CSBDF announces investment from First Citizens Bank to help create economic opportunity in North Carolina
RALEIGH — Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) recently received a $500,000 Equity Equivalent investment and $50,000 grant...
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Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jul 104 min
An Artistic Outlet: Mary McKinney
In Downtown Raleigh, Mary McKinney is helping children express their vibrant creativity at her art studio, Hello Yellow, Raleigh’s first...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jun 211 min
The Economic Impact of Assisting Small Firms
The Uncertain Road to Recovery Overview Since 2019, each year CSBDF has released an analysis of the economic impacts of its small...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jun 201 min
View from the Top
A Comparison of the Western North Carolina and Appalachian Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Research produced jointly between Carolina Small...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 301 min
Oak City Biz Labs Final Report
Between September 2022 and April 2023, Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) awarded 88 grants totaling $2,189,646 to small...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 63 min
CSBDF to launch ‘Vivid Digital Classroom’ to provide online technical assistance to entrepreneurs
Vivid Digital Classroom offers online courses on a variety of business topics in English and Spanish RALEIGH — Carolina Small Business...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 233 min
Western Women’s Business Center to host 10th Anniversary Gala in Asheville celebrating decade of empowering women entrepreneurs
ASHEVILLE— On May 16, 2024, the Western Women’s Business Center (WWBC) will host a special WWBC 10th Anniversary Gala at The Venue in...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 42 min
CSBDF Selected for Funding & Training Grant from NALCAB to Support Minority Business Owners
Funding is part of $1.5 million investment from MBDA to increase access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs RALEIGH, NC — The...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Feb 53 min
A Vital Service: Danny Wilson and Profile Building Services
Photos provided by Danny Wilson When Danny Wilson was growing up, his dad worked as a janitor at a church. Every weekend Danny would help...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Dec 1, 20234 min
A Passion for Planning: Alla Bumburyak
Photos provided by Alla Bumburyak After more than 17 years of working for the same law firm in the Asheville area, Alla Bumburyak needed...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Aug 9, 20232 min
Spokes of the Same Wheel
Collaboration between resource providers impacts outcomes for female small business owners in Western North Carolina.
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Aug 4, 20232 min
A Spark in the Community: Julieta Fumberg
Photo provided by Julieta Fumberg For artist Julieta Fumberg, nothing is more important than community. Originally from Argentina, the...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jul 31, 20233 min
Invirtiendo en la salud de la comunidad: Cinthia Pineda and Amazing Grace Healthcare
En Amazing Grace Healthcare en Greenville, Cinthia Pineda tiene la misión de garantizar que todos tengan acceso a un proveedor de...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jul 18, 20233 min
CSBDF and Merriwether & Williams partner to provide support for City of Charlotte program
CHARLOTTE— Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) and Merriwether & Williams Insurance have created a unique partnership to...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Jul 14, 20233 min
Investing in a Community’s Health: Cinthia Pineda and Amazing Grace Healthcare
At Amazing Grace Healthcare in Greenville, Cinthia Pineda is on a mission to ensure that everyone has access to a primary care provider...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 31, 20233 min
CSBDF honors entrepreneurs, community partners at 2023 Small Business Awards
RALEIGH – Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) hosted its annual Small Business Awards on Wednesday, May 31 at Marbles Kids...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 22, 20233 min
United Bank, CSBDF announce investment partnership to foster economic development in North Carolina
RALEIGH – United Bank recently invested $250,000 in Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) to support the nonprofit’s lending...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 17, 20233 min
CSBDF Selected for IEDC’s Equity in Economic Development Fellowship Program
The Equity in Economic Development Fellowship Program launches its second cohort this summer. WASHINGTON, DC – Carolina Small Business...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
May 3, 20233 min
A Community Space: Caitlyn Sheff and The Coterie Wellness Studio
In the Wesley Heights neighborhood on the west side of uptown Charlotte, you’ll find The Coterie Wellness Studio, a startup small...
Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Apr 26, 20233 min
Moving Forward: Josephine McCrann and Threehouse Studios
For Josephine McCrann, movement has always been a way of life. From dancing and playing soccer as a kid to starting yoga as a teenager,...