NC Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)
UNC System / SBA SBDC
Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- NC (North Carolina) businesses
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members, spouses, family or caregivers.
Requirements noted: residents of NC. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- Free confidential business counseling incl. SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research)/STTR tech commercialization help
- Type
- Support or counseling service
- Credential strength
- 2/5: Free business counseling; no credential.
- Duration
- Ongoing
- Format
- Online or in person (In-person / virtual)
- Location
- North Carolina
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Next start
- Rolling
- Jobs it can lead to
- Founder / Small Business Owner; Business Development Manager
- Official page
- sbtdc.org/become-a-client
- Last checked
- Oct 1, 2026