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Greater Charlotte Biz
http://www.greatercharlottebiz.com
Greater Charlotte Biz, your regional Biz2Biz resource for growing companies, puts out a monthly publication with relevant interviews and information about local businesses. As a local business person you may qualify for a free subscription or at least a free e-newsletter. Just complete a form under subscriptions. |
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Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Starting a Business
http://www.charlottechamber.com/index.php?submenu=starting_business&src=gendocs&ref=StartingaBu siness&category=eco_dev&PHPSESSID=07e87597e4d409545035b16a8aefbb77
The Charlotte Chamber provides a Layman's Guide to Starting a Business in the area, Legal Requirements, and Starting/Expanding your Business locally. Sign up to get their e-newsletter, e-ventures. There is an Economic Development section, and a Resource Information section is under construction. |
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Charlotte Area SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business
http://www.charlottescore.org/useful_links.htm
SCORE offers Charlotte area small business counseling and classes. It also partners with area Chambers of Commerce, such as the Lake Norman Chamber, to provide free counseling on running a small business. |
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Institute for Entrepreneurship
http://cce.cpcc.edu/e-institute/
CPCC's Institute for Entrepreneurship works to increase business start-ups by growing community awareness of resources through a virtual network linking users to available public and nonprofit resources. |
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Charlotte Business Journal
The website posts breaking business news, updated throughout the day, some of this week's top stories from the Charlotte Business Journal and other popular features from the print edition.
You can sign up to receive its e-mail products including daily business news updates, latest news of 46 industries from around the nation and the latest networking and marketing alerts. |
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Business Information from the Secretary of State For North Carolina
http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/international/faq.aspx
Provides a link to NC Business License Information office for licensing requirements . You can obtain information about trademarks and service marks, as well. |
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North Carolina Small Business & Technology Development Center
http://www.sbtdc.org/
Provides programs and guides for those interested in starting a business. Under Publications look for guides on "Business Start-Up and Resource Guide," "How To Do Business with the State of North Carolina," "Capital Opportunities for Small Business," and more. |
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Economic Developmet in Charlotte/Mecklenburg
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Economic+Development/EDO+Library/Home.htm
This site is sponsored by the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County government. It provides links to the business requirements and financial assistance programs available in Charlotte. |
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US Census Bureau County and Metro Business Patterns
http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml
This site provides data on the total number of establishments, mid-March employment, payroll, and number of establishments by employment-size classes by detailed industry for all counties, D.C., Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and New England County Metropolitan Areas. |
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SBA- Charlotte, NC
http://www.sba.gov/nc/index.html
This site offers the information you need to start your business in North Carolina. There are a variety of programs to assist either an established business owner or the new entrepreneur. This site includes a start-up kit that will assist the new entrepreneur with a new NC business |
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Business ServiCenter
http://www.nccommerce.com/servicenter/
The mission of the North Carolina ServiCenter is to support and guide North Carolina businesses in their efforts to succeed and grow.
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Business Today
http://www.businesstodaync.com/
Business Today, Serving Business Owners in the Golden Crescent: Lake Norman, Cabarrus, and University City. This is a monthly print publication that offers many articles about local, business news and economic outlook. |
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