How We Help
Counseling
The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship turns entrepreneurs into business owners.
In 20 years as a not for profit entity, the Center has graduated 130 businesses with an 80% success rate, compared to a National rate of 44%. Currently the Center serves 64 companies, with a very diverse ownership. 55% of the companies are minority owned, with 20% being owned by women, and 27% being African-American owned.
By focusing on an entrepreneurial culture and business foundations, the Center produces a significant and measurable impact upon the community. In 2005 alone, more than 125 million dollars in revenue and over 4 million dollars in added tax revenue were contributed to the local economy. More importantly, over 1200 jobs have been created.
We utilize the following documents to assist our Associates in their knowledge and growth as business owners. Please feel free to use them to gain more insight in what we consider the foundations of business.
- Business Plan Outline- SBA_Business_Plan_Outline.pdf
- Mentoring
- General Business
- Marketing- Marketing Assessment.pdf
- Finance- Financial Assessment.pdf
- Human Resources- HR Assessment.pdf
- Technology- IT Assessment.pdf
- Legal- Legal Assessment.pdf
- Insurance- Insurance Assessment.pdf
Training
The following is a short list of partners in assistance that we utilize and recommend to all new businesses in the Center.
- S.C.O.R.E.-Counselors to America’s Small Businesses
- GTCC Small Business Center
- Technology Outreach at Nussbaum
- North Carolina Small Business & Technology Development Center
Business Support Groups
- Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Economic Development Office
- Piedmont Angel Network
- Gateway University Research Park
- Greensboro Merchants Association- GMA
- Piedmont Triad Partnership
- Greensboro Partnership
- NC Business Incubator Association
- PTEN- Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network
