State and Federal Resources
for Developing a Small Business

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• Small Business and Technology Development Center - a business development service of The University of North Carolina system.  The SBTDC'S technology counselors provide free one-on-one business counseling to help emerging North Carolina based businesses bring new technologies to market.
• What the SBTDC can offer you
• Business Plan Outline
• So, You're Thinking of Having a Business
• Free Publications from the SBTDC
• How to Do Business With the State of North Carolina
• Small business primer - From the NC Cooperative Extension Service
• N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Compliance with laws and standards
• Food Regulations
• Consumer Protection
• N.C. Department of Commerce
• Unemployment tax (Employment Security Commission)
• Workers Compensation (Industrial Commission)
• Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• Small Business Ombudsman
• Customer Service Center
• N.C. Association of Local Health Directors
• Department of Insurance
• Department of Labor
• Wage and Hour
• OSHA
• Department of Transportation
• Division of Motor Vehicles
• Department of the Secretary of State
• UCC Internet Query System
• Corporate Names Directory
• Business License Information Office
• Trademarks Section
• Department of Revenue

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  Federal Resources for Small Businesses

 
• Starting a Food Business - Website from The U. S. Food and Drug Administration's, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
• Internal Revenue Service
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• U.S. Copyright Office
• Small Business Administration
• FedWorld (Federal Agency Information)
• The Bureau of Export Administration
• Economic Development Administration
• Minority Business Development Agency
• National Technology Information Service
• General Services Administration
• National Archives
• Social Security Administration
• Postal Service
• Trade and Development Agency