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Advance Your Business
 
The City of Charlotte Small Business Opportunity (SBO) Program is designed to assist certified Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) in growing, enhancing, and developing their business. As a benefit of SBE certification, Advance Your Business is a combination of numerous development programs that support small businesses in organizational training, strategic development, and networking opportunities.  They include:
Turner School of Construction Management graduates

Fall 2011 graduates of the Turner School of Construction Management in partnership with the City of Charlotte Small Business Opportunity Program
Charlotte Small Business Week
 
Celebrate the contributions of Charlotte’s local small businesses and entrepreneurs during Small Business Week! Charlotte takes great pride in being home to the thousands of small businesses and entrepreneurs that make our city a great place to live, work and play. Join us in honoring the heroes of our local economy at the 2013 Small Business Week Conference. Connect with other business owners and entrepreneurs, learn strategies to grow your business and, perhaps most importantly, be inspired! 

Download the 2013 Small Business Week Conference flyer.

To learn more about Charlotte's Small Business Week visit www.CharlotteSmallBusinessWeek.com.

Professional Association Sponorships

The SBO Program provides partial sponsorships for annual membership dues toward local organizations that foster small business growth for the period of one year.  Certified SBEs that do not have an existing membership with the applied for organization are eligible. Partnering associations include:

For more information, download the Professional Association Fact Sheet and Professional Association Sponsorship Application.

SBO Partnership with CPCC's - Small Business Center
To assist City of Charlotte certified SBEs develop and grow their business, SBEs can enroll in free courses ($300 maximum) at Central Piedmont Community College – Small Business Center.
View the current course catalog 
 
The Institute for Entrepreneurship offers support to those that want to start a small business or those who want help with an existing business. To learn more about the Institute, go to http://www.cpcc.edu/einstitute.

Getting to the CORE of Business

The City of Charlotte is pleased to partner with Central Piedmont Community College’s (CPCC) Institute for Entrepreneurship to offer ten scholarships for Getting to the CORE of Business: Strategic Development Program. This innovative five-month program will provide business owners individualized practical training designed to teach you how to integrate, implement and execute a focused growth strategy.  
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