Business Resources

Small Business Center
The James Sprunt Community College Small Business Center in Duplin County was established by the State Department of Community Colleges in July 1988. The mission of the Small Business Center is to increase the success rate of small businesses in Duplin County and surrounding communities by assisting prospective and established small business persons to reach their potential by utilizing all resources available to the network.

Some of these resources include, but are not limited to:

• Confidential (one-on-one) business counseling
• Help with designing and implementing a business plan
• Free seminars on how to start-up a new business and how to improve an existing business

Small Business & Technology Development Center
The Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) was founded in 1984 and has been committed to providing business counseling and management education to prospective businesses in North Carolina. Most SBTDC services are free of charge and all SBTDC services are confidential. Their services help companies grow, expand their market and increase competitiveness by providing assistance in the following areas:

• Technology Development and Commercialization
• Government Procurement
• Export Financing Services
• Boating Industry Services
• Marketing & Research Services

Contact: SBTDC at UNC Wilmington / 5051 New Centre Drive / Wilmington, NC 28403-3297 / 910-962-3744 / uncw@sbtdc.org

Technical Assistance

• Industrial Extension Program
• Business Energy Improvement Program
• NC Green Fund
• Renewable Energy Tax Credits
• NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• NC State University
• NC A&T
• NC Agricultural Finance Authority
• USDA Farm Services Agency
• USDA Rural Development
• NC Community College System
• Rural Advancement Foundation International
• Land Loss Prevention Project
• NC Farm Transition Network
• Additional Resources for Exploring New Opportunities