Guest Blogger: Contributed by Heather McWhorter, Regional Director of the Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC) (this post originally appeared on WilmingtonBiz.com on May 1, 2020).
 
The 890,000+ small businesses in North Carolina employ 1.6 million people and account for 60% of the private sector workforce and 45% of the Gross State Product. Like other employers, small businesses are concerned about the immediate and long-term business impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social distancing requirements.

Guest Blogger: Heather McWhorter, Regional Director of the Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of the Cameron School of Business (This post was original shared on WilmingtonBiz.com on November 1, 2018)

Hurricane Florence had a profound impact on our community, citizens, and small businesses. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 40% of businesses do not re-open after a disaster, and for those that do, only 29% were still operating after two years. If your business was affected, there are both short-term and long-term steps to take. 

Guest Blogger: Heather McWhorter, Regional Director, Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC)

Depending on the size of your small to mid-sized business, you may be the CEO, CFO, COO, CHRO, CTO, and more. Managing a small to mid-sized business is difficult – but you don’t have to do it alone. Tap into passionate, experienced professionals and colleagues that can help you to address critical management issues, while enabling your business grow and thrive.