North Carolina
Charlotte
CBRbiz is a website designed to connect entrepreneurs with free resources to start and grow a business in Charlotte.
https://charlottebusinessresources.com/about-us/
Network of volunteer business mentors that offers free advice and in-person and online workshops, some of which have fees.
Entrepreneurs looking to launch a clothing or other retail product that involves textiles can utilize this network to locate companies that specialize in low-volume, contract work so that you can launch your product without a massive capital investment. This paid service can source materials, hire designers or patternmakers, and set up contracts with manufacturing centers to produce products.
https://www.carolinatextiledistrict.com/
The greatest strength of the SBDC is their free, confidential, 1-on-1 business mentoring for anyone who seeks it.
http://www.sbtdc.org/about-us/how-we-help-nc-businesses/
Women’s Business Center of Charlotte
An organization dedicated to providing guidance to women-owned businesses, advising and assisting them from start to growth. Their experts provide services like one-on-one business counseling, feedback for business plans, networking opportunities, seminars, classes, and more.
https://theinstitutenc.org/programs/wbcc/
North Carolina MBDA Business Center
The Center will engage in outreach, technical training, networking, and connecting opportunities for the minority business owners in the region. The goal is to provide hands-on assistance to help these business grow and expand to new heights including understanding international trade engagement.
https://www.mbda.gov/business-center/north-carolina-mbda-business-center/
Raleigh
Raleigh SCORE is dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and encouraging the formation, growth, and success of small businesses by providing FREE counseling and low-cost educational workshops.
Capital Opportunities for Small Businesses
Capital Opportunities serves as a resource for individuals seeking start-up financing, businesses hunting for expansion capital, and organizations that aid small businesses in obtaining financing.
http://www.sbtdc.org/resources/publications/capital-opportunities/
The Duke University Law School Community Enterprise Clinic
The Duke University Law School Community Enterprise Clinic works with nonprofits and low-wealth entrepreneurs to provide legal services needed to plan, develop, and implement strategies that will build and protect wealth and assets, create jobs, and promote sustainable development in low-wealth communities.
North Carolina Community College System’s Small Business Center Network
The SBCN also provides counseling services free of charge, entrepreneurship training, and resources to aid in starting or expanding a business.
North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Project
he North Carolina Lawyers for Entrepreneurs Assistance Project exists to assist low-wealth entrepreneurs with their legal needs in starting or expanding their businesses through pro bono service by North Carolina business and transactional lawyers. Services range from basic transactional legal needs to long-term client-counselor relations.
Greensboro
The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship
This organization is a multi-faceted entrepreneurial support center that offers many direct services to startups, as well as a network of local assets that they leverage to help ventures succeed.
Greensboro Public Library
The Greensboro Public Library has several services that are intended to support small business development, including research tools and business planning consultation. The consultation involves a walkthrough of the business databases and business plan writing assistance, among other services
https://library.greensboro-nc.gov/home
SCORE is a resource partner of the SBA that offers access to a network of experienced business leaders who donate time to mentor entrepreneurs and small business owners. They also host free or inexpensive workshops online and at 300 local chapters around the United States.
https://piedmonttriad.score.org/
SBTDC at NC A&T State University, Greensboro
The greatest strength of the SBDC is their free, confidential, 1-on-1 business mentoring for anyone who seeks it
Office of Women’s Business Ownership
Through the management and technical assistance provided by the WBCs, entrepreneurs, especially women who are economically or socially disadvantaged, are offered comprehensive training and counseling to help them start and grow their own businesses.