Resources for Communities & Entrepreneurs
The Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship is dedicated to developing resources to help entrepreneurs start and grow businesses -- and to making those resources easy to find and access.
Looking for business capital? Technical assistance? Other help? Search by county or topic to locate a range of useful business resources. (Also see the Education and Training Directory.)
Using the North Carolina map, click on any county to view information on population and employment, business activity and other indicators of business climate.
Want to learn how to write a business plan or manage employees better? This directory lists business education and training programs in all 100 counties.
The Rural Center has operated two successful business finance programs for more than a decade.
- The Microenterprise Loan Program provides technical assistance and loans up to $25,000 to help businesses with fewer than 10 employees get started and expand.
- The Capital Access Program provides loans averaging $50,000 to help small and medium-size businesses take advantage of start-up and growth opportunities. The program is operated in partnership with North Carolina banks.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center developed this statewide guide to business finance.
The e-NC Authority telecenters offer on-site high-speed Internet access, business services and computer training programs.
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