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TECHNOLOG DEVELOPMENT OGY SMALL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER

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Resource Guide

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Starting a business in North Carolina

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© 2009 by the University of North Carolina’s Small Business and Technology Development Center 5 West Hargett Street, Suite 600 Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1348 Phone 919/715-7272 or 800/258-0862 (in NC only) info@sbtdc.org

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Revised edition September 2009

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Contents

Table of Contents
.......................................................................1 Business Start-Up Planning Chart ....................................................................... 1 Yourself Potential ...................................................3 Assess Yourself as a Potential Business Owner ................................................... 3
Personal characteristics .......................................................................................................... Demands of owning your own business ................................................................................. Business experience and management skills ........................................................................ Self-Analysis