new ventures business development provides resources for starting and growing businesses
Valentine's Day Art Sale Feb. 8-12
Show
your love and appreciation this Valentine’s Day by giving that
special person an art piece by one of the acclaimed local artists on
exhibit at Olde
Mill Gallery and Studios.
Olde Mill Gallery provides you the opportunity to purchase a one of a kind gift for your loved one during the five business days between February 8th and 12th at 15% off the regular price. Do not miss the opportunity to give a gift that will last a lifetime when you purchase one of the beautiful original art pieces by a participating artist.
The selection includes stained glass, pottery, paintings, crafts, wood work, photography, and jewelry.
The Olde Mill Gallery and Studios is located at 514 N. Washington Street, Wadesboro, in the Lockhart-Taylor Center of South Piedmont Community College. Phone: 704-272-5457. Hours: Mon. – Thur. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and by appointment.
Don't Give Your Money Away
Anson Women's Center is partnering with the Family Financial Literacy Coalition, a program of Community Link, to provide free income tax preparation and filing assistance.
Certified tax preparers are ready to provide FREE and FAST Electronic filing for households earning under $49,000/year. Call New Ventures Business Development, Inc., at 704-272-5457 to schedule an appointment.
Volunteers are available by appointment only at Anson Women's Center, 514 N. Washington St., Wadesboro, from January 28 through April 15 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
IMPORTANT: Please bring the following documents with you:
- Valid driver’s license or state issued ID.
- Social Security cards and birth dates for all individuals on the tax return.
- Wage & earnings statements from ALL employers (W-2, W-2G, 1099).
- Interest & dividend statements from banks (Forms 1099).
- Tax Year 2008 Federal and State returns if available.
- Tax Year 2009 tax package if you received one.
- Other relevant information about income & expenses.
- All receipts if itemizing deductions.
- Banking documents if you want direct deposit of refund.
Family Financial Literacy Coalition volunteers are trained and tested in current tax law using IRS material to provide the following services:
- Form 982
- Form 1040EZ
- Form 1040A
- Form 1040
- Schedule A, B, EIC & R
- Form 1040-V
- Form 1040-ES
- Form 2441 (Child and Dependent Care Credit)
- Form 5450
- Form 8863 (Education Credits)
- Form 8812 (Additional Child Tax Credit)
- Form 8888 (Direct Deposit)
The volunteers will not prepare:
- Schedule C (Profit of Loss from Business)
- Complicated & Advanced Schedule D (Capital Gains and Losses)
- Schedule E (Rents & Losses)
- Form SS-5 (Request for Social Security Number)
- Form 2106 (Employee Business Expenses)
- Form 3903 (Moving)
- Form 8606 (Non-deductible IRA)
- Form 8615 (Minor's Investment Income)
NVBDI To Offer FastTrac® Training
The FastTrac LaunchPad program at South Piedmont Community College can help get your entrepreneurial dreams off the ground.
You
made a career out of using your knowledge, skills and ideas to help
someone else's business succeed. Maybe it’s time to put yourself in
charge. The Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac LaunchPad Program is a practical,
hands-on business development program designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs
hone the skills needed to create, grow and manage a successful business.
If you have the ambition, this six-week course can help you embrace
the entrepreneurial spirit and take that first giant step toward achieving
your dreams — even in the toughest economic conditions.
Just think: Maybe you’ll start the next Microsoft, FedEx, Johnson & Johnson or Outback Steakhouse. They were all started by first-time entrepreneurs during an economic downturn.
Qualified dislocated or unemployed workers may receive a scholarship for this course.
Contact Lois Crumpler, Anson County Outreach Coordinator and certified FastTrac instructor, at 704-272-5463 for information on how to apply. The FastTrac course is slated for Mondays and Wednesdays February 15 through March 24 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the SPCC Lockhart-Taylor Center in Wadesboro.
Anson Women's Center Opens
Anson
Women’s Center held a grand opening celebration Thursday,
Oct. 1, 2009, at its Lockhart-Taylor Center location at 514 N. Washington
Street, Wadesboro.
A joint initiative of New Ventures Business Development, Inc., and South Piedmont Community College, the Anson Women’s Center serves as a regional resource and advocacy facility for individuals and families. Staff work with other community agencies to help clients find the services they need to build confidence and become self-sufficient.
“The purpose of the center is to help people reach their full potential, both personally and professionally,” said Lois Crumpler, director of the Anson Women’s Center and the Anson County Outreach Coordinator for New Ventures Business Development, Inc. “The center welcomes any adult, male or female, who comes for information or assistance.”
Glenda Horton Manning, a nationally-known motivational speaker and author of children’s books, was the keynote speaker for the opening ceremony. Manning has spoken in Wadesboro before, and the message she delivered during one of those programs is often credited with sparking the HOLLA! movement in Anson County. HOLLA (Helping Our Loved Ones Learn and Achieve) is a grassroots organization focused on raising educational standards and expectations for today’s youth.
Additional women on the program included Crumpler; Anna Baucom, chairman of the Anson County Commissioners; Lula Jackson, director of the Anson County Department of Social Services; Lynn Edwards, executive director of the Anson County Chamber of Commerce; Donna McNair, retired educational administrator; Lynn Horton, former mayor of Wadesboro; and Sandy Huntley, director of the Lockhart-Taylor Center and South Piedmont Community College continuing education services for Anson County.
Rob Rollins, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Wadesboro, offered the dedication prayer. Rollins is a certified trainer in Bridges Out of Poverty and leader of the local Circles of Hope program targeting generational poverty.
Low-Cost, Flexible Work Space
The 8,100 square foot Artisan and Business Center — located in the South Piedmont Community College Lockhart-Taylor Center at 514 N. Washington St. in Wadesboro — offers studio space for artisans and craftsmen and office space suitable for businesses needing advanced technology. The flexible design can fit your specifications — large or small — offering a custom fit at a bargain price. For more information, contact New Ventures for details or call us at 704-272-5457.
Nearly $2M Of Economic Impact
New Ventures Business Development, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation, is one of seven Business and Technology TeleCenters in North Carolina that were established under the e-NC Authority. The centers support economic development in rural counties by providing resources for new business start ups and improving existing businesses and by infusing technology into business operations. Through outreach, New Ventures identifies small business entrepreneurs, then identifies or develops resources to remove any obstacles between the entrepreneur and success.
Through 2007, New Ventures has provided entrepreneurs with 811 one-to-one consultations, conducted 16 seminars and workshops totaling 226 attendees and 592 contact hours, and created 59 jobs. During calendar 2007, NVBDI documented 429 consultations and meetings with local entrepreneurs, leading to the creation of 27 jobs.
Entrepreneurs
with whom New Ventures worked during 2007 reported revenues of $1,155,500;
capital investment totaled $449,000; property taxes paid exceeded $6,100;
and payroll to employees and contractors was $384,854. The total activity
for those entrepreneurs produced a gross raw dollar impact of $1,995,539.
Resources provided and under development by New Ventures include:
- The Artisan and Business Center provides an art gallery as well as office and studio space with shared services;
- Olde Mill Gallery and Studios for spurring sales and driving tourism traffic using a collaborative marketing plan to make the center and Anson County a heritage-tourism and entrepreneurial destination
- A Women's Center to provide women with avenues to move forward in building their confidence and understanding of an ever changing world and to empower, embrace, enrich, and enlighten them through knowledge, skill building, networks and resources;
- An e-commerce web site, ebizanson.org, that allows the arts and crafts community and local merchants to reach markets outside their geographic boundaries;
- And a certified, shared-use commercial kitchen available to caterers and value-added producers — opening mid-2009.
New Ventures is headquartered in the South Piedmont Community College Lockhart-Taylor Center at 514 N. Washington St. in Wadesboro. Contact us at 704-272-5457 for more information.
Location
The Anson County Center is located in the South Piedmont Community College Lockhart-Taylor Center at 514 North Washington Street, Wadesboro, N.C.
Contact the center at the the Lockhart-Taylor Center at 704.272.5457.
Anson Schedule
The Anson Center currently is open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 9-3, and by appointment. Contact the center at 704.272.5457.
Visit the ebizanson.org site to shop for acclaimed art and quality merchandise from local sellers.
SPCC Small Business Center maintains a resource center at the Lockhart-Taylor Center. Contact Vince Holloman at 704.694.6505.
SCORE consultants are available by appointment. Contact the NVBDI Anson Center at 704.272.5457.
Union Schedule
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SPCC Small Business Center staff is available by appointment. Contact Vince Holloman at 704.289.8588.
SCORE consultants are available by appointment. Contact the Union County Chamber at 704.289.4567.
Sponsors
Union County Chamber of Commerce
South Piedmont Community College
Partners
South Piedmont Community College Small Business Center