NC Community College System’s Small Business Center Network (SBCN) and the Wells Fargo Foundation are launching the SBCN Startup Showdown
The NC Community College System’s Small Business Center Network (SBCN) and the Wells Fargo Foundation are launching the SBCN Startup Showdown, a new statewide competition designed to support emerging entrepreneurs through mentorship, training, and up to $30,000 in startup funding. This collaboration reflects Wells Fargo’s ongoing commitment to helping entrepreneurs thrive in communities across North Carolina, in partnership with the NC Community Colleges Foundation.
NCMBC Spring Events are LIVE!
The Offices of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and U.S. Senator Ted Budd and the North Carolina Military Business Center, are pleased to announce that registration is now open for three major industry-focused events scheduled for Spring 2026.
These events offer a variety of opportunities to connect with federal and defense agencies, prime contractors, and industry leaders across key federal and defense sectors.
North Carolina Maritime Supply Chain (MaSC) Workshop
The North Carolina Military Business Center and partner organizations will host the North Carolina Maritime Supply Chain (MaSC) Workshop in Morehead City on December 10, 2025. The workshop will connect national military shipbuilding prime and subcontractors with North Carolina businesses currently engaged – or seeking to engage – in the maritime supply chain.
Introducing the NCMBC Quarterly Industry Forums
The NCMBC is excited to announce that NCMBC’s “Opps Talk” series is evolving into a broader, more impactful platform — the Quarterly Industry Forum.
This new format expands on the success of “Opps Talk” by incorporating a wider range of timely and relevant topics important to your business and industry.
Help Shape the Future of North Carolina’s Maritime Defense Industry
Defense Maritime Industrial Base (DMIB) Survey
As a North Carolina business, your input is vital to strengthening North Carolina’s role in the Defense Maritime Industrial Base (DMIB). The purpose of this survey is to better understand the capabilities, challenges, and future needs of businesses like yours that support or could support shipbuilding, repair, advanced manufacturing, logistics, and other maritime defense activities.
Appalachian Community Capital Western North Carolina Grant – Hurricane Helene
Attention Business Owners: ICAP has just opened a micro-grant application for business owners that suffered loss through Hurricane Helene.
Program Overview. Provide financial relief to businesses in Western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants amount: $5,100
Business Operation preferences:
• Registered and operational for at least one year before Hurricane Helene (verified through NC Secretary of State status)
Documentation Requirements:
• 2024 business tax returns
• Year-to-date (YTD) profit and loss (P&L) statement for 2025.
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