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In the News... Lake-Sumter Community College Appoints Business Assistance Center Manager
The Business Assistance Center (BAC) is located in the Lake-Sumter Community College Leesburg Campus Learning Center, along with other LSCC Workforce Development Programs such as: the Career Center, Women's Program, Co-operative Education, Job Referral and Placement, Tech Prep and SCORE. The BAC was developed through a partnership between LSCC, the Lake County Board of County Commissioners and the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), as well as other economic development- oriented businesses, municipalities and agencies. LSCCs Workforce Development Director Janice Adkinson says the Centers goal is to locate services and resources to help businesses with permitting, impact fees, licensing, start-up information, developing business plans, financing information, marketing, inventory control, OSHA, HR, management, supervision, cash flow, tax reporting and more. Another goal is to provide training and seminars to assist new and existing businesses...all in a central location. She adds that SCORE will be a major source for business counseling and, along with LSCCs Corporate Training and Continuing Education offices, be an integral part of the training services. To make a Business Assistant Center appointment, call Ken Bragg at 365-3579. |
LEESBURG Ken Bragg has been selected as the manager of Lake-Sumter Community Colleges new Business Assistance Center. Well-known throughout Lake and Sumter Counties, Mr. Bragg brings a wealth of experience in initiating technical education programs that provide business services, seminars, economic development, accreditation, management and employee training. He served as the founding Director and Chief Administrative Officer for the Kenneth A. Bragg Regional Public Safety Complex and the Lake County Vo-Tech Center. He has worked at the state and national levels in legislative relationships, lobbying, securing program funding, grants, writing legislation, economic development and job training. Mr. Bragg is currently President of Braintrust Consulting, working with colleges, universities and school districts in program initiation and management. Holding a Bachelors and Masters degree from Western Kentucky University, he serves on the boards of SunTrust Banks, Habitat for Humanity and the LSCC Foundation, where he is Chairman of the Endowment and Planned Giving Committee. He has been awarded life memberships in both the National Career and Technical Association and the Florida Technical Managers Association.