...help businesses hardest hit by the pandemic, providing direct cash support to the hospitality industry through the Business Recovery Grant Program, and keeping women- and minority-owned businesses afloat with the ReTool NC...

...state and focused on the challenges and opportunities businesses and economic developers face in each region. Series panels included 16 business leaders, four local chamber representatives and nine local economic...

...Service offerings. Since its inception, more than 1,800 North Carolina small businesses have been helped by STEP funds. Businesses can apply for 2023-2024 funding beginning September 30, 2023. Businesses interested...

...international trade shows. The pandemic has prompted the U.S. Small Business Administration to open up grants to support business participation in virtual international trade shows and missions. Previously, grants supported...

North Carolina has been named the Best Business Climate in the nation by Business Facilities magazine, with Virginia, Utah, Texas and Tennessee in second through fifth place. The magazine’s complete...

North Carolina has jumped six spots to No. 3 on CNBC’s 2019 ranking of America’s Top States for Business released today. “Our rise on this well-regarded business ranking is a...

...Sciencix, Inc., in Wake County Small Business – Apex Instruments Inc., in Wake County Large Business – Hooker Furnishings in Catawba County Rural – Tidewater Grain Company in Pamlico County...

...through a grant with the US Small Business Administration (SBA), the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) is specifically designed to help small businesses in North Carolina fund costs associated with...