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Resources for Small Business

Business Link North Carolina

Provides free phone consultations to startups, small business owners in need of support, and entrepreneurs interested in moving to the state.
Website | 800.228.8443

Carolinas Small Business Development Fund

A statewide nonprofit and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that lends to startups and existing businesses, with emphasis on businesses that have difficulty accessing financing through traditional lending sources. Also provides one-on-one assistance and business coaching, educational seminars, webinars and training events.
Website | 919.803.1437

Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Center

CVMSDC promotes and facilitates business relationships between the public/private sector and certified minority-owned businesses in all of North Carolina, South Carolina, and central, eastern, and western Virginia by certifying minority business enterprises (MBEs)
Website | 704.549.1000

Council for Entrepreneurial Devlopment

CED connects entrepreneurial companies with high-value resources to accelerate business growth, including pairing entrepreneurial companies with a team of 3 - 4mentors to help with major business challenges. CED also provides emerging North Carolina companies with connections to +250 investors.
Website | 703.217.3127

North Carolina Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses

Promotes economic opportunities for historically underutilized businesses in state government contracting and procurement.
Website | 919.807.2330

North Carolina Rural Canter

Works with individuals starting or expanding a small business with connections to capital along with coaching and business planning. Provides micro-enterprise loans, disaster recovery loans, and other lending programs.
Website | 919.250.4314

SCORE

Raleigh SCORE educates entrepreneurs and encourages the formation, growth, and success of small businesses by providing FREE counseling and low-cost educational workshops.
Website | 919.869.4151

Small Business and Technology Development Center

A business advisory resource for growing and development businesses, the SBTDC provide services statewide from offices hosted by campuses of the University of North Carolina  System on topics including planning, financial management, human resources, marketing, and operation. The SBTDC operates in formal partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Website | 919.715.7272

Wake Technical Community College Small Business Center

The Wake Tech Small Business Center (SBC) is a state-funded organization which is part of the Small Business Center Network of North Carolina (SBCN). The SBC provides small business owners with information they need for starting or expanding a small business through confidential, one-on-one counseling along with various seminars, workshops, and classes.
Website | 919.335.1019

The Women's Business Center of NC

The WBC helps women-owned businesses start and grow with one-on-one business counseling, seminars, and classes, certification assistance and review, loan package preparation assistance, business plan feedback, and more.
Website | 919.956.8889

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