Small Business

Helping North Carolina Small Businesses Start, Grow, and Succeed

Supporting Small Businesses and Startups—At No Cost

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.

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Educational Trainings to Boost Business Growth

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, at several community small business centers.

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Our Impact

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12,072

Small Businesses Served

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4,935

Minority-, Women-, or Veteran-owned

Businesses Supported

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8,717

Startups Supported

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100

Counties Served by the SBA Team

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97%

Customer Satisfaction Rating