Small Business Education
Get Free Help from the Experts
Maximize your business success by consulting with local experts. From reviewing business plans to legal questions, and financial management to video learning, the organizations below are ready and willing to help.
The mentors of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) are experienced business owners and managers who volunteer their experience and knowledge to help small business owners achieve success.
The Small Business Center at Durham Tech provides assistance with several areas, including business planning, marketing, legal, accounting, financial management and more.
EDPNC offers a treasure trove of educational, financial, and other resources for starting and running a business, including video learning. Their team of Small Business Advisors connect clients with information they need.
The Orange County Economic Development team offers business expansion and relocation assistance; customized research; info on commercial and industrial space availability; and small business and entrepreneur support.
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Discover potential customers.
Find local suppliers.
Optimize your marketing by targeting ideal customers.
Analyze the characteristics and spending of consumers in the area.
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SizeUp Orange County provides powerful market research and business intelligence that is both industry specific and hyperlocal. It includes the same or similar data that is used by huge corporations, but which has been historically inaccessible to small businesses because of the cost and expertise required to analyze data. SizeUp Orange County helps to level the business playing field by empowering our local entrepreneurs and small businesses with these data insights at no cost to them so that they can make data-driven decisions just like the biggest companies.