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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 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
(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
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
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.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/idtheft.html |
