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


Partners.

Better Business Bureauwww.bbb.org
800-222-0950
Duplin County Health Departmentwww.duplincountync.com
910-296-2126
Duplin County Register of Deedswww.duplinrod.com
910-296-2108
Kenansville Chamber of Commercewww.kenansville.org/chamber
910-296-1205
Mt. Olive Chamber of Commercewww.moachamber.com
919-658-3113
Neuse River Dev. Authority Inc.www.nrda.org
252-638-6724
NC Cooperative Extension Officewww.ncsu.edu
910-296-2143
NC Department of Commercewww.nccommerce.com
919-733-4151
NC Institute of Minoritywww.ncimed.com
Economic Dev. 919-682-1894
NC Rural Economic Dev. Centerwww.ncruralcenter.org
919-250-4314
NC Secretary of Statewww.sosnc.com
919-807-2000
Rose Hill Chamber of Commercewww.rosehillchamber.com
910-289-3374
Self Help Credit Unionwww.self-help.org
910-341-3272
Service Corps of Retired Executiveswww.score.org
910-296-2430
Small Business & Tech. Dev. Centerwww.sbtdc.org
800-258-0862
UNCWwww.uncw.edu
910-962-3116
US Small Business Admin.www.sba.gov
704-344-6563
Wallace Chamber of Commercewww.wallacechamber.com
910-285-4044
Warsaw Chamber of Commercewww.townofwarsawnc.com
910-293-7804