State Resources at a Glance
Small Business
Small Business Administration (SBA)
North Carolina District Office
6302 Fairview Road Suite 300
Charlotte, N.C. 28210
Direct: (704)344-6563 https://www.sba.gov/offices/district/nc/charlotte
SBA Small Business Resource Guide https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/resourceguide
_3127.pdf
North Carolina Small Business Development Centers
(SBDC) http://www.sbtdc.org/
SBDC Locations http://www.sbtdc.org/offices/
Business Start-Up & Resource Guide http://www.sbtdc.org/pdf/startup.pdf
Department of Commerce
– Small Business http://www.nccommerce.com/
Small Business State Resources http://www.nccommerce.com/smallbusiness/stateresources
Thrive in NC http://www.thrivenc.com/
Thrive in NC Business Services Overview http://www.thrivenc.com/businessservices/overview
North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services
436 N Harrington Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-2801
Direct: (919)733-7807
Fax: (919)715-0813 dvr.info@ncmail.net http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dvrs/
Job Accommodation Network
(800)526-7234 (V)
(877)781-9403 (TTY) jan@askjan.org http://AskJAN.org
JAN is a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by: 1) providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, 2) providing technical assistance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability related legislation, and 3) educating callers about selfemployment options.

Division of Services for the Blind http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dsb/
N.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Services Policy Directives (includes information on selfemployment) https://ncdhhs.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/documents/files/Volume1_Policy_Directives_0.pdf
North Carolina Client Assistance Program (CAP) http://cap.state.nc.us/
North Carolina State Independent Living Council http://ncsilc.org/
Independent Living Centers by County http://ncsilc.org/centers/
North Carolina Assistive Technology Program (NCATP) http://www.ncatp.org/index.htm
NCATP Centers http://www.ncatp.org/Centers.html
NCATP Funding http://www.ncatp.org/Funding.html
Social Security – Ticket to Work
Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) projects http://www.chooseworkttw.net/about/meet-your-employment-team/index.html#WIPA
In North Carolina http://www.choosework.net/resource/jsp/searchByState.jsp
North Carolina Dept. of Insurance - SmartNC http://www.ncdoi.com/Smart/
Federal Healthcare Reform in North Carolina http://www.ncdoi.com/HealthCareReform/
Healthcare.gov – Health Insurance Marketplace, Affordable Care Act https://www.healthcare.gov/