C APITAL O PPORTUNITIES F OR S MALL B USINESSES ` CAPITAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES A Guide to Financial Resources for Small Business in North Carolina 1 Prepared by the Small Business & Technology Development Center C A P IT A L O PPORTUNITIES F OR S M A L L B USINESSES 2 C A P IT A L O PPORTUNITIES F OR S M A L L B USINESSES © 2013 by The University of North Carolina’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) 5 West Hargett Street, Suite 600, Raleigh, NC 27601 phone: 919.715.7272 e-mail:
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[email protected]. 3 C A P IT A L O PPORTUNITIES F OR S M A L L B USINESSES 4 C A P IT A L O PPORTUNITIES F OR S M A L L B USINESSES TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................