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Incentives and Business Resources
Grant Program
City of Raleigh's Facade Grant Program: The City of Raleigh’s Façade Grant Program helps businesses and property owners in older commercial areas upgrade and improve their building’s exterior appearance.
- Eligible improvements include:
- The removal of false fronts (such as aluminum panels)
- Repair or replacement of windows, doors, and cornices
- Repair or replacement of façade materials
- New, more appropriate signage
- New awnings
- Exterior painting (when part of a larger rehab effort)
For more information contact:
Carter Pettibone
Planner II
Planning Department
133 Fayetteville Street Mall, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 807-8482
carter.pettibone@ci.raleigh.nc.us
For other business assistance programs made available by the City of Raleigh, contact:
Luther R. Williams
Business Assistance Program Manager
Administrative Services Department
222 West Hargett Street, Room 302
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 996-4278
Luther.Williams@ci.raleigh.nc.us
Business Resources
Business ServiCenter: The State of North Carolina has a Business ServiCenter with business specialists to assist you with every step of establishing your business. You can reach them by calling (919) 715-2864 or by going online at www.nccommerce.com/en/BusinessServices/StartYourBusiness.
Small Business Center (SBC) at Wake Tech Community College: A state funded organization which is part of the Small Business Center Network of North Carolina. The SBC provides small business owners with information they need for starting or expanding their small business and offers, confidential, one-on-one counseling with the Small Business Center Director. For more information call (919) 335-1001 or visit www.smallbusinesscenter.waketech.edu.
SCORE: Offers free business counseling resources. For more information, call (919) 856-4739 from Mon-Fri (9 am-12 pm) or visit www.raleighscore.org.
NC Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC): The SBTDC is the business and technology extension service of the University of North Carolina which oversees the 16 constituent institutions of the University system. The SBTDC is administered by North Carolina State and operated in partnership with US Small Business Administration. It is committed to providing knowledge, education and other supportive resources that enable existing small and mid-sized businesses, emerging entrepreneurs and local/state leaders to innovate and succeed. For more information, please contact (919) 715-7272 or (800) 258-0862 (in NC only), email info@sbtdc.org, or visit www.sbtdc.org.
Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA): The DRA has a business resources suite, including a computer with web access, available for research and support from Mon-Fri (8:30 am-5 pm). Please schedule an available time by calling (919) 832-1231 or email info@downtownraleigh.org.
