The GATE Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, is a scholarship program that provides training and coaching to help laid-off or dislocated workers interested in starting a business. It is being offered to rural North Carolinians from 2009 through 2011, and is being directed locally through the Small Business Center at Edgecombe Community College.
A limited number of GATE scholarships will be offered in each location based on an application process. Those selected for the scholarship will receive:
Applicants must:
For more information, please contact Shari Dickens, GATE Program Coordinator, at (252) 823-5166, ext. 166, dickenss@edgecombe.edu or visit www.NCProjectGate.org.