[PMM] Spread the Word! - Business Scholarships - December 14th Deadline

[Plaza Midwood Merchants]

From: Whitcomb, Gail [mailto:gwhitcomb at ci.charlotte.nc.us] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:59 PM
To: 'Lesa Kastanas'; 'Andy Kastanas'; Horton, Brian D.
Subject: FW: Spread the Word! - Business Scholarships - December 14th
Deadline

 

Plaza Midwood Merchants,

 

The City of Charlotte has a great opportunity to help existing businesses
gain the skills they need to increase profit and cash flow by undertaking a
5 month program to gain new skills at Central Piedmont Community College. 

 

CORE Program
<http://cce.cpcc.edu/e-institute/courses/getting-to-the-core-of-business-str
ategic-development-program>  Scholarship funds are available for:

1.       Businesses located in Charlotte's Corridor Revitalization Geography
<http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/nbs/ed/financialprograms/Documents/Progr
amGeographyMap2008.pdf>  (THAT's YOU!)

2.       Certified SBE Firms located in an 8-county area
<http://charmeck.org/city/charlotte/nbs/ed/SBO/Pages/default.aspx>  (Anson,
Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln,  Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union, York)

 

The scholarship application deadline is December 14th. Please refer
interested business owners to Jerrianne Jackson with our office at
jbjackson at charlottenc.gov or 704-432-1311. Please share this information
with your district businesses.

 

Gail Whitcomb

Small Business Development Coordinator

 

Neighborhood & Business Services

City of Charlotte

600 E Trade Street, Suite 300

Charlotte NC  28202

PHONE: 704-336-5849
FAX: 704-336-7944
 <mailto:gwhitcomb at charlottenc.gov> gwhitcomb at charlottenc.gov

Working to make Charlotte's neighborhoods and businesses healthy and vibrant
 <http://nbs.charlottenc.gov/> http://nbs.charlottenc.gov

 

 

 


The City of Charlotte is pleased to partner with Central Piedmont Community
College's Institute for Entrepreneurship to offer ten (10) scholarships
($440 value) for Getting to the Core of Business Strategic Development
Program. This innovative five-month program will provide business owners
individualized practical training designed to teach you how to integrate,
implement, and execute a focused growth strategy.  The Getting to the Core
of Business Program will introduce you to the 11 CORE systems of a small
business, and help you develop a strategic blueprint that will drive
results. Classes will begin on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.

 

A completed scholarship application with all supporting documents, must be
submitted by Wednesday, December 14th. For more information and to download
the CORE application, visit the SBO homepage at
<http://smallbiz.charmeck.org> http://smallbiz.charmeck.org.

 

 

Jerrianne Jackson

Small Business Specialist

 

Neighborhood & Business Services

City of Charlotte

 

PHONE: 704-432-1311
FAX: 704-336-7944
jbjackson at charlottenc.gov

Working to make Charlotte's neighborhoods and businesses healthy and vibrant
http://nbs.charlottenc.gov <http://nbs.charlottenc.gov/> 

 

 

 

 

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