1998

- ECCC instructor named Director/Trainer of Year

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munity and balancing that training program w1th neces– sary counseling sessions In his acceptance ~= the award, Westbrook saia, •we try to hit oo topics that ha\ e the most appeal to the people of our district. We are IJ"\a..h'1ly a rural area, and we concenrra:e oo teaching busmess pco?le how to keep our retail dollars in our community." There are 21 Smal: B~!!l~ Development Centers thro... gh– out the state· whose matr" ?U:– pose is to provide free cou_-,_~­ ing and training to peo?le m business or for those tl:_ ..... ng about going into busm.ess For additional mformanon See ECCC on~ 3B

An East Central C .:nunity College instructor ha:: -.e-ceived a state-level award nald B. Westbreook, d.J.r~-tcr of the Small Business Del -...opment Center (SBDC) at £a Central, was recentJ _a "Di- rector/Tramer Year" by the Mississ1pp1 --- ~ Business Developmdlt Ce:n!:: : Network. According to ph Byars, state SBDC dir tor, West– brook recet\'ed the annual award "because the volume, quality and rmp .:t of seminars and workshop~ e provided t6 the community ~" 1997." Byars said .\'estbrook has "mastered the art of providing both a comprehensive training program for :.."ie business com-

Ronald B. Westbrook, left, director of the Small Business Devel opment Center at ECCC, was recently named Directorffrainer o the Year . He is shown with ECCC president Dr. Eddie M. Smith.

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