Main Campus Office
LeGrand Center
1800 E. Marion St.
Shelby, NC 28152
Office Hours: Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays
9 am to 4 pm
The Small Business Center at CCC is a community-based provider of education, confidential counseling, referral, and information. The objective is to increase the success rate and the number of viable small businesses in Cleveland county by providing high-quality, readily accessible professional assistance to entrepreneurs as well as prospective and existing small business owners, which leads to job creation and retention.
Become a Client
Confidential Business Counseling
Need help determining the steps to start your business? Need assistance with marketing your new business or brand? The Small Business Center provides free, one-on-one confidential counseling for your small business or startup venture. Whether you need help with developing a business plan, cash flow management, or legal assistance, we can provide expert assistance you need. The Small Business Center provides clients access to free professional services and individualized counseling, advice and referrals to client in areas such as:
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Accounting
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Marketing and branding
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Web Design and Social Media
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Legal advice
In order to become a client of the Small Business Center and start the business counseling process, click below to submit an “Online Request for Counseling” for a free business counseling session with the Small Business Center.
Business Seminars
The Small Business Center at Cleveland Community College is a part of the statewide Small Business Center Network (SBCN), a community college funded initiative focused on supporting and strengthening entrepreneurs and small businesses in the local community. In partnership with the SBCN, the Small Business Center offers free business seminars.
Training is available on a range of valuable business topics such as:
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Basics of Bookkeeping
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Introduction to Quickbooks
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Website Development for Small Businesses
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How to make an Impact with Social Media
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Financing your Small Business
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Insurance for your Small Business
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Writing a winning Business Plan
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Non-profit Fundraising without any Development Staff
To see a list of our upcoming free business seminars, please access the link below. You can also register for seminars/sessions you are interested in once on the website.
The Small Business Center is a part of the NC Community College Small Business Center Network and a member of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE). In addition to these partnerships, Cleveland County is designated as a Certified Entrepreneurial Community, with the Small Business Center serving as the sponsoring organization.
The Certified Entrepreneurial Community program is an economic development strategy that helps communities become entprepreneur-ready. A Certified Entrepreneurial Community designation signifies that this is a place where entrepreneurs succeed.
Certified Entrepreneurial Community
What our clients have to say
about working with the Small Business Center
Justin Webber J-Bird's Deli & Ales
I had knowledge of the industry and a knack for business but didn’t have all of the information needed in order to be fully prepared to open the doors. The SBC supplied me with some of the tools I lacked in the planning phase.
I cannot say enough nor express my thanks to the Small Business Center for helping me learn what it takes to have a successful business and how to be professional and patient.
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SBC Office Locations
Note: appointments at SBC satellite offices are available upon request.
Kings Mountain Office (Satellite)
(Former SunTrust Bank building)
700 West King Street
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Office Hours: Wednesdays
9 am to 4 pm
Boiling Springs Office (Satellite)
Boiling Springs Town Hall
114 E College Ave Suite B
Shelby, NC 28152Office Hours: Tuesdays
9 am to 4 pm
114 E College Ave Suite B
Shelby, NC 28152Office Hours: Tuesdays
9 am to 4 pm
Stephen Lancaster
Director
- lancastes068@clevelandcc.edu
- 704-669-4146
- LeGrand, #6102H