Ben Craig Center 8701 Mallard Creek Rd Charlotte, NC 28262 Direct: (704)548-9113 Fax: (704)602-2179 contact@bencraigcenter.com http://www.bencraigcenter.com The Ben Craig Center is a non-profit corporation in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte that provides incubation, education and advisory services to our region’s 8,000 small manufacturing, distribution and service companies. The purpose of the Center is to help our region’s small businesses reach their full potential by providing three distinct offerings – an Incubator Program, Education and Community events and Advisory services.
Council for Entrepreneurial Development P.O. Box 13353 Alexandria Technology Center 100 Capitola Dr., Suite 101 Durham, NC 27713 http://www.cednc.org The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1984 to identify, enable and promote high-growth, high-impact companies and accelerate the region’s entrepreneurial culture. Headquartered in the Research Triangle Park, CED is the oldest and largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 5,000 active members representing over 1,100 companies. CED provides know-how, networking, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through more than 150 annual conferences, forums, workshops, programs and through publications and web-based resources.
EmPOWERment, Inc. Midway Business Center 109 N. Graham St. Suite 200 Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Direct: (919)967-8779 Fax: (919)967-0710 info@empowerment-inc.org http://www.empowerment-inc.org/ EmPOWERment, Inc. is people empowering people and communities to control their own destinies through affordable housing, advocacy, community organizing and grassroots economic development.
Good Work PO Box 6013 Raleigh, NC 27628 Direct: (919)682-8473 johnp@goodwork.org http://www.goodwork.org As a community development organization, we envision people living in just, caring, and sustainable communities with the opportunity and resources to create the lives and communities they want. Good Work provides trainings, consulting, and coaching to equip people, entrepreneurs, and organizations with the knowledge and skills to be more self-reliant, entrepreneurial, and active in their community.
Greensboro Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise 300 West Washington Street Greensboro, NC 27401 Direct: (336)373-2489 http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Departments/Executive/MWBE/default.htm Through the M/WBE program, the City of Greensboro provides minorities and women equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of City contracting and purchasing programs, and prohibits discrimination against a person or business in pursuit of these opportunities on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national origin.
HandMade in America 125 South Lexington Avenue Suite 101 P.O. Box 2089 Asheville, NC 28801 Direct: (828)252-0121 Fax: (828)252-0388 http://www.handmadeinamerica.org HandMade has evolved into a nationally recognized, multidimensional institution that has sparked initiatives and creative collaborations in education, small town revitalization and community development, economic development, environmentally sustainable strategies and enhanced opportunities for makers of the handmade object, heritage tourism, and incorporating crafts into building design and furnishing.
Mountain BizWorks 29 1/2 Page Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 Toll Free: (888)389-3089 Direct: (828)253-2834 info@mountainbizworks.org http://www.mtnmicro.org Mountain BizWorks meets the needs of its clients through in-depth business planning courses, ongoing technical support and advanced training, and small business loans up to $50,000.
North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development 114 West Parrish Street Durham, NC 27701 Direct: (919)956-8889 Fax: (919)688-7668 info@ncimed.com http://www.ncimed.com The North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development is a statewide nonprofit organization representing the interest of underdeveloped and underutilized sectors of the state’s economic base. The Institute’s working philosophy is that–information and business development are critical to wealth creation and to building the asset base among low-wealth sectors of the population.
North Carolina REAL Enterprises 3739 National Drive Suite 110 Raleigh, NC 27612 Direct: (919)781-6833 info@ncreal.org http://www.ncreal.org NC REAL is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping bring entrepreneurship and small business creation to North Carolina. Through our training programs and curriculum, we have helped thousands of people create new jobs throughout our state.
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center 4021 Carya Drive Raleigh, NC 27610 Direct: (919)250-4314 Fax: (919)250-4325 info@ncruralcenter.org http://www.ncruralcenter.org The mission of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center is to develop, promote, and implement sound economic strategies to improve the quality of life of rural North Carolinians. The center serves the state’s 85 rural counties, with a special focus on individuals with low to moderate incomes and communities with limited resources.
Orange County Economic Development Commission 110 E. King Street Post Office Box 1177 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Direct: (919)245-2325 http://www.co.orange.nc.us Promotes community and economic development in Orange County.
Pitt County Development Commission 111 S. Washington Street PO Box 837 Greenville, NC 27835-0837 Toll Free: (800)548-4153 Direct: (252)758-1989 http://www.locateincarolina.com Information on community and business development in Pitt County.
SJF Ventures 400 W. Main Street Suite 604 Durham, NC 27701 Direct: (919)530-1177 Fax: (919)530-1178 http://www.sjfund.com SJF Ventures is a venture capital partnership with offices in Durham, NC, and New York, NY. Through its investment funds, the firm provides equity financings from $500K to $5MM, solo or in syndicates, to companies seeking expansion capital. SJF Advisory Services, an allied non-profit organization, provides entrepreneurial, workforce and sustainability assistance services to SJF prospect and portfolio companies.
Self-Help 301 W Main St Durham, NC 27701 Toll Free: (800)476-7428 info@selfhelp.org http://www.self-help.org Self-Help Ventures Fund provide financing, technical support and advocacy for those left out of the economic mainstream. Since its founding in 1980, Self-Help has reached out to female, rural and minority borrowers across North Carolina, in Washington, D.C., California, and many other states.
Smoky Mountain Development Corporation 144 Industrial Park Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 Direct: (828)452-1967 Fax: (828)452-2920 johnsonte@yahoo.com http://www.smdc.info A nonprofit economic development corporation organized to create and retain jobs in the region. Operating as a Certified Development Company (CDC), the Smoky Mountain Development Corporation (SMDC) seeks to provide capital to eligible small businesses to finance major fixed assets. SMDC also operates a 17,000 sq. ft. business incubator facility in Waynesville, North Carolina (Haywood County).
The Ben Craig Center is a non-profit corporation in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte that provides incubation, education and advisory services to our region’s 8,000 small manufacturing, distribution and service companies. The purpose of the Center is to help our region’s small businesses reach their full potential by providing three distinct offerings – an Incubator Program, Education and Community events and Advisory services.
