Small Business Toolkit

Business planning

• LaunchWakeCounty
• Pre-Launch
• Business planning guide

Non-traditional sources of funding

• CDFI
• 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 (sole proprietorships, LLC)
• Business taxes
  • Sales and Use Tax
• Federal tax and EIN
• Business license and permits: N.C. Secretary of State | N.C. Small Business Center

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
• North Carolina 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 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 Drive | 919-772-6440
• Hispanic | 150 Fayetteville St. | 919-645-1680
• Holly Springs | 104 S. Main St. | 919-567-1796
• Knightdale | 207 Main St. | 919-266-4603
• Morrisville | 260 Town Hall Drive, 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
• IRS Small Business Tax Workshops

Free resources for food entrepreneurs

• North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
• North Carolina State University Extension Service Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program
• Goodness Grows in North Carolina
• Got to Be NC