NCGT Building Connections with Small Business Centers to Support Growth of Local Food Economy in North Carolina

NC Growing Together is catalyzing ties between food and farm businesses, educators, Cooperative Extension staff, and Small Business Centers (SBC) across the state to build business support and education for a thriving local food economy.

2018-09-14T21:15:16-04:00July 25th, 2018|NCGT News|

NCGT Support is Growing NC Small Business Centers’ “Agripreneurship” Programs at Community Colleges

September 2017 -- NC Growing Together support is increasing the capacity of North Carolina's Small Business Centers (SBCs) to advise clients on food- and farming-related businesses.   NCGT scholarships brought nine Small Business Center directors and staff from across the state to the REAL Agriculture Entrepreneurship Training in Blowing Rock in June.  North Carolina's Small Business Center Network works [...]

2018-09-15T08:45:11-04:00September 20th, 2017|NCGT News|

North Carolina’s Community Colleges Fill Important Need: Business Training for Farmers

Tiffany Henry with Appalachian Business of Farming students. February 2017 -- North Carolina's community colleges are stepping in to fill a critical need in rural communities across the state: training farmers on the business of farming.  Tiffany Henry, Director of the Small Business Center at Southwestern Community College in Sylva, says, "when we connect [...]

2018-09-15T09:47:15-04:00February 27th, 2017|NCGT News|
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