The North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) helps small business owners meet the challenges of today’s competitive business climate, manage their ever-changing world and plan for the future. The Center offers management counseling through 17 offices across the state, each affiliated with a college or university.
SBTDC services include management counseling to help with
- Financing
- Marketing
- Human Resources
- Operations
- Business planning & feasibility assessment
- Targeted research-based workshops and seminars on change management strategic performance and leadership development for your management team and employees
Visit The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) website for a wealth of resources for entrepreneurs including:
- The Business Resource and Start-up Resource Guide, a free publication by the University of North Carolina’s Small Business and Technology Development Center to help you assess potential business ownership, determine feasibility, and make important decisions.
- Capital Opportunities for Small Business, a report on financial resources available to small businesses in North Carolina with information on start-up financing or expansion capital and includes recent developments that may affect the availability of funding. Excerpts of this report are available at the SBTDC website, where you’ll find instructions for purchasing the full report.
- Visit the SBTDC Offices map and click on the county in your area to find the location of offices nearest you. You can also go to the Events Calendar to find a schedule of workshops and seminars.