RESOURCES

Business Resources​

ACCESS Center for Equity & Success partners and collaborates with the following organizations  to assist minority-owned and woman-owned businesses.

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• The Enterprise Center

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• Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)

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• North Carolina Community College Small Business Centers

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• The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship

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• North Carolina Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

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• Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce

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• The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) at North Carolina A&T State University

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Certification Agencies

• NC DOA: Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB)

• NC Department of Transportation (DBE)

• US Small Business Administration

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Financing

• Piedmont Business Capital

• City of Winston Salem

• Carolina Small Business Development Fund

• Latino Community Credit Union

• US Small Business Administration

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Local Government Contracting

Local M/WBE Offices are available to assist you with the certification process for Statewide Uniform Certification, procurement and contract opportunities, and business development.

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• City of Asheville

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• City of Charlotte Business INclusion

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• City of Durham

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• City of Greensboro

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• City of Winston-Salem

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Local MWBE Databases  

Search online directories for local and regional minority-owned and woman-owned businesses.

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• Triad Minority Business Connector

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• Fearless Winston Salem

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• City of Winston-Salem

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• State of NC Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses