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
PO Box 12328
Charlotte, NC 28220
Phone: 704-750-9977
Executive Director: Laure Dasse
www.faccnc.com
info@faccnc.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 University 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

Credit Information

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.justice.gov

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