Entrepreneural Training

Through a variety of community partnerships, we offer business skills training for small businesses, home-based businesses, and non-profit entrepreneurs.

North Carolina Small Business Technology Development Center Start-Up Business & Resource Guide

This online publication has it all. Assess yourself to see if you have what it takes to be a business owner. Learn how to write a business plan people will read cover to cover. Find the legal structure best suited for you. Check out our list of state and federal resources, including local and state licenses/permits. Click here to download the guide.

North Carolina Small Business Center Network

Click here to access this network.

Business Link North Carolina

North Carolina's online one-stop business assistance and resource portal for entrepreneurs:  Click here to access BLNC.gov

US Small Business Administration (SBA)

The Federal Government's one-stop business assistance and resource portal for entrepreneurs: Click here to access SBA.gov

Assess yourself

Check out this self-guided business assessment by clicking here.

Other resources

Other resources suggested by the NC Community College Small Business Center Network are available by clicking here

Network Marketing Academy

A generic course on "How To Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be" in network marketing; designed to teach fundamental concepts surrounding a very powerful distribution model, and one that is helping to shape how many products and services are currently being distributed.

Network Marketing: A Smart Choice for Today's Entrepreneur

Download a free copy of a 20 page network marketing overview and training guide

SBA - North Carolina Small Business Resource Guide

The PDF guide is available by clicking here.