BioBusiness Center
Natural Products Industry: Business Basics 
Learn about successful business strategies in the booming natural products industry. Start to explore issues from quality and safety to marketing and exporting and gain insights and resources to further your business idea. Session I topics will include researching the market, analysis of the natural product industry, and where you and your product fit. In Session II, we'll provide with a simple step-by-step guide to creating a small business in North Carolina from registering your business name to getting a tax identification number and more. For the third session, you'll discover the recommended processes to ensure that herbs are properly wild-harvested or cultivated, and manufactured under recommended industry practices and FDA regulations. The final class will teach you how to enhance your product image and capture the consumer eye through creative branding and marketing planning and implementation. (16 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: $25.00- Fri, Sep 11, Oct 02, Nov 06, Dec 04, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
- 127 Haynes, Enka Site Course #: SEF-7740-700
Natural Products Business:
Apitherapy: Healing from the Hive
Hive products such as honey, propolis, royal jelly, and bee pollen are valuable medicines. Learn how people have used these gifts from the honeybees for centuries as well as recent scientific validation of their efficacy. Valuable information will be gained regarding family care, first aid, and marketing honey. (3 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Mon, Mar 22, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
- 126 Ramsey, Madison Site Course #: SBC-7803-100
Natural Products Business: Be Aware! Protect your Herbal and Natural Products Business
This class will review proper product labeling in compliance with FDA and FTC regulations, as well as cover some case histories of those who did not follow the rules. This class will briefly look at proper insurance coverage and how to protect yourself from potential law suits. Camille F. Edwards, NCCP, Instructor. (2 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Tue, Jan 19, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SBC-7762-100
Natural Products Business: Healing from the Kitchen Cupboard
What do cooking spices, onions, potatoes, and vinegar have in common? They all make amazing first aid and common illness remedies! Find out how to use basic kitchen pantry staples to care for yourself, family, and friends. Experience hands-on herbal medicine making and return home with a kitchen remedy and empowerment that will last a lifetime. (3 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Mon, Feb 22, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
- 126 Ramsey, Madison Site Course #: SBC-7804-100
Natural Products Business: Herbal First Aid
From healing salves to soothing baths to plants right off the garden paths, join a clinical herbalist as she discusses her favorite herbal remedies for first aid and demonstrates how you can make your own first aid kit right at home using common weeds, garden plants, and everyday kitchen ingredients. Prepare to be empowered to care for your family the herbal way! Mimi Middleton, Instructor. (3 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Mon, Mar 15, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
- 126 Ramsey, Madison Site Course #: SBC-7703-100
Natural Products Business: Herbs for Winter Wellness
In this three week class learn about the natural, traditional, and scientifically sound uses of herbs to support winter wellness. Participants will learn how to incorporate family friendly herbs into their winter meals and home remedies. (6 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Mon, Jan 25-Feb1, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
- 126 Ramsey, Madison Site Course #: SBC-7735-100
Natural Products Business: How to Start a Natural Products Business
This course is designed for anyone planning to start a new business, with a special emphasis on businesses related to the natural products industry. It is a simple step-by-step guide to creating a small business in North Carolina, from registering your business name to getting a tax identification number and more. (12 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: $25.00- Tue, Feb 23 - Mar 16, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SEF-7886-100
Natural Products Business: How to Successfully Sell your Herbal Products to Retailers
Focus on the issues small Natural Products businesses face when marketing and selling their product. Discussion topics will include: researching the market, analysis of the natural product industry, where your product fits in, creative ways to promote yourself and sell your product on a small budget, and retailer relations. Clare Schwartz, Instructor. (2 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Tue, Mar 23, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SBC-7764-100
Natural Products Business: Marketing Your Natural Product Business
Want to make money with your natural products business? Learn about the elements of marketing planning and implementation. More than just sales skills, this program will show you how to identify the size, location and interests of your customers and help you develop strategies to reach them. You will learn about developing a marketing mix that will lead you to natural products business success and the growth of your business. Tim Barrett, Instructor. (4 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Tue, Jan 26-Feb 02, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SBC-7738-100
Natural Products Business:
Natural Products Business Landscape, an Overview
Learn about various business strategies in the booming natural products industry. From quality and safety to marketing and exporting, this two-hour program will provide the insights and resources to further your back-to-nature business idea. Mimi Middleton and Clare Scwartz, Instructors. (2 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Tue, Jan 12, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SBC-7739-100
- Mon, Mar 29, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
- 126 Ramsey, Madison Site Course #: SBC-7739-102
Natural Products Industry: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Herbal Dietary Supplements - GMP Basics
Current FDA regulations regarding the manufacturing of herbal dietary supplements will be reviewed. This two-day course covers an orientation to GMP, documentation, conducting investigations, quality control laboratory operations, and management responsibilities. Take along with SEF-7892-100 of SEF-7892-101 for hands-on manufacturing experience. (6 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: $50.00- Wed, Jan 13 - Jan 20, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SEF-7738-100
- Thu, Jan 14 - Jan 21, 9:00AM - 12:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SEF-7738-101
Natural Products Industry: Good Manufacturing Practices for Herbal Dietary Supplements - Hands on Training
Current FDA regulations (21 CFR part 111) regarding the packaging and quality control of herbal dietary supplements will be presented during five class sessions. Generic templates for GMP documentation will be distributed and several products will be manufactured and tested by class participants. Students will also create GMP documents for production of one of their own products. Total registration fee includes supplies. (15 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: $160.00- Wed, Jan 27 - Feb 24, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SEF-7892-100
- Thu, Jan 28 - Feb 25, 9:00AM - 12:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SEF-7892-101
Natural Products Industry:
Sourcing Quality Herbal Material
Superior ingredients make some herbal products better than others. Find out what makes some herbal raw materials better than others and learn how to apply these ideas to your business model. (2 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Tue, Feb 09, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
- 129 TCC, Enka Site Course #: SBC-7911-100
Natural Products Industry: Sweetners
Everyone loves the sweet taste and the choice of sweeteners is practically infinite. However, there are many questions out there - Are honey, maple and agave syrup better for you than sugar? Are artificial sweeteners safe? Why is fructose recommended for diabetics? This class will help you answer these questions. (2 hrs)
Total Registration Fee: Free- Mon, Feb 15, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
- 126 Ramsey, Madison Site Course #: SBC-7913-100