Southwestern Community College Small Business Center Training Classes for January and February 2023

The Small Business Center at Southwestern Community College has shared a schedule of classes with Macon Media they have organized for local business owners and entrepreneurs. It is posted below.

January/February Offerings: 

[Schedule a Counseling Meeting and Register for Classes]

1/4- How to Create a Clear Marketing Strategy & Stick to It

 1/4- Are You Ready to Be an Entrepreneur?

1/10- How to Start a Business

1/11- Pulling Back the Curtain on Small Business Lending - What You Need to Know

1/16- Appalachian Farm School 2023

1/17- Financing Your Small Business

1/18- Using Relationships to Grow Your Business

1/25- Overcoming the Fear of Becoming Your Own Boss

1/27- How to Write a Business Plan

2/1- Marketing Your Business

2/1- Create & Manage a Powerful Business Brand

2/1 - Creating a Business Budget and Sticking to It

2/3- QuickBooks Online Session 1 - Set-Up

2/8- Knowing Your Small Business Resources

2/9- How to Find Customers

2/9- Agritourism Panel

2/10 QuickBooks Online Session 2 - Bank Fees

2/15 - Managing Balance and Burnout in Your Business to Keep Your Head Above Water

2/16 - Agritourism Panel

2/17 - QuickBooks Online Session 3 - Invoicing and Payments

2/21 - Your Small Business Taxes

2/22 - Creating a Happier and More Motivated Team

2/24 - QuickBooks Online Session 4 - Reconciling and Reports

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Live Video of District #50 Debate Begins at 7 PM

A debate between candidates for the NC Senate 50th District Seat is taking place tonight at 7 pm at Southwestern Community College in Sylva, NC. Jim Davis is the incumbent, elected to the seat in November 2010. Bobby Kuppers is the challenger. Both men have previously served as Macon County Commissioners.



**7:02pm** They're having audio issues at Southwestern Community College. Hopefully, they can either fix it or there is recorded audio that will be available after the debate has finished.  --Editor


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Southwestern Community College Hosts Candidate Debate for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners

Last night, Southwestern Community College in Sylva hosted a debate for candidates seeking seats on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners.

Candidates participating were Boyce Deitz, Doug Cody, Charles Elders, Ron Mau, Brian McMahan, and Gayle Woody.

The debate was streamed live online and a recorded version is embedded below.






This was the first in a series of debates for the 2018 election season.

The second debate on Oct. 18 will host candidates for N.C. State Assembly: Rep. Mike Clampitt and Joe Sam Queen.

The third debate on Oct. 25 will host candidates for N.C. State Senate: Sen. Jim Davis and Robert Kuppers.

All of the debates will take place at 7 p.m. in the Burrell Conference Center on SCC’s Jackson Campus and are completely free and open to the public.



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Adult Planetarium Programs at the Library Shows at 2 pm and 6 pm on Thursday, February 9th

Thursday, February 9th 2:00 p.m. in the Macon County Public Library Living Room, Planetarium program “IMPACT!” with SCC science chair & physics instructor Matt Cass introducing and leading a discussion on the reason behind some of NASA's current missions.

Impact! is a portable planetarium show that teaches about meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. It includes results from recent NASA missions and about the dangers they can pose to life on Earth.
It shows dramatically the effects of the Chicxulub and Tungusta events, plus the Pallasite impact that resulted in the Brenham meteorite fall, and describes ways that asteroid hunters seek new objects in the solar system, and how ground penetrating radar is used to find meteorites that have survived to the Earth's surface. Narrated by astronaut Tom Jones, it also discusses ways that humans might try to deflect an asteroid or comet that is on a collision course with Earth.

Millions of asteroids and comets lurk among the planets -- left over bits and pieces from the solar system's formation four and a half billion years ago. Because of them, we live in a dangerous cosmic shooting gallery and impacts still shape the surfaces of the planets and moons. For instance, without warning on Feb. 15, 2013, an asteroid fragment struck Siberia and exploded over a populated area close to the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. Dozens of building- and car-mounted video cameras captured the meteor's descent and the shadows it cast, making it the most documented meteor event in history. There were no deaths, but about 1,500 injuries occurred, mostly cuts from glass that broke due to the force of the shock wave produced when the meteor broke up in the atmosphere. Sound waves from this explosion circled the Earth several times.

Thursday, February 9th, 6:00 p.m. in the Macon County Public Library Living Room, Planetarium Program “Back To The Moon For Good” with SCC science chair & physics instructor Matt Cass introducing the film and leading a discussion on where the upcoming administration might want to redirect NASA's missions.

This is an exciting, educational show narrated by award-winning actor Tim Allen. The 25-minute digital film highlights the history of exploring the moon and provides an insider's look at the teams vying for the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest incentivized prize in history.
Back To The Moon For Good begins with a tour through the history of lunar exploration, tracing back to the 1960s and 1970s. We hear from some of the teams racing to land a robotic spacecraft on the moon and win the Google Lunar XPRIZE. The audience is taken on a successful launch, landing and tour of the lunar surface. The show ends with an enticing visualization of a future settlement on the moon.

The stunning visuals and compelling narrative of the show explain the importance of the Google Lunar XPRIZE in encouraging today's space entrepreneurs and innovators to collaborate toward building a new space economy while inspiring the next generation to "shoot for the moon."
The show was executive produced by Robert K. Weiss and Alexandra Hall, produced by NSC Creative, an award-winning computer animation studio, and written by Ryan Wyatt.

These planetarium programs are supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
This discussion series was funded by Pushing the Limits which is a reading, viewing and discussion program for adults in communities served by rural libraries, made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation. The program is the work of a team of library professionals, scientists, and filmmakers from organizations including Dartmouth College, the Association for Rural and Small Libraries, the Califa Library Group, Public Library Association, Dawson Media Group, Institute for Learning Innovations, Goodman Research Group, and Oregon State University.

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Macon County Commissioners meet with SCC Board of Trustees

The Macon County Commissioners met last night in the Groves Center on the Siler Farm Road Campus of Southwestern Community College. I have the full video below and I have also cut it into segments for those who are only interested in a segment of the meeting. The last meeting of the county commissioners can be viewed by clicking here.

The agenda of the meeting:

MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CONTINUED SESSION
6 P.M.
MARCH 18, 2014
AGENDA

1. Reconvene at the Cecil L. Groves Center on the Macon County campus of Southwestern Community College (SCC) and welcome by Chairman Corbin

2. Discussion regarding master plan for SCC Macon Campus - Dr. Don Tomas, President of SCC

• Introductions
• Overview of master plan and rationale
  • Groves Center
  • Public Safety Training Center (PSTC)
  • Annex
• Discussion/question and answer session
• Request for consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding between SCC and Macon County

3. Consideration of resolution honoring Robert "Bob" Carpenter

4. Consideration of lease for Highlands Road convenience center site

5. Consideration of engineering proposals for Parker Meadows Recreational Park

6. Consideration of architectural proposals for Parker Meadows Recreational Park

7. Adjourn


Here is the press kit that was distributed to members of the media:

Press Kit 03-18-2014 by Thunder Pig

MEDIA ROLL CALL
Macon Media (me)
The Franklin Press
Macon County News
WNCC-FM/WFSC-AM

The videos:

Full Meeting



Video of the joint meeting between the Macon county Commissioners and the Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees that took place in the Groves Center on the SCC Siler Road Campus on March 18, 2014.


Part 1 Honoring Senator Bob and renewing the lease for the Highlands Convenience Center


Topics covered include:

Honoring the late Senator Bob Carpenter by voting to rename the Macon County Community Facilities Building after him.

The vote to renew the lease for the Highlands Road Convenience Center.


Part 2 Workforce Solutions seeks office space


Dale West and Jim MCMahon of the North Carolina Department of Commerce's Workforce Solutions (formerly known as the NC Employment Security Commission or Unemployment Office) approach the county commissioners for assistance in obtaining office space since the state of North Carolina will no longer be paying for their current office building ($4,000 a month).


Part 3 Parker Meadows Engineering Proposals

The Macon County Commissioners consider engineering proposals for the Parker Meadows Recreation Facility.

Part 4 The SCC Master Plan

The Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees present their Master Plan for the next 25 to 30 years to the Macon County Commissioners and lock down a 19 acre tract that is currently owned by Macon County for future expansion of the community college.


Here is a better copy of the video that Dr Tomas used as part of his presentation to the Commissioners:

  Success in the New Economy from Brian Y. Marsh on Vimeo.

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