Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

Business Notes

Premier service

Allstate agency owners Keith Branch in Clayton and Tom Medlin in Smithfield have been named Premier Service Agencies for 2009. The honor goes to Allstate agency owners who have consistently met designated levels in customer service and business performance.

Free seminars

The Small Business Center at Johnston Community College will offer the following free seminars in February.

How to Write a Business Plan - 6-9 p.m. Feb. 1 in Room 2024A at the Johnston County Workforce Development Center, 135 Bestwood Drive, Clayton.

The ABC's of Starting a Business - 6-9 p.m. Feb. 2, Room 1034A, Workforce Development Center.

Cookies and Trojans and Worms, Oh My! - Keeping Your Computer Safe and Clean - 6-9 p.m. Feb. 4, Room 2012, Workforce Development Center. Learn how to protect your computer from malicious attacks and learn those things you do daily that can slow down a computer.

How to Start and Run a Successful Lawn Maintenance-Landscape Contracting Business - 6-9

p.m. Feb. 8, Room 2014, Workforce DevelopmentCenter.

Merchant Services for Small Businesses - 8 p.m. Feb. 9, Room 1034B, Workforce Development Center. Learn about the financial services that banks offer to small business.

Simple Yet Effective Customer Service - 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 9, Room J1210 in the Public Safety Services Complex on the Smithfield campus, 245 College Road. Presenter Robert Moore has more than 29 years of experience in customer service.

Home-Based Business: How to Start One That Works - 6-9 p.m. Feb. 15, 2024A, Workforce Development Center.

Do More with Less: Improving Your Efficiency with Computer Shortcuts - 6-9 p.m. Feb. 18, Room 2012, Workforce Development Center. You will learn keyboard shortcuts, multiple methods for navigating Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications and simple configuration and process changes that can improve efficiency.

Basic Bookkeeping for Your Small Business - 6-9 p.m. Feb. 22, Room 2014, Workforce Development Ctr.

To register for a seminar, contact Rosa Andrews at 919-209-2015 or rsandrews@johnstoncc.edu.