Training and Events

From one hour to 10 weeks, the Small Business Center offers small-business training to help you start and build your business:

• SBC events and workshops – One- to three-hour webinars covering common business topics, offered by Wake Tech's Small Business Center and the Small Business Center Network of North Carolina
   
• LaunchWakeCounty – Free, community-based entrepreneurship programs offered in the Fall and Spring semesters that include curriculum training, mentoring, networking and access to capital (Application required)
   
• LaunchWakeTech – Wake Tech student-focused entrepreneurship programs for degree and non-degree students
   
• Main Street Entrepreneurs Accelerator Program – A training and pitch competition for student entrepreneurs and small-business owners in Wake County, aimed at accelerating business growth
   
• Wake Tech Contractor's Academy – An eight-week, fee-based training program offered each Spring semester for established small-business owners who want to sell goods and services to public entities
   
• Pop-Up Shops at Martin Street – Affordable retail space in downtown Raleigh and small-business counseling for participating minority- and women-owned businesses

Wake Tech also offers a number of courses on starting a new business.

Events

We also can provide half- to full-day events focused on small-business training. Here are some examples of intensive training focused on small-business owners:

• Barber & Cosmetology Business Summit 
• Black Business Momentum
• Hispanic Business Momentum
• Financial Fortitude Summit