N.C. Small Business and Technology Development Center.

• Position: Small Business Resource

The N.C. Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is North Carolina's leading resource for growing and developing businesses. Since 1984, the SBTDC has helped more than 135,000 North Carolina business owners and prospective entrepreneurs male better decisions--often leading to increased revenue and employment Our average established business client experiences double-digit percentage increases in sales and number of employees soon after working with the SBTDC. For clients also credit the SBTDC with saving revenues and jobs--an average of 4,000 N.C. jobs each year.

(800) 258-0862 www.sbtdc.org

Regional Service Centers:

(1)SBTDC at Appalachian State University

(828) 262-2492 (Boone) * (828) 345-1110 (Hickory)

Serving counties: Alleghany, Alexander, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey

(2) SBTDC at Western Carolina University

(828) 227-3504 (Cullowhee) * (828) 251-6025 (Asheville)

Serving counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, and Transylvania

(3) SBTDC at UNC Charlotte

(704) 548-1090 (Charlotte)

Serving counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Southern Iredell, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Stanly, and Union

(4) SBTDC at Winston-Salem State University, N.C. A&T State University

(336) 750-2030 (Winston-Salem) * (336) 256-9300 (Greensboro)

Serving counties: Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Northern Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin

(5) SBTDC at UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. Central University

(919) 962-0389 (Chapel Hill) * (919) 530-7889 (Durham)

Serving counties: Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Lee, Orange, and...