Guest Speakers Invited to Black River Technical College’s Career and Technical Center

Graycen Bigger Speaking at BRTC’s Career and Technical Center

POCAHONTAS, AR Jan. 14 —On Friday December 4th, Black River Technical College’s Career and Technical Center students heard from guest speakers on the topic of financial management, specifically the importance of budgeting, how to build credit, the pros/cons of credit cards, and how to obtain a loan.

Mr. Blake Phillips of Unico Bank spoke to the students at the Paragould location. Mrs. Susie Harper and Mrs. Graycen Bigger, both of Farmers & Merchants Bank, spoke to the students at the Pocahontas location.

For more information about the BRTC’s Career and Technical center, contact Darenda Kersey, Director of Career, Technical, and Concurrent Education, at 870-248-4184 or darenda.kersey@blackrivertech.edu or visit http://blackrivertech.org/about/departments/career_and_technical_center.