Capital Opportunities for Small Businesses - sbtdc
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C A P I T A L O P P O R T U N I T I E S F O R SMA L L B U S I N E S S E S<br />
Phase II grant). Up to $150,000 may be requested to support research activities lasting up to six<br />
months.<br />
Entrepreneur Focused Support Groups, Councils and Networks<br />
There are several entrepreneur focused support groups -- often identified as councils, networks, or<br />
roundtables -- in the North Carolina network. These groups have been organized in most cases by local<br />
business owners to provide valuable resources to entrepreneurs in their region. Their individual services<br />
vary slightly, but all are focused on providing unique educational and networking opportunities to their<br />
members.<br />
The Council <strong>for</strong> Entrepreneurial Development (CED) is the largest entrepreneurial support organization<br />
in the world and maintains a current contact list of venture funds operating in North Carolina. The<br />
CED’s annual Venture <strong>Capital</strong> Conference, held in April, matches entrepreneurs with venture capitalists<br />
and private investors throughout the country. Entrepreneurs seeking capital submit a business plan to<br />
the selection committee; firms selected have the opportunity to present their request to over 300<br />
investors attending the event.<br />
Entrepreneurial Councils & Networks in NC<br />
Blue Ridge Entrepreneurial Council (BREC)<br />
c/o Advantage West<br />
134 Wright Brothers Way<br />
Fletcher, NC 28732<br />
828.687.7234<br />
www.brecnc.com<br />
Council <strong>for</strong> Entrepreneurial Development<br />
CED Entrepreneurship Center<br />
Strickland Bldg @ The American Tobacco<br />
Campus<br />
224 Blackwell Street, Suite B012<br />
Durham, NC 27701<br />
POB 13353<br />
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709<br />
919.549.7505<br />
www.cednc.org<br />
NorthEastern Entrepreneurial Roundtable<br />
(NEER)<br />
Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce<br />
POB 392<br />
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-0392<br />
252.973.1212<br />
SouthEastern Entrepreneurs Roundtable<br />
Methodist University<br />
5400 Ramsey St.<br />
Fayetteville, NC 28311<br />
910.630.7642<br />
NC Rural Economic Development Center<br />
In July 2013, the NC General Assembly eliminated funding <strong>for</strong> the NC Rural Economic Development<br />
Center, and created a new Rural Economic Development Division within the NC Department of<br />
Commerce. The new division will oversee an infrastructure grant program <strong>for</strong> rural counties, and a new<br />
program to provide “matching grants or loans” to local governments in economically distressed<br />
counties <strong>for</strong> reuse of vacant buildings/properties, or to construct/expend rural health care facilities.<br />
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