BUSINESS PLANNING

• LaunchWakeCounty
• Pre-Launch
• Business Planning Guide
• Checklist and Lean Canvas Business Model

NON-TRADITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING

• CDFI’s
• Thread Capital
• CSBDF
• Carolina Community Impact
• Self Help Credit Union
• The Institute

Business Research

• Small Business Center Resource Library
• Business Link NC
• NC Live

Register Your Business

• State of North Carolina
• Business Structures i.e. Sole Proprietorships or LLC
• Business Taxes
  • Sales and Use Tax
• Federal Tax & EIN
• Business License and Permits  Or https://www.ncsbc.net/DocumentMaster.aspx?doc=1012

COVID-19 Resources

• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Legal Resources

• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Public Sector Work Resources

• North Carolina Military Business Center

>Free Triangle and North Carolina Resources

• Business Startup and Resource Guide
• Business Link NC
• Biz Boost
• Small Business Center Network
• How to do business with Wake County Government
• How to do business with the State of North Carolina
• SCORE
• NC Secretary of State

Small Business Startup and Financial Assistance

For more information, contact the Small Business Center Director at 919-335-1007.

• Small Business Center Resource Library - Western Wake Campus
• North Carolina Small Business Center Network (SBCN)
• Business Link of North Carolina (BLNC)
• N.C. Capital Access Program
• North Carolina Chamber
• North Carolina Military Business Center
• Raleigh-Wake Human Resource Management Association - Calendar of Events
• SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Wake Tech - Wells Fargo Center for Entrepreneurship
• Certification and training programs offered by Wake Tech's educational partners 

Chambers of Commerce in Wake County

• Apex | 220 N. Salem St. | 919-362-6456 
• Cary | 307 N. Academy St. | 919-467-1016
• Fuquay-Varina | 121 N. Main St. | 919-552-4947
• Garner | 401 Circle Dr. | 919-772-6440
• Hispanic | 150 Fayetteville St. Mall | 919-645-1680
• Holly Springs | 104 S. Main St. | 919-567-1796
• Knightdale | 207 Main St. | 919-266-4603
• Morrisville | 260 Town Hall Dr., Ste A | 919-380-9026
• Raleigh | 800 South Salisbury St. | 919-664-7034
• Rolesville | 200 E. Young St. | 919-562-7069
• Wake Forest | 350 S. White St. | 919-556-1516
• Wendell | 115 N. Pine St. | 919-365-6318
• Zebulon | 815 N. Arendell Ave. | 919-269-6320

Free National Resources

• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Encore Entrepreneurs (AARP program)
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• IRS Small Business Center

Free Resources for Food Entrepreneurs

• N.C. Department of Agriculture
• N.C. State University Extension Service Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program
• Goodness Grows in North Carolina
• Got to Be NC