Information & Referral Center
A resource center with periodicals, tapes, and books is available for use by SBC clients and students. Business planning software and access to a personal computer with an Internet connection are available for clients who wish to conduct research or develop a business plan. The SBC also provides referrals to State agencies and other business assistance sources.
The SBC is a clearinghouse for demographic and statistical information for existing and prospective businesses. The SBC provides one-stop shopping for information such as website locations and telephone numbers for governmental agencies and any agency that can assist small business owners. These resources include the following:
- Better Business Bureau
- Deluxe Corporation Small Business Resource Center
- Mustardseed Veteran Business Funding Resource
- North Carolina Military Business Center
- FAQ for Business and Industry Workers’ Comp
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture
- North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
- North Carolina Secretary of State–Corporations Division
- North Carolina Department of Revenue
- North Carolina Department of Labor
- North Carolina Department of Commerce
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- North Carolina E-Procurement
- North Carolina Industrial Commission
- North Carolina’s Government Portal
- North Carolina Department of Commerce Business Licensing Information Office
- The Institute for Minority Economic Development
- Online MBA Entrepreneurship Guide
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce – Home
- Carolina Beach – Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce
- Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce
