Small Business

The EDPNC’s Small Business Advisors provide small business owners, startups, and entrepreneurs with free assistance and one-on-one phone counseling regarding regulatory and licensing requirements, financial resources, training, and more. The advisors, who serve both English and Spanish-speaking clients, can also assist businesses with finding additional information they need from other state and local resources.

In addition to the one-on-one support advisors offer to clients, the team partners with state and federal agencies for a series of webinars. This year, the Small Business Advisors joined the IRS, the North Carolina Department of Revenue, the North Carolina Secretary of State, the US Small Business Administration and the NC Small Business Center Network for the “Doing Business in North Carolina Joint Agency Webinar Series.” The team also teaches a “How to Start a Business” series, presented in both English and Spanish for several Community College Small Business Centers, the Veterans Business Outreach Center, and Durham and Charlotte Public Libraries.