Durham’s Pineiro named NC Small Business Person of the YearThe US Small Business Administration has chosen Lisa Anne Pineiro, president of Durham-based Technical Services Inc., as the North Carolina Small Business Person of the Year for 2009. TSI is a 78-employee recruiting firm that brought in more than $3 North Carolina SBA Selects Technical Services’ Lisa Pineiro As
Tuesday at the North Carolina General AssemblySMALL BUSINESSES: Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton says small businesses need extra help during the bad economy and a loan program in the Senate's budget will help them survive and create jobs. Dalton and several advocacy groups for small business and rural and
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Durham’s Pineiro named NC Small Business Person of the Year - Bizjournals.com
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Piñeiro is a former hairstylist who was searching for a good-paying job back in 1998 to support her daughter. Landing a position with a construction staffing firm, she soon reached the conclusion that she could provide a better quality of service herself.
She then launched TSI, which specializes in finding work electricians and other construction subcontractors.
With business slow after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Pineiro looked for alternatives to generate income. She opened two Edy's Ice Cream parlors to help keep TSI afloat. For two years she scooped desserts while raising her daughter and running TSI from an ice-cream shop storeroom.
When the economy picked up, she sold the parlors and began to build her business .
SBA Person of the Year winners from 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam will converge on Washington, D.C., in May for the unveiling of the National Small Business Person of the Year.
The criteria for the award include: staying power, business growth, response to adversity and community involvement.
How can I apply for a minority small business grant in North Carolina?
Aug 25, 2006 by Chris U | Posted in Small Business
Where can I go to apply for a minority small business grant in North Carolina?
It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK - lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.
Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.
Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same - hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.
Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html...
"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."
Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business -- THERE'S NONE.
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show
Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program
Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs
For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.
imisidro | Aug 25, 2006
Small Business Ideas In Small Town in Southeastern North Carolina?
Jun 20, 2007 by Lita | Posted in Small Business
Hi, my boyfriend's sister lives in Columbus county - North Carolina, she is looking for a small home-based business. She is 38, not much experience but willing to work hard.
Any ideas?? She lives in a rural community with 20 k people.
firstly one has to establish what this town has and doesnt have, secondly establish what are the people looking for eg. common thing like perhaps cookies, if she is good at baking then perhaps some products like cookies, bread etc. or if th people are into parties then perhaps something to do with decor for parties something like event management.
hope this helps...thanks bye and ggod luck
trial & error | Jun 20, 2007
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Apr 05, 2007 by debolakey | Posted in Other - US Local Businesses
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