Business Assistance Resources

Occupations Requiring a License in NC
www.score.org/bp_12.html 

Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
5634 Executive Center Drive
Charlotte, NC 28212
704-536-2884
www.carolinasmsdc.org/

Centralina Workforce Development Board
PO Box 35008
Charlotte, NC 28235
704-348-2717
Fax 704-347-4710
www.centralinaworks.com/index.cfm

East Central Community Legal Services
5 West Hargett St., Suite 600
PO Box 1731
Raleigh, NC 27602
919-828-4647

Employment Security Commission of NC
700 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27605
PO Box 25903 Zip 27611-5903
919-733-4324
Fax 919-733-9420
www.ncesc.com/

Family Housing Service, Inc.
Alexander Street Center
910 N. Alexander Street
Charlotte, NC 28206
704-283-8968 
Fax 704-336-4489

Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov/

International House, The
322 Hawthorne Lane
Charlotte, NC 28204
704-333-8099

Provides various helpful services and programs
to people of all nationalities. For example, issue
resolutions, seniors programs, basic life skills,
citizenship classes and more. 

French-American Chamber of Commerce
128 S. Tryon Street, Suite 1800
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 704-375-0057
www.faccnc.com
jdamico@slk-law.com

Latin American Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 242422
Charlotte, NC 28224
704-343-2525
Fax 704-343-0245
www.lacccharlotte.com/eng/default.aspx

Metrolina Association of Minority Contractors
220 W. 10th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-377-3138

National Federation of Independent Business
33 West Davis Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-755-2712

NC Association of Minority Business
PO Box 27035
Raleigh, NC 27609 
919-781-1796

NC Department of Commerce
301 N. Wilmington Street
4301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4301
919-733-4151
www.commerce.state.nc.us

NC Department of Revenue
PO Box 25000
Raleigh, NC 27640-0640
877-252-4052 (individuals)
877-252-3052 (corporate)
www.dor.state.nc.us

NC Institute or Minority Economic Development
114 W. Parrish Street
Durham,  NC 27701
919-956-8889
Fax 919-688-7668
www.ncimed.com/

NC Investment Tax Credit Program

NC Dept. Secretary of State
Securities Division
300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-733-3924
(Provides a credit against state taxes for
investments in qualified business ven­tures,
grantee businesses and NC En­terprise
Corporations.)

NC Non Profit Organizations

www.ncnonprofits.org 

NC Retail Merchants Association
601 St. Marys Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
919-832-8011
Fax 919-832-0812
www.ncrma.org

NC Rural Economic Development Center
4021 Carya Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-250-4314
Fax 919-250-4325
www.ncruralcenter.org

NC Science and Technology  Center
PO Box 12235
RTP, NC 27619
919-549-0671
www.ncsfstc.unc.edu/

NC Secretary of State
PO Box 29622
Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
telephone directory on website
www.sosnc.com

NC State Demographics/State Data Center

State Planning, State Demographer/State Data Center/Center for Geographic Information Analysis

116 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-8003
919-733-4131
919-715-3562 (fax)
www.demog.state.nc.us

NC State Industrial Extension Service
Campus Box 7902
Raleigh, NC 27695-7902
www.ies.ncs.edu/      

Patent Searching and Copies of Issued Patents
NC State University
D.H. Hill Library
Documents Department Raleigh, NC 27695
919-733-3280

Rural Entrepreneurship Through
Action Learning (REAL)

South Piedmont Community College
4209 Old Charlotte Hwy.
Monroe, NC 28110
704-289-8588
Fax: 282-4178
www.ncreal.org

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
US Small Business Administration

Union County Chapter located at
Union County Chamber of Commerce
903 Skyway Drive
Monroe NC 28110
704-289-4567
Fax: 282-0122
info@unioncountycoc.com
www.unioncountycoc.com

Small Business Center
South Piedmont Community College
4209 Old Charlotte Hwy.
Monroe, NC 28110
704-289-8588
Fax: 282-4178
www.southpiedmont.org

US Census Bureau  
www.census.gov/

US Census, American Factfinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

US Dept. of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
604 Lancaster Avenue
Monroe, NC 28112
704-283-2163

US Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis
www.bea.gov/

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
202-842-1212
Fax: 200-842-3221
www.ushcc.com

U.S/ Mexico Chamber of Commerce
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite G-0003
Washington, DC 20004
202-312-1520
Fax: 202-312-1530
www.usmcoc.org/

US Patent Office
www.uspto.gov/ 

US Small Business Administration 8A Program

(Government contracts set aside for the
economically and socially disadvantaged)
200 N. College Street, A-2105
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-344-6563

Wingate University Center for Rural Enterprise &
e Commerce
Wingate U. School of Business
Campus Box 3070 
Wingate, NC 28174-0157
www.wingate.edu

Small Business & Technology Development Centers (Incubators): 

North Carolina Technological Development Authority
PO Box 13169
RTP, NC 27704-3169
919-990-8558
Fax 919-558-0156 
www.nctda.org

Ben Craig Small Business & Technology Development Center
8701 Mallard Creek Road
Charlotte, NC 28213
704-548-1090
www.bencraigcenter.com

West Charlotte Business Incubator
617 Summit Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28216
704-377-0048

Business/Privilege Licenses 

Union County - None (Federal tax # required)

Fairview - None

Hemby Bridge - None

Indian Trail - Town Hall - 704-821-8114

Lake Park - None

Marvin - None

Marshville - Town Hall - 704-624-2515

Mineral Springs - None

Monroe - Collections/Customer Service
300 W. Crowell Street - 704-282-4518 

Stallings - Town Hall - 704-821-8557

Unionville - None

Waxhaw - Town Hall - 704-843-2196

Weddington - None

Wesley Chapel - None

Wingate - Town Hall - 704-233-4411

Equifax
1-800-685-1111 (to order report)
1-800-997-2493 (if credit has been denied in the past 60 days)
www.equifax.com

Experian
1-800-888-4213
www.experian.com

Trans Union
1-800-916-8800
www.transunion.com

Central federal site:
U.S. Justice Department
www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html