Sandhills Community College's (SCC) Sandhills Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership offers an innovative program for any individual who wants to start a business, work on the management team of an entrepreneurial venture, or apply entrepreneurial skills to an existing business.  The 3-phase Entrepreneurship Program encourages entrepreneurship and provides students with the skills, experience and networks they need to be successful business owners and entrepreneurial leaders.

Phase I is completion of the Entrepreneurship Certificate in which students are required to take 6 courses totaling 17 credit hours.  The courses are accounting software applications, business finance, topics in entrepreneurship, small business management, integrated management and e-commerce. 

Phase II is hands-on experience through the College's Small Business Center, mentoring opportunities and completion of the Business Plan Capstone Course.

Phase III enables graduates of the Program to present their business plans to an audience of professionals and investors in the community. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Sarah Bumgarner, Management and Business Technologies Department at Sandhills Community College:  910-695-3751 or email:  bumgarners@sandhills.edu.

Or contact Marilyn Neely, Director of the Small Business Center:  910-695-3938 or email:  neelym@sandhills.edu.