Governor McCrory Celebrates Contributions Of Small Businesses | Eastern NC Now

Governor Pat McCrory celebrated the contributions of local small businesses by proclaiming Saturday, November 28, 2015, as Small Business Saturday in North Carolina.

ENCNow
Press Release:

800,000 small N.C. businesses generate nearly half of state's economic output


 Raleigh, N.C.     Governor Pat McCrory celebrated the contributions of local small businesses by proclaiming Saturday, November 28, 2015, as Small Business Saturday in North Carolina.

"Nothing compares to North Carolina's small, independently owned businesses that create jobs, boost our economy and preserve neighborhoods," said Governor McCrory. "I encourage North Carolinians to buy local on Saturday and throughout the year to support small businesses that contribute so much to local communities across the state."

 This year marks the sixth annual Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting local businesses and the communities they serve.

 North Carolina is home to more than 800,000 small businesses that account for nearly half of our gross state product and about fifty percent of the private sector workforce.

 To encourage small businesses to thrive in North Carolina, the One North Carolina Small Business Matching Funds Program has awarded 51 grants to small firms in the state, totaling nearly $2.5 million since 2014. Under the program, the State of North Carolina provides matching grants of up to $50,000 to North Carolina businesses that have received either federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant awards.

 To read Governor McCrory's proclamation, visit https://governor.nc.gov/document/small-business-saturday-1.

  • Contact: Crystal Feldman
  • govpress@nc.gov

Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published )
Enter Your Comment ( text only please )




North Carolina Named One Of America's Most Business-Friendly States In Leading Corporate Real Estate Study Commerce Expansion, NC Economy, Business Beaufort County Now has its top month in Unique IPs


HbAD0

Latest Business

“It is a trust fund, a piece of the American economy for every child that they will be able to take out when they are 18.”
Allow me to unpack the basic principles of economics.
“There’s been a real freedom here,” says filmmaker Andrew Erwin.
“This gets us closer to deploy nuclear power when and where it is needed to give our nation’s warfighters the tools to win in battle,” Duffey said.
Newly unsealed records reveal Credit Suisse didn’t just hide Nazi gold—it fueled the "ratlines" that helped the SS vanish into Argentina.
North Carolina residents experienced a slightly lower inflation rate in January 2026 compared to the national average, according to the latest data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics released Feb. 13.

HbAD1

A group seeking COVID-related records from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is urging the North Carolina Supreme Court to take its case.
On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump announced that John Deere would move production from a facility in Japan to Kernersville.
In the last year, there has been a push in North Carolina, on par with a national trend, to increase education related to trades-focused careers, with national funding allocated to trade programs.
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently released third-quarter numbers for 2025, showing a gross domestic product (GDP) increase of 5.6% for North Carolina.
The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors, including North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, are pressuring the nation’s largest regional electric grid operator to rein in rising electricity costs.
On Jan. 15, Coca-Cola Consolidated, headquartered in Charlotte, announced a donation of $25 million to fund the join Duke and UNC children’s hospital project, as the North Carolina Senate seeks to secure $103.5 million in state funding as well.

HbAD2

"This will drive Mortgage Rates DOWN, monthly payments DOWN, and make the cost of owning a home more affordable."
This effort in exposition begins the noble experiment of many years of understanding this land, deep within the Chocowinity Bay /Pamlico River watershed, its essence in totality, and, ultimately, the planning of that benefit to the collective will of humankind.
Lawmakers and experts call for an assertive new doctrine that imposes asymmetric costs on China, Russia, and Iran before they reach U.S.
The labor market lost considerable momentum last year, with only 584,000 jobs added, averaging 49,000 positions per month.
The company's mortgages cost $4,600 more than competitors' on average.
Officials with the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROWNC) provided an update on Dec. 15 on ongoing recovery efforts, reporting on housing programs, hazard mitigation, and state road conditions more than a year after Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina.
“X is seeing record-breaking downloads in many countries in Europe,” Musk posted.

HbAD3

 
 
Back to Top