Small Businesses Can Benefit From QCC’s New Fall Workshops

WORCESTER, MA—October 8, 2020 —Quinsigamond Community College is working to help small businesses pivot and thrive in today’s COVID-19 pandemic, by offering vital business workshops to area companies. Under the Small Business Direct Access Grant program, the workshops are free to most businesses with less than 100 employees through the state’s Workforce Training Fund. The Workforce Training Fund provides resources to Massachusetts employers to train current and newly hired employees.

QCC was awarded a $143,000 Direct Access Grant from the Workforce Training Fund in 2019, enabling the College to become an approved training provider for these types of workshops.

“We are witnessing many businesses that are trying to redefine their place in this changing landscape, and have tailored our workshops to these new modalities in business. Our global marketplace has shifted drastically since the pandemic and it is imperative our small businesses adapt to remain successful,” said Dean of the Center for Workforce Development and Continuing Education, Kathleen Manning.

QCC’s new fall workshops include sessions on how to manage in a virtual marketplace; successfully managing change; employee accountability; time management, in addition to business essentials and communication workshops.

“All our workshops will be delivered remotely using Zoom video conferencing and the first sessions are beginning in mid-October,” Ms. Manning said.

To see a complete list of fall workshops, visit www.QCC.edu/corporate-training

To learn more about eligibility requirements, and how to take advantage of these workshops, contact Business Development Specialists Christine McNally, cmcnally [at] qcc.mass.edu or Eileen Morgan, emorgan [at] qcc.mass.edu.

For more information about QCC, contact Josh Martin, Director of Institutional Communications at 508.854.7513 or jmartin [at] qcc.mass.edu

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