Financial Opportunities

These are some organizations/websites available offering financial support to recycling businesses in the form of grants, loans, etc.

Quick links to sections below:

DEACS Recycling Business Assistance Center – offers grants to NC recycling businesses and additional financing resources for recycling businesses.
DEACS Community Recycling Assistance Team – offers waste reduction and recycling grants for NC local governments.
Division of Waste Management – offers tax exemption on equipment and facilities used exclusively for recycling and resource recovery.

Self-Help –a community development lender that has provided more than $3.9 billion in financing to more than 43,000 home buyers, small businesses and nonprofits nationwide.
Partner Community Capital – funds small and emerging triple-bottom line businesses providing loans from $15,000 to $2,500,000 in the Southeast region.
SJF Ventures: a community development venture capital fund that finances companies that foster sustainable communities through employment, revitalization, resources efficiency and environmental benefits.
Carolina Small Business Development Fund: a non-profit and Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that provides small business loans and financial training to start-ups and existing businesses and lending services to community-based organizations.

Economic Develoment Partnership of North Carolina: free assistance to start your business.
Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC): helps small and emerging business owners meet the challenges of today's business environment, manage that ever-changing world, and plan for the future of their business.
NC Small Business Center Network (NCSBC): offers a wide range of programs and services for existing and prospective business owners.

NC Secretary of State Website
Southeastern OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center: training for employees in the basics of occupational safety and health.
NC Rural Economic Development Institute: provides information on rural development, young entrepreneurs, statistics, and more.
NC Bar Foundation Entrepreneurs Assistance Program: provides services to low-wealth entrepreneurs through education, patenting services, and legal representation.

Strategy and Performance tools that help owners and managers identify priorities and strategies to evaluate their company in areas such as management vision, finance, marketing, human resources, operations and information technology.
SBTDC Events that assist companies in strategic planning and positioning to help them gain long-term competitive advantage.

DSIRE is an ongoing project of the NC Clean Energy Technology Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council and is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The NC State Energy Office. The State Energy Office is North Carolina's lead agency for energy programs and services and is the official source for energy information and assistance for consumers, businesses, government agencies, community colleges and schools and the residential, commercial and industrial sectors.

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