Launch Wayne

07/15/2025

Applications are open for the next Launch Wayne cohort!!!!

03/14/2025

We are so proud of these entrepreneurs!

12/31/2024

⏰THE TIME IS NOW! ⏰

Ready to turn your big idea into a thriving business
or scale your startup to the next level? 📈

Introducing Launch Wayne—our revamped program designed exclusively for ambitious entrepreneurs like you!

✨ Have a game-changing idea?
✨ Running an early-stage business ready to grow?

Join this elite training cohort to unlock expert insights, craft a winning business plan, and position yourself for success. Plus, participants who complete all 12 classes are given the opportunity to compete for a $5,000 business award!

📍 Where: Wayne Community College, Goldsboro
📅 When: Thursdays from 6 - 8 PM, February 6th – May 1st

Spots are limited, so don’t wait!
Apply now and take the first step toward your business breakthrough.

Class Topics Include :
Feb 6 - Starting the Entrepreneurship Journey with your Small Business Idea
Feb 13 - Validating the Business Idea
Feb 20 - Refining the Business Idea
Feb 27 - Creating a Business Plan
Mar 6 - Small Business Finances
Mar 13 - Managing your Small Business
Mar 20 - Understanding Strategy, Competition, & Market for your Small Business
Mar 27 - Launching your Product/Service: Testing and Go-to-Market Strategy
April 3 - Marketing your Small Business
April 10 - Downtown Development & Your Small Business
April 17 - Ways to Save Time & Money in Running your Small Business
April 24 - No Session
May 1 - Preparing to Pitch Your Small Business to Garner Resources

**Deadline to submit applications is Thursday, January 23rd at 5pm.
Apply here : https://www.waynecountychamber.com/launch-wayne

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Thank you to our partners who have given time, input, and funding towards Launch Wayne :
Esteban Guzman
Small Business Center - Wayne Community College
Vanessa Greeson Spiron
Spiron Solutions, LLC
Renita Allen Dawson
Wayne Community College
Downtown Goldsboro
City Government of Goldsboro, NC
Wayne County Government, North Carolina
Edward Olive
University of Mount Olive
United Way of Wayne County, North Carolina
Craig Foucht
Wayne County Development Alliance, Inc.
WAGES, Inc.
Goldsboro Rotary Club
The Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro
Wayne County Public Library
Julie Beck
Kathy Best
Wayne County Chamber of Commerce

07/05/2023

Launch Goldsboro is extremely proud of our eight finalist in the latest cohort. These small business owners pitched their business concepts to a panel of distinguished judges on June 29th. After 12 weeks of seminars, business counseling sessions, mentorship, and business documents, these participants graduated from the program. Congratulations to you all!

Big Blue Couch Media
Anderson Travel Partners
In Motion Entertainment
Acorn Acres Farmstead
Taylor Creek Designs
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Jeralie Davis
Melanie Harlow

05/30/2023

Join us for the 2023 Launch Goldsboro Award Party as we meet the Goldsboro class of 2023 and award $5,000 to the pitch competition $$ WINNER $$ thanks to County Development Alliance, Inc.

Great night of networking, food and fun

Date: July 11
Location: Freedom Missions Shoppe & Café
Time: 6:00-7:30pm

FREE!!!! But snap that QR code and register by July 7

05/03/2023

Current Launch participants were present and learning from others. A past Launch participant was a panelist on the stage!!! Launch Goldsboro is fueling the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Wayne County!

05/03/2023

05/03/2023

02/28/2023

Be a part of the next Launch Goldsboro cohort. This is a holistic approach to getting your business off the ground and to the next level.

Training & Counseling: You will attend 12 free seminars through the Small Business Center at Wayne Community College and have access to free one-on-one confidential counseling with professionals.

Networking: You will be provided with networking opportunities through the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce.

Mentoring: You will be paired with community mentors from the Goldsboro Rotary Club.

Capital: You will get an opportunity to pitch your business for a potential financial award.

What are you waiting for? Get more information and apply by visiting the link below:

https://launchgoldsboro.com

02/21/2023

Do you want to take your business or business idea to the next level?

Launch Goldsboro is a community program that provides training and counseling through the WCC Small Business Center and Spiron Solutions, LLC, mentoring through the Goldsboro Rotary Club, networking through the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, and access to capital opportunities. Our next cohort will start March 16th and end with a celebration and pitch competition on June 29th. One business could receive a grant from the Wayne County Development Alliance, Inc.

Apply on the website or contact the Small Business Center at Wayne Community College to learn more.

Send inquiries to [email protected] or call 919-739-6941h

LaunchGOLDSBORO offers business training, mentors and networking opportunities to qualified local entreprenuers. Launch helps owners open a new business

07/20/2022

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