Free Seminars/Webinars
Online
Please check each individual seminar to see its location and registration information. Attend any 5 seminars with the Core Business Seminar (CBS) designation, and you will receive an Entrepreneurial Foundation Certificate.
Call 919-718-7544 to pre-register or for more information about Online seminars.
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Food Truck Dreaming: Preparing for a Safe, Legal, Profitable Mobile Food Business
Jun03This interactive, lively overview will cut through the noise with clear, specific, unique information and support for you and your food truck dreams. In a confidential, judgment-free space we’ll address the realities of food business you’ll need to know to make it work, including: business planning for a mobile food business, basics of food business financials and the rules of regulations and inspections.
- Start • End Date: 06/03/2026 • 06/03/2026
- Day: W
- Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Cost: Free
- Instructor: Dani Black
- Location Code: ONLINE (Class is held online)
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Work Smarter, Not Harder: Level Up Your Social Media with AI
Jun04Feeling overwhelmed by the constant demand for fresh social media content? You don’t need to be a tech genius to make generative AI work for you. Join us for a fast-paced, highly practical session designed to show you how AI can seamlessly fit into your current workflow. No complex theories, just real, actionable strategies you can use immediately. In this class, you’ll watch live, click-by-click demonstrations showing how to chain different AI tools together. By seeing these real-time workflows in action, you can easily copy, adapt, and build upon them to fit your own business needs. What we’ll cover in this 1-hour session: - The Infinite Content Engine: How to use AI to brainstorm, script, and repurpose one idea into a whole week of posts. - Designing at Scale: The secret to linking AI- generated text with design templates to batch-produce beautiful graphics in seconds. - Smart Pipelines: How to instantly curate industry news or newsletters and turn them into punchy, on-brand social updates. - The Next Frontier: A live look at cutting-edge "AI agents" that can handle tedious, repetitive marketing tasks for you. Leave with a toolkit of practical shortcuts, copy-and-paste prompts, and the exact workflows you need to streamline your production and get your time back.
- Start • End Date: 06/04/2026 • 06/04/2026
- Day: Th
- Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Cost: Free
- Instructor: Katie Stokes
- Location Code: ONLINE (Class is held online)
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Penny Ballgame -Costs, Prices and Profits for Food Businesses
Jun10How can you know whether you'll make money in food business? Do the math! Sometimes smart, talented people who are very good at food might plan or start businesses without the basic “food math” needed to get profitable. Gaps show up over time, not overnight. Don't let fear of the unknown (or of math) hold you back. Come learn the fundamentals of how food becomes revenue, and revenue becomes profit in a restaurant, food truck, bakery or catering business. In this seminar, we’re stripping away the math-anxiety to show you the vital metrics every food founder needs to stay profitable. Learn to manage your growth and master your numbers without leaving the kitchen behind."
- Start • End Date: 06/10/2026 • 06/10/2026
- Day: W
- Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Cost: Free
- Instructor: Dani Black
- Location Code: ONLINE (Class is held online)
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How to Obtain Capital for Your Business (Taught in Spanish)
Aug06Securing funding is one of the most significant hurdles for small business owners and entrepreneurs. This seminar is designed to demystify the capital acquisition process, specifically tailored for the Spanish-speaking business community in North Carolina. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the financial landscape and the concrete steps needed to prepare their business for lending.
- Start • End Date: 08/06/2026 • 08/06/2026
- Day: Th
- Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- Cost: Free
- Instructor: Carlos Liriano
- Location Code: ONLINE (Class is held online)
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