Innovative Partnerships to launch new businesses and create new jobs in rural communities Dr. George Millsaps Small Business Center Network North Carolina Community Colleges Barry Ryan Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship N.C. Rural Economic Development Center
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Innovative Partnerships to launch new businesses and create new jobs in rural communities Dr. George Millsaps Small Business Center Network North Carolina.
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Innovative Partnerships to launch new businesses and create new jobs in
rural communities
Dr. George MillsapsSmall Business Center Network
North Carolina Community Colleges
Barry RyanInstitute for Rural Entrepreneurship
N.C. Rural Economic Development Center
Overview
• N.C. Facts and Perspective• Small Business Development in N.C.• Program Model / Partnership Evolution– NOW– GATE– Ventures
• 3rd Largest Banking Center• Historically Agriculture and
Medium Manufacturing
The State of North Carolina
• 120 Colleges and Universities including 58 Community Colleges
NC Public Higher EducationUniversity of
North Carolina
•1st Public University•16 Campuses•Board of Governors•Strong Central Office•State Agencies
North Carolina Community Colleges
•Two-year Colleges•Vocational Education•58 Campuses•Strong Local Control•Local Entities
History of Small Business Services in NC• Pre 1984 – “add on” (NC Ag, etc.)• Early 1980s – Major Networks (SBTDC, SBCN),• Late 1980s-2000’s – Sector Specific• Mid 2000’s – Provider Level Coordination• Current – Policy Level Coordination, Provider
Level Partnerships
State Level Policy Developments
• SB Budget Priority in late 2000’s• SBCN/SBTDC Exempted from Public
Records Law• Small Business Commission• Public/Private Partnerships
SBCN Today
The most extensive state funded small business assistance program in the nation
SBCN Organizational Hierarchy
TEST
SBCN FY 2012-2013 Impacts at a Glance
• 3,781 Entrepreneurship Training Events
• 46,782 Event Attendees • 6,971 Counseling Clients • 17,664 Counseling Hours • 1,732 Jobs Created • 1,235 Jobs Saved • $2,097 Per Job Created/Retained• 528 Business Startups
Rural North Carolina
N.C. Unemployment - 2009
Rural North Carolina
Prepared by the Labor Market Information Division, Employment Security Commission of North Carolina 12_2009
UI rate: 11.9%
N.C. Unemployment - 2013
Rural North Carolina
Prepared by the Labor Market Information Division, Employment Security Commission of North Carolina 12_2009