South Carolina NxLevel Micro Entrepreneur Education and Training Course graduation ceremony

April 6, 2016

SUMTER, SC – The South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs in partnership with the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, and a grant provided by USDA Rural Development will be honoring graduates of the NxLevel Micro Entrepreneur Education and Training Course on April 12, 2016 at 6 pm at Santee Wateree RTA Pavilion, 129 S Harvin St, Sumter, SC.

The keynote speaker for the graduation celebration is Lasenta Lewis-Ellis. Ms. Lewis-Ellis  is the President/CEO of LLE Construction Group, LLC. LLE Construction Group provides General Contracting, Project and Construction Management, and Facility Maintenance and Management to School Districts, Charter Schools, Commercial Businesses, the federal marketplace. She is a 2015 graduate of Leadership Columbia through the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce (SC). Also, she’s a 2014 graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program at Babson College (Boston), a 2014 graduate of the Kauffman Foundation FastTrack Entrepreneur Program at Midlands Technical College and a 2011 graduate of the NxLevel Entrepreneur Training Program at Benedict College Business Development Center (SC)

The NxLevel Micro Entrepreneur Education and Training Course is the premier training program in the U.S. for small business planning. The twelve (12) week course teaches participants how to choose a business idea, develop a marketing plan, explore financing options, develop a customer service philosophy, as well as other relevant entrepreneurial skills.

The classes were  held at Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce located at 32 East Calhoun Street Sumter, SC.