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As you can see from our site, we equip people with the knowledge, skills, and networks to be more entrepreneurial, creative, relational, and adaptable in achieving their economic goals. We provide in-depth training, coaching, and consulting to hundreds of motivated persons, businesses, enterprises, and organizations each year.
We also help bring local entrepreneurs, civic leaders, service providers and community advocates together to organize inclusive and accessible networks that promote economic empowerment, enterprise development, and community building. These learning and support groups encourage people to share their time, talent, and concerns with each other, and together, achieve greater self-reliance and build empowering relationships. Join us!
- To participate in our work, invite us to speak, connect with our like-minded network of hard-working entrepreneurs, committed activists, and creative organizations, or consult with us through contracted services, contact John Parker with Good Work at (919) 796-2730.
- To connect with our enterprise development work with the Latino community, contact Murtado Bustillo with Good Work at (919) 682-8473 ext. 17.
- To connect with organizations working with ex-offenders & youth around enterprise, leadership, and community development issues, contact Dennis Gaddy with Community Success Initiative at (919) 614-2369.
- To connect with a network in the RALEIGH area working on entrepreneurship and financial literacy for youth and adults, and homeownership, contact Donnis Dunn with Passage Home at (919) 256-4261.
- To connect with a network in the RALEIGH area working on women’s empowerment, contact Reggie Edwards with Building Together Ministries at (919) 834-7626.
- To connect with a network in the DURHAM area working around entrepreneurship and economic development, contact Rodney Renix with UDI/CDC Business Resource Center at (919) 530-8780.
- To connect with a network in the CHAPEL HILL/CARRBORO, and ORANGE or CHATHAM COUNTY area working on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, community organizing, and homeownership, contact Delores Bailey with EmPOWERment Inc. at (919) 967-8779 ext. 204.
- To connect with a network in SOUTHEASTERN NC working on entrepreneurship, small business development, workforce development, and sustainable economic development, contact Mac Legerton with the Center for Community Action at (910) 736-5573.
- To connect with a network in SOUTH CENTRAL NC, an area also known as the “Central Park,” working on sustainable development and entrepreneurship, contact Lori Eichel with the Yadkin Pee Dee Lakes Project at (919) 260-6296.
- To contact a network with a network in the ROCKY MOUNT area working on entrepreneurship, small business development, and economic development, contact Olga Abrams with the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments at (252) 446-0411 ext. 224.
- To contact an entrepreneurship and small business network in the ASHEVILLE area or SOUTHWESTERN NC, contact Greg Walker Wilson with Mountain BizWorks at (828) 253-2834.
- To contact an entrepreneurship and small business network in the BOONE area or NORTHWESTERN NC, contact Chilton Rogers with the Appalachian Regional Development Institute at (828) 262-6662.
- For an “orientation” of local business service providers and small business advocates in the GREENSBORO area, contact Mark Hagenbuch with the Guilford Tech Community College Small Business Center at (336) 334-4822 ext. 4803.
- For an “orientation” of local business service providers and small business advocates in the WINSTON-SALEM area, contact Sue Marion with the Forsyth Tech Community College Small Business Center at (336) 734-7757.
- For an “orientation” of local business service providers, resources, and small business advocates in the CHARLOTTE region, contact the CPCC Institute for Entrepreneurship and BizHub Network at (704) 330-OPEN (6736).
- For an “orientation” of local business service providers and small business advocates in the ELIZABATH CITY area (Camden, Chowan, Martin, Pasquotank, Perqimans, and Tyrell Counties), contact Angie Wills with the River City Community Development Corporation at 252-331-2925 or angie@rivercitycdc.org
- For an “orientation” of local business service providers and small business advocates in the Tyrell County area (Beaufort, Bertie, Hyde, Tyrell, and Washington Counties), contact Mavis Hill with the Tyrell County Community Development Corporation at 252-796-1991 or tccdc@earthlink.net
Contact John Parker with Good Work at (919) 796-2730 if you want:
- Assistance strengthening your business, organization, home, or community
- Information on our upcoming trainings, local partners, or to receive our monthly e-newsletter
Let’s work together for healthy, strong, vibrant, and creative workplaces, homes, and communities.