Starting a Business?
The Orange County Economic Development Commission offers a comprehensive a–z guide on starting your own business in Orange County. [236KB PDF]
Additional Resources
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce
Aaron Nelson, Executive Director
104 South Estes Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 967-7075
www.carolinachamber.org
Voice of the business community … Networking … Referrals … Programs … Seminars.
Orange County Economic Development Commission
Orange County Economic Development Commission
Gary Shope, Director
110 E. King St
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919.245.2325
gshope@co.orange.nc.us
Assistance in locating businesses in Orange County … Demographic information … Training information … Loan information … Office & land space listings.
Small Business & Technology Development Center
Dr. Ron Elinitch, Director
1700 MLK Jr. Blvd. Ste 115
UNC CB # 1823
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 962-0389
www.sbtdc.org
General business assistance and consultation … Business start-up … Business planFinancing options.
Durham Technical Community College
Small Business Center
Dub Gulley, Director
411 West Chapel Hill St.
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 686-3448
www.durhamtech.edu/sbc
Counseling … Training … Technical assistance … Seminars … Access to business resource library.
Good Work
Susan Hansell, Executive Director
115 Market Street, Suite 470
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-8473
www.goodwork.org
Town of Carrboro
Town of Carrboro
Annette Stone, Director of Economic and Community Development
301 West Main St.
Carrboro, NC 27510
919.918.7319
astone@townofcarrboro.org
Assistance in locating businesses to Carrboro. … Revolving loan program for businesses locating in downtown Carrboro.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (S.C.O.R.E.)
Call for Referral
104 South Estes Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 968-6894
www.scorechapelhill.org
Business counseling … Business start-up.
Starting a Business
- Telephone: 644-1051
- Telephone: 942-8541