Starting A Small Business |
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| Business and City Directories | Business Plans | E-commerce | Entrepreneurship | Funding | How to Start a Business | Legal Guides | New Business Enterprises | Small Business Collection |
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| Small business periodicals at the Stanly County Library |
Business Journal, Business North Carolina, Business Week Small Biz, Charlotte Business Journal, Entrepreneur,
NC Magazine - The Power of NC Business, and Small Business Opportunities |
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| Featured Resources |
• NC Small Business Center Network
The best place to find programs and services for existing and prospective North Carolina business owners. The resources page links to contact information at the local level.
Sponsored by the North Carolina Community College System.
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• Stanly Community College Small Business Center
141 College Drive, Albemarle, NC 28001, Director: Kathy Almond 704-991-0182
Our community-based provider of education and training, counseling, information and referral for small businesses. Located in the Corporate and porefssional Center on the Albemarle campus.
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| Online Resources |
Start Your Business | Associations | Business Plans | Demographics | Funding | E-commerce | Franchising |
Incubators | Legal Guides | Market Research | Mentors | Podcasts | Taxes | Video | Additional Resources |
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| Start Your Business |
| Business Services: Start Your Business - NC Department of Commerce |
| myMoney.gov - Starting a Small Business |
| NC Small Business Center Network |
| NC Small Business Guide - Business.gov |
| SBA Small Business Planner |
| Small Business and Technology Development Center |
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| Local Agencies |
Employment Security Commission
2215 US Highway 52 N, Albemarle, NC 28001, 704-982-2183 |
Stanly Community College Small Business Center
141 College Drive, Albemarle, NC 28001, Director: Kathy Almond 704-991-0182 |
Stanly County Chamber of Commerce - Go to Business Resource Section
116 East North Street, Albemarle, NC 28002, 704-982-8116 |
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| Associations |
| National Association for the Self-Employed |
| National Association of Women Business Owners |
| National Federation of Independent Business |
| SOHO America - Small Office/Home Office Entrepreneurs |
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| Business Plans |
| Bplans.com |
| Business Plan Center |
| Business Plan Templates |
| Business Plan Workbook |
| More Business |
| Reference for Business |
| SBA: Write a Business Plan |
| SCORE offers the workbook How to Really Start Your Own Business which can be requested through a SCORE chapter. You don’t need to be a member and you can find the contact information for each chapter on the SCORE website. By completing the workbook, entrepreneurs will have a business plan ready to implement. |
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| Demographics |
| NC LIVE - Reference USA A searchable database with detailed information, including addresses and phone numbers, on more than 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. health care providers, and 95,000 Technology Companies and 280,000 Executives Database. |
| NC LIVE - Business Source Premier Includes company profiles |
| CensusScope |
| Charlotte Regional Partnership |
| City-Data |
| EconData.net Regional Economic Data on the Web |
| Facts and Figures - NC Office Of State Budget and Management |
| Labor Market Information From the Employment Security Commission of NC |
| Rural Data Bank NC Rural Economic Development Center |
| Small Town Profiles NC Rural Economic Development Center |
| Stanly County Chamber of Commerce |
| US Census |
| US Census County and City Data Book |
| US Census State & County Quickfacts |
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| Franchising |
| Franchise.com |
| Franchise Chat |
| Franchise Choice |
| Franchise Zone |
| International Franchise Association |
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| Funding |
| Business Loan Program - NC Rural Economic Development Center |
| Capital Opportunities - NC Small Business and Technology Development Center |
| Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
| Federal Government Grants - Find and Apply |
| Self-Help: creating ownership and economic opportunity |
| Small Business Administration - Financial Assistance |
| USDA Rural Development |
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| E-commerce |
| E-Commerce Toolbox |
| SBDCNet National Information Clearinghouse |
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| Incubators |
| National Business Incubation Association |
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| Legal Guides |
| Forming a Business and Getting Online - Citizen Media Law Project |
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| Market Research |
| NC Small Business Center - Market Research |
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| Mentors |
| SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) - Counselors to America's Small Business |
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| Podcasts |
| Small Business Administration |
| Small Business Podcasts - Mastercard |
| Small Business Trends Radio |
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| Taxes |
| IRS - Small Business and Self-Employed One-Stop Resource |
| IRS - Starting a Business |
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| Video |
| Small Business TV Network |
| Small Business Videos - IRS |
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| Additional Resources |
| About.com - Entrepreneurs |
| About.com - Small Business Information |
| About.com - Starting a Small Business 101 |
| Business Owner's Toolkit Small Business Guide |
| Business Week: Small Business |
| Delicious Bookmarks |
| Entrepreneur.com - Starting a Business |
| eVenturing Entrepreneur's Resource Center |
| Find Law: Starting a Business: First Steps |
| How to Start a Business |
| IdeaCafe |
| Inc. How To - Starting a Business |
| New York Times: Small Business Center |
| Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse |
| Start Up Nation - by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs |
| Wall Street Journal: Small Business |
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