apprenticeship agreement with Sonoco and Isothermal Community College this week. This is the fi rst offi cial registered manufacturing apprenticeship in Isothermal's service area. Offi cials anticipate there will be many more. Lucas (center) is pictured with Dr. Margaret Annunziata, ICC's president, and Ben Fuller, plant manager of Sonoco's Forest City injection molding facility. Lucas (center) is pictured with her daughter, Tara, who is a student at Rutherford Early College High School (REaCH) and her husband, Rick. Gov. Cooper announced the beginning of the Governor's School Supply Drive and encouraged people to donate school supplies for public school students and teachers across the state. On average, teachers in North Carolina spend over $500 of their own money on supplies for their classrooms each year. The Governor's School Supply Drive will run through August 31, 2022. As in past years, the State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) and Communities In Schools of North Carolina are partnering to collect and deliver the school supplies. Donation bins will be available in all State Employees' Credit Union locations statewide. North Carolina residents can participate by dropping off supplies at a SECU location or by organizing a drive at their own workplace. Governor's School Supply Drive Kicks Off Article Provided By: ncdhhs

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