Edgecombe Community College - Small Business Center

08/25/2026

💻 A free laptop is just the beginning.
Living Better Life is helping small business owners build the digital skills they need to save time, stay organized, and operate their businesses more efficiently.
Join us for Digital Business Essentials, a FREE two-day, hands-on training designed specifically for small business owners.

Participants will learn practical ways to use:
✨ Artificial intelligence for everyday business tasks
📊 Wave for invoicing and financial organization
💻 Northstar Digital Literacy
📁 Google business tools
🎨 Canva
📅 Scheduling and productivity tools

Training Dates:
📅 Monday, August 31, 2026
📅 Wednesday, September 2, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Participants must attend both sessions to complete the program.
And here's the exciting part: participants who complete the program will receive a FREE LAPTOP, plus access to scheduled Digital Labs for continued technology assistance.

Space is limited and registration is required.

👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/GbMyQcVGPFJkAseu8
Or scan the QR code on the flyer to reserve your spot.

Know a small business owner who could benefit? Share this opportunity with them!

08/20/2026

Edgecombe Community College directors Laura Brown Evans and Tameka Kenan-Norman have completed the 2025-26 Leadership Edgecombe Academy, a professional development program presented by the Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce.

Edgecombe Community College directors Laura Brown Evans and Tameka Kenan-Norman have completed the 2025-26 Leadership Edgecombe Academy, a professional development program presented by the Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce. Evans, director of the Small Business Center, and Kenan-Norman, executiv...

08/11/2026

Eligible businesses and nonprofits in the primary North Carolina counties of Alleghany, Ashe, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Edgecombe, Forsyth, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Johnston, Lenoir, Martin, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pender, Pitt, Sampson, Stokes, Surry, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, and Yadkin and the Virginia counties of Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, and Southampton may apply for low-interest federal disaster loans for economic injury.

Key Deadline:
Economic Injury Loans: March 10, 2027

Apply online: sba.gov/disaster

Application Deadline: March 10, 2027

For additional assistance:
SBA Customer Service Center: (800) 659-2955
Email: [email protected]
Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1

08/10/2026

🗣️ Join us this Thursday, August 13th at 11:30am for our Google Power Hour Lunch & Learn with Tierra Norwood at Sweet P's Galaxy Lemonade here in Tarboro!

Click here for more details: https://www.ncsbc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=190460040

Can't attend? No worries! Our next Google Power Hour Lunch & Learn is Thursday, September 15th in the Barnes Auditorium on the ECC Rocky Mount Campus!

08/03/2026

Our first Google Power Hour session with Tierra Norwood is coming up! ✨

Thursday, August 13th
11:30am-1pm
Sweet P's Galaxy Lemonade | 125 E Granville St | Tarboro

Register for your spot today: https://www.ncsbc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=190460040

07/30/2026

America 250 NC Food Trucks & Vendor Mall
August 13th 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Tarboro Town Commons

Contact Tammi Faison for more info: 252-641-7834

07/09/2026

We're so proud of you, Craig! 🥳👏

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 n...

06/30/2026

Just a friendly reminder that ECC will be closed this Thursday & Friday in observance of Independence Day

06/25/2026

Earn Your Agriculture Certificates
Friday, June 26 | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Market Plus Inc.
707 S. McDaniel St.
Enfield, NC 27823

Designed for:

🌱 Beginning Farmers
🌱 New Farmers
🌱 Current Farmers
🌱 Transitioning Farmers

Instructor:
Dr. Osei Yeboah
Executive Director, International Trade Center
North Carolina A&T State University

Topics will focus on building practical agricultural knowledge, increasing profitability, and growing sustainable farm businesses.

Contact :

[email protected]
[email protected]