Small Business Center

The Small Business Center (SBC)

The objective of the Small Business Center is to increase the success rate and the number of viable small businesses in North Carolina by providing high quality, readily accessible assistance to prospective and existing small business owners which will lead to job creation and retention. Statewide, the SBC assists in starting an average of more than 700 businesses each year and help to create and retain over 3,000 jobs annually. SBC services are free or offered at a very low cost. These services include:

• Confidential one-on-one business counseling
• Seminars on relevant business topics
• Online entrepreneurship training
• Computer classes like QuickBooks Pro
• Networking and referral