About Us

The Small Business Center at Pitt Community College specializes in assisting startups, early stage, and trouble businesses and can help guide you through the process and steps that will help make your business a success. The Small Business Center offers more than 125 free seminars each year on various business topics including: Financing, Management, Marketing, and Accounting/Record Keeping. The SBC also provides free, confidential one-on-one consulting services to assist you in the daily operation of your business. Shareen Berkowitz, an experienced business counselor at the SBC, can help you with business plans, marketing plans, loan packages, market and industry research, strategic planning, and financials. Additional tools can be found in the Business Resource Center such as computers, example business plans, business reference materials, how-to books, and more. This center is open to the public and accessible during normal business hours.