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Basics For Starting a Small Business

How to Start a Small Business in North Carolina

New Ventures Business Development, Inc.

SCORE Counseling


 


Business Assistance Resources

 

Occupations Requiring a Licence in NC
http://www.score.org/bp_12.html

 

Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.

5634 Executive Center Drive
Charlotte
, NC 28212

704-536-2884
http://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 StreetSuite 1800
Charlotte, NC 28202

Phone: 704-375-0057
www.faccnc.com

Email: 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

 

Metrolina Minority Chamber

770 East Stonewall, Suite 345
PO Box 36862
Charlotte,NC 28236

704-335-1665

 

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
http://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 DevelopmentCenter
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

http://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
http://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

(Link to online resource center)

  

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

http://www.unioncountycoc.com
 

Small Business Center

South Piedmont Community College
4209 Old Charlotte Hwy.

Monroe, NC 28110

704-289-8588

Fax: 282-4178

http://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
http://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
http://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 
http://www.nctda.org

Ben Craig Small Business & Technology Development Center
8701 Mallard Creek Road

Charlotte, NC 28213

704-548-1090

http://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

 


Credit Information

 

Equifax

1-800-685-1111 (to order report)

1-800-997-2493 (if credit has been denied in the past 60 days)

http://www.equifax.com


Experian

1-800-888-4213
http://www.experian.com

 

Trans Union

1-800-916-8800
http://www.transunion.com

 

Central federal site:

U.S. Justice Department

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html

 

 
903 Skyway Drive, Monroe, NC 28111 |  Tel 704-289-4567  | Fax 704-282-0122  | info@unioncountycoc.com
Union West Office: 7892 Idlewild Road, Indian Trail, NC 28079 | Tel 704-289-4567
Waxhaw: 106 E. South Main Street, Waxhaw, NC 28173 | Tel 704-289-4567
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