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Directions: Utilize this North Carolina-centric resource guide to make connections with organizations supporting entrepreneurship and small business throughout the state and beyond. Examples of local Ecosystem partners are also included to give you some ideas about organizations to research and contact in your own area. Do you need a warm introduction? Check out the name under the "BLINC Connection" and email them to help get the relationship started. Have you recently made a connection that you want to share? This Google Sheet is editable so feel free to provide information below. Questions? Reach out to someone on the BLINC leadership team.
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Organization NameURLContact InfoDescription of partnership and support services offered by organization BLINC Connection Brief description of how you approached or were approached by this organization.
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SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives)https://www.score.org/piedmonttriadBusiness mentorship. They refer a lot of people to me for sample business plans and market research help. I send people wanting mentoring to them. National Organization with chapters across the state.Kassie Ettefagh (Piedmont Triad)Longstanding partnership between GPL and SCORE.
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Nussbaum Centerhttps://nussbaumcfe.com/Office space, manufacturing space, coaching, more. The SBTDC, GTCC Small Business Center, Piedmont Business Capital, and SCORE are all located there.Kassie EttefaghHe approached me upon recommendation of GSO's Small Business Consortium. Austin is the new Entrepreneur Manager but Nussbaum has been a long-time partner of GPL.
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Launch Greensborohttps://greensboro.org/launch/No formal partnership. I refer people to their website for mentoring, business plan checklist, legal forms.We refer people to each other. I have given guest talks at transform GSO, which is where Launch is located (coworking space). Launch is officially part of the chamber and does incubator-like programing, and its HQ is in a coworking space.Kassie EttefaghKaitlin approached me shortly after her appointment as assistant director.
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Nonprofits Education, networking, training. We refer people to each other.Kassie EttefaghMary approached me
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Law students provide legal assistance to nonprofits and small businesses.Kassie EttefaghReferred by Morgan.
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Greensboro Office of Economic Developmenthttps://www.selectgreensboro.com/I refer "big" clients to them, they refer "small" clients to me. They want to develop a resource network Kassie Ettefagh
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SBCN (Small Business Center Network)https://www.ncsbc.net/Find location contact at https://www.ncsbc.net/Mapresults.aspx?hideeventonly=y&groupby=locationSupports the development of new businesses and the growth of existing businesses by being a community-based provider of training, counseling, and resource information.Katy HofflerTodd Lyden, SBC Director at Wake Tech
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SBTDC (Small Business and Technology Development Center)https://sbtdc.org/800-258-0862; Find location contact at https://sbtdc.org/offices/Works with Community College Small Business Directors.Deanna Medsker Day (retired)Introduced at BLINC Workshop
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US Censushttps://www.census.gov/800-923-8282 or ask.census.govAsked them to give a webinar on Diversity DataCalled them with request.
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Center for Innovation and Entreprenurship, UNCWhttps://uncw.edu/cie/Supports them with student interns working on researchOphelia ChapmanI reached out to them
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SBTDC at UNC Kenan Flaglerhttps://access.sbtdc.org/center.aspx?center=42005Neal McTighe, neal_mctighe@kenan-flagler.unc.edu supports small business ownersNancy Lovas
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