Small Business Center Opens in Kings Mountain

The Small Business Center at Cleveland Community College has announced a “How to Start a Small Business” seminar on Tuesday, March 12, at 6:00 p.m., at its new satellite office in the former SunTrust Bank building at 700 West King Street in Kings Mountain.

If you are considering starting a business, the presentation will help you understand what is needed to begin. Would you like the structure of your business to be a sole proprietor, partnership, limited liability company [LLC], S-corporation, C-corporation? Have you registered the business with the Register of Deeds office? Do you have an Employer Identification Number [EIN]? Will the county or city zoning ordinances allow your business to be located at your preferred address? How will you market your products or services? Do you have a business plan?

To register for the seminar, contact Seve Padgett at 704-669-4146 or email padgetts@clevelandcc.edu. If you would like to discuss your plans for starting or growing your business, call or email for an appointment.

“As the second largest city in Cleveland County, we would like to provide Kings Mountain with more convenient access to Small Business Center resources,” said Steve Padgett, director. “Economic development is increasing in and around Kings Mountain, making the east side of Cleveland County an area of opportunity for small business growth.”

The mission of the Small Business Center is to increase the success rate and number of viable small businesses in Cleveland County. The center provides high quality, readily accessible assistance to prospective and existing small business owners. The goal of the center is job creation and retention.

“Small business is an important part of our community,” said Dr. Jason Hurst, president of Cleveland Community College. “We are honored to support our local entrepreneurs through the services provided by the Small Business Center.”