CFCC Small Business Center to Offer Free Tax Planning Workshops in Spanish to Support Growing Hispanic Community

WILMINGTON, NC – The Cape Fear Community College Small Business Center, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Revenue, will offer two no-cost Sales and Use Tax webinars in Spanish on March 15 from 4 PM to 6 PM and April 5 from 1 PM to 3 PM.

The Sales and Use Tax webinars will help business owners better understand their sales and use tax obligations, including covering sales and use tax basics, registering for an account, and learning about the most common types of sales and use taxes collected. In addition, participants will receive hands-on help preparing sales and use tax returns. Sales and use tax law changes regarding capital improvements and repair, maintenance, and installation services will not be addressed in any depth during this webinar.

“In partnership with NCDOR, CFCC’s Small Business Center is excited to announce the workshop, Sales and Use Tax entirely in Spanish,” said Jerry Coleman, director of CFCC’s Small Business Center. “We are committed to better servicing our ever-growing Hispanic community.”

About CFCC’s Small Business Center:

The Small Business Center is a provider of education, high quality, no-cost training, and referrals developed to increase the success rate and a number of viable small businesses in Pender and New Hanover counties.

The following FREE services are provided:

• Seminars: Targeted to prospective and existing small business owners
• Counseling: Confidential one-on-one business and technology counseling
• Resources Center: Access to the Resource Center is available by appointment and includes internet access, business planning, accounting software, marketing/website videos, and business books.

To register for the upcoming Spanish webinars and learn more about Cape Fear Community College’s Small Business Center, visit cfcc.edu/sbc .