Startup investing in the US reached a record high of $130 billion in 2020, behind innovative companies like Instacart and Stripe. And if the optimism at CEDNC’s https://cednc.org) recent Venture Connect is indicative of the broader investment climate, 2021 is shaping up to be even better for startups in North…
Dr. Barry O’Brien, Dean UNCP Business School These are trying times for sure, but they are also exciting times, and the stage is being set for dramatic growth throughout our Sandhills Prosperity region. I firmly believe entrepreneurs will lead us out of this economic downturn, as they always do. …
A year ago, we introduced the book Who Owns the Ice House? as part of ENTR 2000. This class is the foundation class for business majors and contains mostly freshmen and we get 150 or more students annually. Many of our students are minority. Many come from homes of modest…
Are you being asked to get “GAP Certified” but don’t know where or how to get started?Chloe Johnson and Kim Butz, Local Produce Safety Coordinators from the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, will be teaching a workshop at the UNC Pembroke Thomas Entrepreneurship Hub Incubator on GAP and food safety for…
The Defense Contract Audit Agency will host a series of information sessions for small businesses on agency operation, and discuss the contractor's role in complying with the agency's requirements. The training will cover the following:Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 9:30a.m. to 11:30 a.m.• Introduction and DCAA Overview• Accounting Systems RequirementsThursday,…
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is offering virtual workshops for farmers throughout the month of July. Click here for more information:https://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/workshops-for-farmers/
RAFI-USA will be distributing emergency mini-grants of $500 to farmers who are drastically impacted by market sales disruptions caused by COVID-19. Funding is currently limited to farmers located in North Carolina. THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL APPLICATION FOR A MINI-GRANT. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCiknAA89yeGNwCd1WBjIVTHk01yVQiJ5wMCKCGKpdaO0esg/viewform If you are a farmer in NC and would…
SBA has resumed processing EIDL applications that were submitted before the portal closed on April 15, and will begin accepting new Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance applications from agricultural businesses only. The new eligibility is made possible by the latest round of funds appropriated by Congress in response to…
http://www.sbtdc.org/coronavirus/documents/Article%205_Managing%20Financial%20Difficulty.pdf CONTROL COSTS IMPROVE CASH POSITION CONTROL INVENTORY IMPROVE SALES
Navigating Your Business Through Covid-19 http://www.sbtdc.org/coronavirus/https://thethomashub.org Navigating Business and Covid-19 Contact the North Carolina SBTDC near you for assistance in developing your overall COVID-19 Recovery plan. Our organization has been helping small and mid-size business in NC for 35 years. We have extensive experience working with businesses recovering from disasters. Our…